Shi Min Xie Why I Write Ghost Stories in a City That (Seemingly) Doesn’t Believe in Ghosts
On paper, Singapore is an economic powerhouse. People love expounding on how a poor fishing village (this was proven untrue) became a prosperous city, and how we have built our…
Notes from the Other Side of Publication
(what nobody tells you about finishing and releasing a book). Ghost Hunters has been out since April, and I’m not going to lie, it’s been quiet. It’s reached the people…
Perfection is Overrated
“If I were a perfectionist, I would do this…” my boss said, demonstrating to me for the nth time how to take pictures. That was how I knew I needed…
Behind-The-Scenes: Su Lynn and Cai Rong’s Relationship
A guilty pleasure of mine is reading romance books. Back when I was a teenager, pining about boys who would never like me back, I would go to the library…
The Book is Out! Finally! Plus Behind-The-Scenes Drafts
You probably have already realised that Ghost Hunters of Geylang is out. You probably have seen the reel of the book launch, of the workshop at CHIJ Katong Convent, and…
Thoughts on Neil Gaiman
I heard about the sexual assault allegations against Neil Gaiman last year, and I was shocked. I only learnt that he sexually assaulted his nanny, and that was it. I…
How Playing a Pirate Queen Helped Me Reclaim My Confidence as a Writer
The year was 2019. The pandemic was much more than the world could handle, and my editor had just screamed at me for writing a shitty sequel. I’d had an…
The Epigram Books First Look Sales Conference
My publisher, Epigram Books, invited me to their First Look Sales Conference. It’s an event they hold twice a year, and the authors get to talk about the books that…
The Blog is Back
Hello! I received some good news lately, and I thought it’d be a wise move to update the blog again, you know, get back to it, posting and suchlike. 2023…
That Poem In Which I Imagine Winning the 19 Million Toto Draw
What would I do with 19 million?I’d buy a home, for a start.No longer will I wait for some man to agreeTo live in a pathetic shoebox apartment,Or to be…