THE EPIC CRUSH OF GENIE LO is a book I’ve been anticipating for a while, and it did not disappoint: the foundation in Chinese mythology and hyper-competitive Asian-American high school happens to appeal to me personally because both reflect my own background, but it’s also very funny and smart and has really great characters. I… Continue reading THE EPIC CRUSH OF GENIE LO Book Playlist
So this is my first month-long, fully post-grad life update, so let’s get started! The biggest excitement last month was going to my first writing conference! It was the Society of Children’s Writers and Illustrators in LA, and it was a really great experience. The whole weekend was so informative and so positive and it… Continue reading Life Update: July 2017
Welcome to July’s Treasure Box, in which I share some of the things that I found interesting or whatever last month. Quill box by Odawa/Ojibwa craftswoman Yvonne Walker Keshick ♦ Since July was SDCC month, here’s…A Justice League of Their Own! ♦ And here’s a second Justice League item from Denver Comic-Con: THE ANIMATED SERIES CAST REUNION… Continue reading Treasure Box: July 2017
Confession: I didn’t actually like Sarah Kuhn’s Asian superheroine book, HEROINE COMPLEX, that much. I really wanted to because ASIAN SUPERHEROINES! But the repetitiveness of the narration and overly on-the-nose dialogue unfortunately really slowed the story down for me. But I LOVED the summary for the sequel, HEROINE WORSHIP! I was pretty obsessed with My Fair Wedding with… Continue reading ARC Review: Heroine Complex (with GIFs!)
My last life update, I had just graduated from college and moved out of my NorCal apartment and back home. Right now I’m in the transition period between college and postgrad. Since I’ve graduated so early, I’m trying to find the right balance between not pushing myself unnecessarily hard (as I tend to do) while… Continue reading Life Update: 6/19 – 6/30
I’m entering Pitch Wars this year, so here’s my introduction! Thanks to Lana Pattinson for hosting #PimpMyBio–you can learn about the other hopefuls here! ABOUT ME: My name is Aimee! I’m a 21-year-old from SoCal who just graduated from college (as in, literally just two weeks ago). I write high-concept, genre-bending kidlit fiction that tries… Continue reading #PimpMyBio: Pitch Wars 2017!
Welcome to July’s Treasure Box, a monthly collection of interesting articles and reads curated by me! Spider web snuffbox, Paris, 1747-48. ♦ I LOVED Wonder Woman, so I compiled multiple WW related goodies: -So Eugene Brave Rock’s character had a pretty great Easter egg for Blackfoot viewers. Also, the real-life First Nations WWI hero that… Continue reading Treasure Box: July 2017
