Pet Peeve: Readers Who Are Against Killing Characters
Shi Min Xie I have seen lots of posts on the internet where readers are all making sad declarations that their favourite authors always kill their favourite characters. I get it. I do.…
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The Entitlement of Published Writers
One of the things that I have noticed in my country is that many writers are trying to come up with ways to write for a living, permanently. That’s not…
How Matilda Shaped My Life
Like so many other children, I was a reader of Roald Dahl books. He was easily one of my favourite writers because everything in his books were so wild, imaginative,…
How I knew I wanted to be a writer
I knew I wanted to become a writer at a very young age of six. I was in Primary One, and my school had one of those big picture books…
10 Fun Facts About Dragonhearted’s Supporting Character, Four Eyes
Four Eyes, by nature, is sad. It’s part of his DNA. That isn’t to say he can’t be happy–while Shu Ping is happy by default, Four Eyes is pessimistic by…
10 Fun Facts About Dragonhearted’s Supporting Character, Shu Ping
Shu Ping was given this name because I liked it. There is no depth to naming this character. I did, however, name her after a classmate in Junior College (JC)…
There Are Lots Of Fake Blogs Making Money By Spamming Keywords. Here’s How They Do It
Three weeks ago, at work, one of my superiors from the neighbouring company shared his secrets to creating a successful website. S/he’d looked over my shoulder, and wondered why the…
Why Gravity Falls Is The Best Cartoon I’ve Seen In The Past Two Years
There have been few cartoons that have moved me as much as Gravity Falls, and I still keep thinking about it, months after the finale has aired. If you didn’t…