My First Book Deal!!!

My biggest childhood dream was to become an author. Nonetheless, I never really shared this desire with anyone as it wasn’t much of a valued occupation in China. Adults would give you a friendly smile or a pat on the head if they heard you say you wanted to become a writer – “Oh wow, a writer, an author! That’s amazing,” they might say. However, we all knew what they were really thinking – “Yeah, right. What are the chances of that happening? And how can anyone survive just by writing?”

So I buried that dream deep deep down in my heart… but I never forgot about it, and now here I am, having just received a call from a publisher in China, offering me my very first book deal!!! I am on cloud nine, dancing in my PJs in a hotel room in the Alps. 2016, what else have you in-store for me?!

I messaged my family to tell them the good news and judging from the way they texted back, it seems they are still doubtful about why on earth a publisher would want me to write a book – which is pretty much the same reaction they had when I was invited to give a speech to MBA students, or when I got into a good school, or was hired by a Fortune Global 500 company LOL! Well what can you say about Chinese parents… they show their love in very strange ways but I know they are proud of me. And to be honest, I am darn proud of myself!

The book will be about fashion and lifestyle; we are still fine-tuning the exact details and direction of the content. However, the reason they found me is because of my blog, so it won’t be far off from what I have been writing here.

In order to celebrate this special occasion, I am releasing some special photos that haven’t been edited or Photoshopped. We should love ourselves the way we are, chasing the dreams our hearts yearn for… whether that’s in a loud or quiet way, our dreams will come true if we want them hard enough!