I started writing fiction in a bubble. I had no author friends, no writing groups, no mentor, no writing festivals. Basically, I just read Stephen King’s book On Writing and gave it a go. Meaning, I learned things the hard way. Below are some things I wish someone told me when I first started writing fiction. Your first draft is… Read More
I’ve been asked this question a lot. Like a lot. Especially when I tell them what I’ve been doing. As of today, I’m editing my fourth book, waiting for edits on the third draft of my third book and halfway through writing my fifth book. Don’t forget that this whole author thing isn’t just about writing books, too. There are… Read More
Apparently, I almost died during my last holiday in the Philippines and I didn’t even know it. Let me back up a bit. The Philippines is ripe with superstitions. But even though I grew up there it turns out I wasn’t familiar with a whole bunch of them. One is said to be lethal. During my last holiday, I decided… Read More
Nothing. Hah! Wouldn’t it be great if I could say that? Like with every other profession, writing has its downsides. But each writer’s opinion is different and here I’m going to write about what I find are the hardest things about being a writer. Finding the time I’ve written about this in the past and I know that a lot… Read More
It’s the start of the year and, like everyone else, I’m still going through the post holiday blues. It was quite refreshing not to have to do anything for three weeks. No work. No chores. Just a semi-lazy holiday with the family. I didn’t even write a single thing. Not. A. Single. Word. For those who write every single day,… Read More
This year has been, for lack of a better word, amazing – not just professionally but personally as well. But since we’re not here to gossip about my personal life (just read about it in my autobiography – my fictionalised autobiography, that is), let me list the highlights and lessons I’ve learned this year. Highlights Publishing my second book, The… Read More