Shi Min Xie My Award Speech
I received a few emails when I was told that I was shortlisted for the award. One of them said to make a one-minute speech, in the event I won.…
How I Won The Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award
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…
Books that were important to me as a child
Many of the lists and memes I’m doing are from The Artsy Reader Girl, so if you want to do her other memes, you should. I don’t do her memes…
An entire post devoted to cats
I love cats. Cats are wonderful animals. I like that they come in all shapes, sizes and colours. There are the fat, round ones that tuck themselves in, looking like…
FAQ: How did Dragonhearted get to be a children’s book?
I get asked this question a lot. No, it wasn’t meant to be a children’s book, and I have written that I am glad that it is here. But what…
Clothes that I will never understand: Cold Shoulder Tops
Someone, please explain why this is a good idea. I didn’t know what this was called, but after googling, “Tops without shoulders” and “tops missing shoulders”, and “top that looks…
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…
What Writing Is
Writing is freedom. You may not realise it, but it is. Writing is casting magic spells and slaying the dragons. It is being your own hero and showing yourself that…
Favourite Short Stories
Short stories are underrated. People don’t buy short story collections by writers and would rather buy novels. But I often get to see a writer’s skill in his/her short stories,…
The Poppy War — A Review
The Poppy War is one of those books that I just couldn’t stop reading. Once I opened it, I couldn’t stop. Yet, when I finished reading, I wanted to read…