How I Won The Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award
Shi Min Xie This is what I did after I won the Hedwig Children’s Book Award: I had a good night’s sleep. I posted about my win on social media and received a…
Thoughts
On Monsters
Monsters live inside of us. The monster underneath the bed example is classic until it becomes cliché. As children, many imagine that there are monsters in closets, cupboards, under the…
People in real life who resemble characters in my book
It’s quite narcissistic to think that the people I meet resemble the characters in the creative projects I’m working on, but I can’t help it. Usually, I design characters but…
Books I Decided to DNF (Do Not Finish)
There are books that I do not finish, but I don’t remember them. I only remember my favourite books, and those that are particularly wonderful. But I hate not finishing…
Holding Dragonhearted for the first time
Holding your first book in your hands for the first time is a strange and wondrous feeling. I remember rushing to the pop up store at the National Library that…
You don’t need to train as a “journalist” to be a writer
I wish I had known that when I was younger. Some of my readers and friends may know that I used to be a so-called digital journalist, but I don’t…
Bookish Worlds I’d Never Want to Live In
A few weeks ago, my colleague asked me which fictional world I would live in, and my response was none of them. In recent years, dystopias have been very popular,…
Writing is a privilege
A few years ago, I was at the Singapore Writers Festival at a panel of writers. If I get into anymore specifics, I will easily reveal the identity of these…
10 Authors/Types of Books I Don’t Want To Read
My editor, Daphne, did this meme that originated from The Artsy Reader Girl. Most people talk about positive things online and on social media, but what the hey–this is a…
How to Sign Books for Children
Many of the people who buy my book are people I know, and some of the people I know come from where I work. Parents and children who support me…