About writing

… when I don’t write for a few days, I get predictably cranky.”
~ Jodi Picoult

A more in-depth look at my writing processes, those light bulb thoughts that wake me up from deep slumber at 3AM, snippets of what I’m working on, and everything in-between.

  • An Attempt At ‘Poetic Prose’…

    Marvelling at some writers’ ability to (seemingly) effortlessly use ‘poetic prose’ to enrich descriptions in their novels. Something I could rarely emulate, I was more than (pleasantly) surprised when a wave of figurative language surged through me.


  • Holiday Mode

    Just like most businesses observe a two-week shutdown during Christmas-New Year period, the creative part of my brain has also taken a hiatus from any kind of writing.


  • ‘Sprinkles’ of Information – Part 2

    Why a synopsis for Price of Admission (Book 4) isn’t available, and what I can safely share about said book. Read more to find out…


  • The ‘Dream’ That Started It All (Sprinkle of Information – Part 1)

    What prompted me to grab that pen and paper and start my writing journey? A dream! It might have been brief, but it obviously made an everlasting impact.


  • Fattening the Seeds and Writing Out of Sequence

    A more in-depth look on how I write, growing what started as seed into something resembling a bud.


  • Translating An Imagined Scene To Flowing Words…

    An in-depth insight into my writing process, transcribing a scene playing so clearly inside my head to a fluid, cohesive sentences/section.


  • A Window to The ‘Happenings’ Inside My Head…

    Fredrik Backman, Swedish author, gave an honest and candid speech about what it is like inside an author’s head.


  • Through the Lens of Babel…

    What assumptions do onlookers automatically make when you look nothing like the parent you are standing, or walking next to?


  • A Few Things Our Dog Has Taught Us…

    Dogs can teach you to: Develop and perfect your intuition. Give 110% of your time and energy to things you are passionate about. Know a good thing when you see/experience it, and keep doing it for as long as you possibly could.