i commissioned this portrait from phoenix lu. =)
her digital art work is nothing less than stunning.
i cannot wait for you to read zhong ye and silver
phoenix’s story in Fury of the Phoenix.
and YES! i am making postcards to give out as swag!!
just finishing up line edits and this commission
couldn’t have arrived at a better time [...]

Category Archives: funsies
silver phoenix and zhong ye portrait
August 11, 2010 – 4:49 pm
my twelve hours at scbwi!
August 2, 2010 – 9:01 pm
i drove up to los angeles to see my writing
friends at scbwi’s annual conference this past
saturday. it was a 7am – 2am day. by the time
i came home, i was exhausted, my voice was hoarse,
but it was all worth it. i could divide this post in two,
but i won’t, so you can experience in full [...]
ai ling and chen yong by shuangwen
July 27, 2010 – 6:53 pm
i commissioned a portrait of ai ling and
chen yong a while back from a digital artist,
shuangwen. she happens to be from guangxi,
the province that my mom is from! i couldn’t
be happier with it and hope to make postcards
from them to pass out as swag in the future! <3
thanks especially to courtney (ANGELFIRE,
HarperCollins/Katherine Tegan Books, 2/15/2011)
for [...]
i need a long nap comic-con post!
July 25, 2010 – 8:26 pm
i survived san diego comic-con international 2010!!
i was there only friday and sunday and put in a solid
10 hours. and man, i’m so wiped out.
but i had loads of fun! and got to see and hang
out with some great friends! i was happy to
find megan quite by accident when i arrived on
friday in costume.
we immediately [...]
ai ling & chen yong by natalie!
July 18, 2010 – 1:45 pm
squee!!! look at the wonderful portrait the
talented natalie whipple drew for me of ai ling
and chen yong together. don’t you love it?
be sure to click on the drawing to see a larger
version! i couldn’t be more thrilled. thanks so much
natalie!! i love it!!!