The last time I blogged was June 2020. I had just finished my manuscript and was enjoying Gong Yoo’s Kdrama, Goblin. A month after I finished editing that manuscript, I started a new book. And I finished it before November. To be honest, I actually wasn’t expecting to finish another novel in 2020. But given that there were so many… Read More
There was an article I saw while scrolling through my Facebook feed about how one does not have to be productive during the pandemic. While I do understand keeping busy isn’t everyone’s thing, especially during these trying times, it turns out it is my thing. I’m one of those people who can’t be still. I mean, I can meditate but… Read More
Did you join Nanowrimo this year? I didn’t. After doing it once, I can safely say I don’t want to do it again. Having said that, it was an awesome experience and I got something out of it. My third book, The Search for Adarna, is a Nanowrimo baby. So it wasn’t all bad. My editor did say that if… Read More
Someone I recently met asked me about what it’s like in the book publishing world. He was curious to know whether we all led lives like JK Rowling – or close to it – rolling in cash like Walter White in Breaking Bad. I had no choice but to burst his bubble. Most authors are nowhere near Rowling’s success. There… Read More
This week I am answering questions from readers and writers. I normally get them through email or private messages. So I thought it would be great to share my answers with everyone else in case you get something out of it, too. Here goes! How many drafts do you go through before your book is ready for print? It’s changed… Read More
Every writer has a million and one ideas for a book. Once you start opening that ‘what if’ door, things get hectic pretty quickly. The problem is that an idea will only be just that – an idea, if you don’t have the rest of the world built around it. My Pending Stories folder has at least 20 documents in… Read More