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Why I Write Ghost Stories in a City That (Seemingly) Doesn’t Believe in Ghosts

Shi Min Xie August 27, 2025 0Comments

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Notes from the Other Side of Publication

Shi Min Xie August 20, 2025 0Comments

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Perfection is Overrated

Shi Min Xie July 6, 2025 0Comments

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Behind-The-Scenes: Su Lynn and Cai Rong’s Relationship

Shi Min Xie May 15, 2025 0Comments

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The Book is Out! Finally! Plus Behind-The-Scenes Drafts

Shi Min Xie May 6, 2025 0Comments

Dragonhearted Personal

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…

Shi Min Xie February 20, 2016
Thoughts

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.…

Shi Min Xie August 30, 2015
The Grumps Writing Tutorials

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…

Shi Min Xie July 18, 2015
Commentary The Grumps

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…

Shi Min Xie July 8, 2015
Personal The Grumps Thoughts

My Editor & I Scrutinise Women’s Magazines

Yesterday, my editor and I went to a certain printing company to do a press check. When we were sitting in the room, we started reading and making fun of…

Shi Min Xie July 4, 2015
Book Reviews

The One Safe Place By Tania Unsworth — A Review

One of the things I don’t like about some books is how they don’t have a synopsis on the cover — my borrowed copy of The One Safe Place didn’t,…

Shi Min Xie June 29, 2015
Writing Tutorials

How To Write Better & Have Fun At The Same Time

One of the fairly common questions I get in real life from my friends (who are not English majors) is, “How to write better?” When I was asked this question,…

Shi Min Xie June 27, 2015
Book Reviews

The Red Pyramid — A Review

While I was at the library, I came across the first book of The Red Pyramid series — lucky me. It’s actually quite hard to grab ahold of anything that…

Shi Min Xie June 26, 2015
Personal

Power Rangers

One at work, my editor and I had this conversation. Me: My boyfriend says I should get an English name since no one can pronounce my Chinese name for shit.…

Shi Min Xie June 20, 2015
Personal

No Job? What Next?

Yesterday, my boss told me that I may not have a job by the end of July. The magazine I work for isn’t making money, we’re not generating online traffic…

Shi Min Xie June 18, 2015

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Dragonhearted is an award-winning children's book available at most bookstores. Views expressed here are my own.

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