Location: United States
Member Since: Sep. 18, 2014

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Cindy Chen

Biography

A Taiwan native, Cindy Chen moved to the United States when she was 9, and lived there ever since. She published her first book at the age of 17, titled Sounds of War. Though currently a student at Cornell University with the hopes of pursuing a career in the medical field, she also enjoys playing the viola, writing, and baking in her spare time.

You can find her at http://www.books-and-tea.com

Smashwords Interview

When did you first start writing?
I wrote plenty of essays as an elementary schooler (took a academic writing course when I was younger... sounds insane, but it's something they offer at school in Taiwan!), but I didn't truly get into creative writing until when I was about... 14 or 15. And that was all limited to fan fiction. I did not write my first original work until the age of 16.
Where did you grow up, and how did this influence your writing?
I grew up in Taipei, Taiwan, and went to elementary school for three years before moving to the United States. Moving to the United States definitely helped me be more in touch with my heritage, but it also gave me the free time to pursue writing as a hobby (and later as a more serious one that led to publishing!). Whereas in Taiwan I had to study all the time, American education allowed me to go out of the box and try new things.
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Where to find Cindy Chen online

Twitter: @cindykchen
Blog: http://books-and-tea.com

Books

This member has not published any books.

Smashwords book reviews by Cindy Chen

  • Rylae's Storm on Feb. 14, 2015

    I can't believe this book was free... it is such an amazing find! Compelling, unique, not your run-of-the-mill scifi or fantasy. In fact, the author calls it "modernized fantasy." I've never been a huge reader of either scifi or fantasy genre, usually because I find the different worlds hard to get into--but apparently I like the both of them combined, because the author drew me right in. Unlike other fantasy or scifi books, I easily got drawn into this world with goblins and dwarfs roaming space in spaceships. It's such a fun idea! Plus, the plot was great, and the characters were developed and likable. The end of the book left me wanting more... and I cannot wait to read the second book!