Merie Shen

@merieshenanigans Oh I remember Ever After High. Those were cool books. I liked The Princess Tales by Gail Carson Levine, but I remember REALLY loving The League of Princes series by Christopher Healy. Those three books were among my favorite books as a child.

@leon-fleming Hey!

Yeah, I feel you. Fantasy’s really fun to write. (Also procrastination is the bane of my existence lolllll)
They’re pretty fun to write (and read). I generally stray from using another author’s characters, though, at least as the main characters; it’s much more fun to create my own, even if I am sticking them in another…[Read more]

@merieshenanigans *shakes your hand back* Sorry for the late response!

Ooo, favorite genres. To read: fantasy or contemporary. I also like some historical fiction. To write: fantasy and fan fiction. What about yours?

Hehe, it’s still pretty top secret, but it involves music and magic. And a disowned noble and a deaf girl. *nodnod*

@merieshenanigans My mom just bought some kimchi instead of sauerkraut, it was actually pretty good! So now I can say I have had it:)

No, not cliché at all, Fanfiction is a great way to practice writing because the characters and the land are already there. Some people say it’s not good because you should come up with your own story, not someone…[Read more]

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*gasps* I write novels by hand too! I’m about 7k into a project right now. XD

@kathleenramm One on my to-watch list would be My Beautiful Bride…the movies I watched I’m not sure of the names because I watched them with Chinese subs haha

I really love Ateez! They have great music and they’re all really sweet guys! Highly recommend.

@merieshenanigans I listen to Ateez, Oneus, A.C.E, WayV, BTS, Noir, Stray Kids, and Monsta…[Read more]

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I usually draw new characters, but my goal is to be able to draw characters from my novel. The reason why I haven’t yet is because when I start, they don’t look like what they imagine them in my head, and give up. XD

*grabs a pencil and shakes it with determination*

But one day I’ll draw sketches of the characters in my novels…[Read more]

@merieshenanigans Haha, that’s fine. It seems like a lot of commitment to watch a show. There are several great Korean movies I’ve watched before, though.

I wouldn’t exactly call myself a ‘kpop stan’, as I only stan one group right now (it’s really hard for me to focus on more than one group at a time) but I like to listen to a lot of the songs,…[Read more]

@merieshenanigans My retelling is of Beauty and the Beast! It’s contemporary fantasy, and I am actually handwriting it this time because that helps me get things done instead of stressing about what I’ve already written. So even though I still write slow, what I write stays there instead of getting deleted, lol.

Yes, being a TCK is always c…[Read more]

@merieshenanigans I know right!!! Were are supposedly in the Korean wave right now, Korean dramas, Kpop, and Kimchi:) And I too am out of touch with Korean pop culture, at least I am not alone lol. I’m just over where listing to Musicals and watching old fashioned TV shows (like a granny lol)

*Holds Merie’s hand in fear* @devastate-lasting Please…[Read more]

@merieshenanigans Haha you’re currently living in a Chinese-speaking community so I think you have an advantage XD I tried learning German and French once, but I can’t spell German and I can’t pronounce French, so those might have to wait for a future time. I’ve heard that Korean is really easy, which makes it super appealing.

There are actually…[Read more]

@merieshenanigans I know right! it is such a great musical, I really like the opening song The Bells Of Notre Dame, and Rhythm of the Tambourine( especially the very beginning part of it) What are your favorite songs from it? Okay lets see if I can remember lol. I got princess I think three days after my fourteenth birthday (she was just a kitten…[Read more]

@merieshenanigans 你好! I’m Grace and welcome to the forum! I also enjoy fantasy, and my current WIP is a fairytale retelling 🙂

Your soon-to-be-named WIP sounds really cool. Can you tell me more of what it’s about?

Also I’m curious why you feel like you’re not an actual TCK… because I think it means different things for different people. Lik…[Read more]

@merieshenanigans No, unfortunately. I do want to go someday, though. I know Chinese quite well. I think something cool to do would be to learn all the Asian languages so I can blend in anywhere. Unrealistic, however.

Ooh, I do want to go to Korea as well one day. But for now I guess I’ll just watch Korean movies.

Ahaha at some point you’re…[Read more]

@merieshenanigans *claps* You read that story too!! Not a lot of people have:) I love Celtic music, especially traditional💖

nostalgia is a powerful thing lol. I am planning on listening to more Christmas music.I am really obsessed with The Hunchback Of Notre Dame Broadway musical. Do you have a musical you favor?

The oldest cat is named Angel…[Read more]

@merieshenanigans Ah, Beijing’s where my grandparents live! It’s one of my favorite places.

I’ve been meaning to learn Korean, but I think I’ll try to finish Japanese first. What’s Korea like?

Do you watch any anime?

@merieshenanigans So cool! Were you born is China? Or did you move there? *holds hands on heart and smiles* I too am a fan of Grimm fairytales. My favorites are The Youth Who Went Forth To learn What Fear Was, The Blue Light, Faithful John, and The Princess Who Had Never Laughed. I will for sure check out The Wild Swans:)

I like to make tasty…[Read more]

@merieshenanigans You must show us some pictures of your country:)

That’s okay *throws coffee pot away* that’s perfectly fine:) How about tea and soda?

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I will join everyone in saying, WELCOME TO THE FORUM!

Sorry if that was too loud, I always get excited when someone new joins. XD

You like to draw as well! What kind of things do you like to draw? For me I love drawing characters from movies, dramas, tv shows, etc. but I also like to make up my own characters from time to…[Read more]

@merieshenanigans Hello!!! Nice to meet you!

I, too, write novels by hand because I’m insane! Crazy how efficient it actually is.

My aunt, uncle, and cousins live in Shanghai, so I’ve been there more than once. It’s a cool place. (Not gonna lie I find myself missing China a lot these days…honestly very bad timing)

Have you always lived in…[Read more]