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How Writing Short Stories Can Improve Your Novel Writing Skills (And Writing In General)
Before we begin, I’d just like to announce my cyberpunk short’s acceptance into the Fish Eats Lion Redux anthology which, for me, puts the rad into my trad-publishing ambitions. I’m pretty proud of this piece, since Singaporeans were given priority for acceptance, and here I am, a random Malaysian, just trying to belong among the… — read more
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The Biggest Lesson That Teaching Has Taught Me
It’s finally over. I’ve just finished mentoring for a year-long programme on mobile journalism, and boy has it been a trip. For one, impostor syndrome was hitting hard, as my bulk of experience in lifestyle, marketing, and fiction felt out of place among the other mentors, who were powerhouses in journalism and news reporting. But… — read more
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How Journalling Can Unlock Your Creativity, And Perhaps Give You X-Ray Vision
Well, I hope you clicked knowing that I’d sprinkled a smidgeon of clickbait, but x-ray vision is not totally out of the picture, you know? Maybe not literally, but you could definitely x-ray right through your thoughts. How you like that? Science, witch! — read more
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Here’s Why I’m Using This Boring And Uninformative Title
Hoo boy, are you in for a treat today. You’re probably wondering why you’re here, or if this post is going to be a waste of time. Let me tell you in advance that yes, you could very well waste ten minutes of your life here (or however long it takes for you to read… — read more
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The Real Reason Why I Work Out Every Day (And It’s Not For The Abs)
Barring the time I got ravaged by COVID or when I pulled my back, I’ve managed to maintain my daily workout schedule for about a year now. I don’t even remember how long it’s been. I’m just basing it off this post. And I’ve uploaded said workouts in the form of Insta stories to hold… — read more
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Five Things I Miss Most About Having A Writing 9–5
You’d think I’d know what I want in a writing career after spending some ten years of cutting my teeth in wordsmithery. Ha. Ha ha. Hahahaha. What happened instead is me flitting from one possibility to another, not really committing to an actual path. Do I want to pursue fiction? Or freelance writing? Am I… — read more
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Why I Might Give Up Commenting On WordPress
As someone who champions commenting as a means of growing your blog, I figured I should also point out the negative side of things. So what better way to do that than by breaking my regular habit of commenting on blogs? After all, I’d just published this post about being consistent in my blogging duties,… — read more
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How Non-Negotiable Habits Will Give You All The Freedom You Need
So it’s been a transformative time for me. For starters, it’s my second year of being consistent on WordPress. Never missed a single week’s post, nor a single day’s comments on other blogs. I’d maintained this momentum through the highs and lows of life, from quitting my job, to falling sick, to publishing a novel,… — read more
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This Is What You’d Do If You Took Your Writing Seriuosly
If you took writing seriously, your first instinct would’ve been to click on this post to tell me I spelt my title wrong. Awesome job. That’s what a serious writer would do. But don’t feel left out if you didn’t, because you’re here, and that means you’re awesome either way. Besides, writing is more than… — read more
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Don’t Tell Me You Don’t Think These Thoughts When You Write
So you’re writing—which, if you’re me, means going down the YouTube rabbit hole for five hours—and you’re overcome by a bunch of emotions and thoughts that shouldn’t be part of the deal. Sometimes, these thoughts discourage you from writing. Other times, they could even make you doubt your worth as a writer. If you’re going… — read more
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