The other night, I had an interesting conversation with a friend. She’s an aspiring writer and doing research on books where the story is written by an Asian author but doesn’t have Asian characters. We were meeting for drinks because it’s been a while and she mentioned wanting some recommendations. “I want to write a [...]
Tag: being a writer
The Resurrection of Joan Ashby by Cherise Wolas
I picked up Joan from the bookstore the day before it was supposed to appear on the shelves of every bookstore in the country. I searched through Strand because it wasn't something displayed just yet on the mounds of book tables in front of the store. No, Joan was a little secret left to those [...]
Being a book blogger and being authentic
I've been thinking a lot about authenticity lately. I think it might be because my Instagram following is getting bigger and I'm getting asked to read books and try new things and promote new products that aren't related to books. I'm what people consider an "influencer" and while I'm super grateful for the point that [...]
How I failed NaNoWriMo
There are no excuses. There are no excuses at all. But I failed regardless. I knew going into NaNoWriMo this year that my efforts in writing a novel would be fruitless. I assumed I'd make some good headway, but definitely no where near the end of the story. Sadly, I ended this month with the [...]
NaNoWriMO 2016 Update – Decisions, decisions
Challenges are always tough for me. It has something to do with my need to reach the end. Even in school while a deadline loomed over me, I struggled and stressed out by the fact that this paper needed to be X number of words or Y number of pages. Why couldn't I say what [...]
