Shi Min Xie 10 Fun Facts About Dragonhearted’s Main Character, Xin Long
There are so many things that inspired me to create this character that I don’t know where to begin, but I’ll do up a list of 10 things you need…
Don’t Starve is actually a pretty existential game
I may be late to the party, but recently, I got around to playing “Don’t Starve” but the indie developer Klei Entertainment. I love this game, and I’m so addicted…
In which I write about submitting Dragonhearted to an agent
Before I knew Dragonhearted was getting published by Scholastic Asia for sure, I started sending my books to local publishers and overseas agents. (I mean, just because I was shortlisted…
How I Create Characters
There are a few ways that I use to create characters. Some of them overlap, of course, and none of them are mutually exclusive. To each his or her own.…
5 Things That Inspire Me To Write
There are people asking me how Dragonhearted came about, and it’s because I am surrounded with inspiration. Nearly everything and anything inspires me to write, but here’s a list of…
Dragonhearted wasn’t meant to be a children’s book…
but I’m glad it is. When I set out to write Dragonhearted, I didn’t think that it would be a children’s book. In fact, I didn’t think it would be…
10 Fun Facts About My Book, Dragonhearted
As some of you know, my book, Dragonhearted, will be published this year. I know lots of people are excited for me, and to get you interested in reading this…
The Recurring Theme In Many Hotel Ads
I have had the privilege of being a travel writer for a luxury magazine, and there is a recurring issue that I encounter every time I put the magazine together.…
Lots Of Writing Advice Is Bullshit
When I was pitching my book to agents, I came across an article that said something like, “Why Prologues are not a Good Idea.” It detailed the ways in which…
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)…