Nobody You Know: Snappy Answers To Awkward Questions About Characters

I’ve never acted like a stereotypical writer: I don’t chain smoke at my typewriter, have crazy hair, take long brooding glances out of my study window or start fights in literary cafes. But I may have to resort to fisticuffs

Nobody You Know: Snappy Answers To Awkward Questions About Characters

I’ve never acted like a stereotypical writer: I don’t chain smoke at my typewriter, have crazy hair, take long brooding glances out of my study window or start fights in literary cafes. But I may have to resort to fisticuffs

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The ‘M’ Word

Please remain neutral about earning money through your art. FFS!

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The ‘M’ Word

Please remain neutral about earning money through your art. FFS!

Recommended Tools for World Domination

When there’s a will there’s a gadget.

Recommended Tools for World Domination

When there’s a will there’s a gadget.

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Writing Prompts Prompt Writing

Ideas Are Tricky. You. May. Have. To. Force. Them. Out

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Writing Prompts Prompt Writing

Ideas Are Tricky. You. May. Have. To. Force. Them. Out

Flash Flash…

Two of my published flash fictions uploaded by popular request..

Flash Flash…

Two of my published flash fictions uploaded by popular request..

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Scary Tunes

(This was originally a Halloween post but if you write horror it should be relevant at any time of the year.) Halloween approaches like a horde of zombies outside a makeshift survivors’ camp and the usual lists of Scariest Films/

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Scary Tunes

(This was originally a Halloween post but if you write horror it should be relevant at any time of the year.) Halloween approaches like a horde of zombies outside a makeshift survivors’ camp and the usual lists of Scariest Films/

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Short Story in Esquire Magazine (Malaysia)

As an early birthday present I couldn’t ask for anything better than the timing of the publication of “Jaguar Tracks”. Manny ‘Pacman’ Paquaio on the cover adds extra punch

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Short Story in Esquire Magazine (Malaysia)

As an early birthday present I couldn’t ask for anything better than the timing of the publication of “Jaguar Tracks”. Manny ‘Pacman’ Paquaio on the cover adds extra punch

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Default Modes

First, second or third person? Which one is better in terms of character or story? Personally speaking, that’s not really the point…

Print

Default Modes

First, second or third person? Which one is better in terms of character or story? Personally speaking, that’s not really the point…

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Stereotype Shoot-Out

Whatever you think writers are, we are not.

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Stereotype Shoot-Out

Whatever you think writers are, we are not.

The Spark Blogfest

The Spark Blogfest

This is hosted by Christine Tyler, in which the Spark Blogfest asks three key questions about inspiration. (I love the word ‘doomed’ in the first question!) 1. What book made you realize you were doomed to be a writer?  There was no specific text

The Spark Blogfest

The Spark Blogfest

This is hosted by Christine Tyler, in which the Spark Blogfest asks three key questions about inspiration. (I love the word ‘doomed’ in the first question!) 1. What book made you realize you were doomed to be a writer?  There was no specific text

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Audio Conversion

Listen up! Great audiobook recommendations! Ear-resistible!

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Audio Conversion

Listen up! Great audiobook recommendations! Ear-resistible!

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Audio Dynamite

Read aloud and the inspiration will blow your mind

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Audio Dynamite

Read aloud and the inspiration will blow your mind

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Writing Is Not Like Running

Writing is nothing like running. Runners don’t get runner’s block and writers don’t get athlete’s hand.

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Writing Is Not Like Running

Writing is nothing like running. Runners don’t get runner’s block and writers don’t get athlete’s hand.

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Factionalism

Right clique? Left clique? DON’T CLIQUE!!!

Large variety of bacteria cultured in laboratory Petri dishes.

Factionalism

Right clique? Left clique? DON’T CLIQUE!!!

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Misread Book Titles

We’ve all misheard song lyrics from time to time, such the hymn Gladly My Cross I Bear becomes “Gladly My Cross-Eyed Bear” or the disco hit by the Bee Gees More Than A Woman, the chorus morphs into “Bald-Headed Woman”

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Misread Book Titles

We’ve all misheard song lyrics from time to time, such the hymn Gladly My Cross I Bear becomes “Gladly My Cross-Eyed Bear” or the disco hit by the Bee Gees More Than A Woman, the chorus morphs into “Bald-Headed Woman”

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Create Your Own Chinese Period Drama TV Serial

Your Chinese drama your way. Multiple-choice for your convenience.

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Create Your Own Chinese Period Drama TV Serial

Your Chinese drama your way. Multiple-choice for your convenience.

Absenteeisms

A blogger is allowed to post (once or twice…) an explanation for their absence. Fret not! I’m not burnt out, worn out or disillusioned. For the past month, I’ve gone into my desert hideaway (in a manner of speaking) on

Absenteeisms

A blogger is allowed to post (once or twice…) an explanation for their absence. Fret not! I’m not burnt out, worn out or disillusioned. For the past month, I’ve gone into my desert hideaway (in a manner of speaking) on

Don’t Bitch on Blogs

I’ve read a fair amount of griping and bellyaching on personal blogs and you’ll read the same on mine, although I keep those sorts of posts to a minimum. But I was dismayed to read the personal blog of a

Don’t Bitch on Blogs

I’ve read a fair amount of griping and bellyaching on personal blogs and you’ll read the same on mine, although I keep those sorts of posts to a minimum. But I was dismayed to read the personal blog of a

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Bell Tones Fading Underground

Here’s my rather grisly contribution to the Race to 200 Blog Contest.  (Author’s note– no disrespect or irreverence is intended towards any spiritual beliefs or culture. This story is based on a real practice that was isolated to a certain group

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Bell Tones Fading Underground

Here’s my rather grisly contribution to the Race to 200 Blog Contest.  (Author’s note– no disrespect or irreverence is intended towards any spiritual beliefs or culture. This story is based on a real practice that was isolated to a certain group