Struggles of a wannabe novelist
I entered the rabbit hole a long while ago, but the rabbitholing stepped up in earnest a couple…
Embracing my inner artist
I have this theory: that our society tends to view being academic and being artistic as mutually exclusive.…
Babel, or how not to write yourself into your novel
In many ways, R.F. Kuang’s Babel, or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History seemed a novel written…
8 learnings from my younger self
This evening I stumbled upon an old Word document I wrote back in June 2009 – a couple…
Five reasons not to regret my law degree
I call myself a failed lawyer because I feel like an imposter when people refer to my law…
The H is silent
My first name begins with a silent letter so alliteration exercises in primary school weren’t fun. “Happy Hsu-Ann”…
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How to edit your life
It’s one thing to love writing; it’s quite another to love editing. Editing is a passion I only…
Aperture/Closure
I. It’s been one of those nights when sleep escapes and in its wake these words that race,…
2016: A return to reading
This year, I made a few resolutions, a couple of which revolved around writing. I committed to writing weekly for the novel I’ve wanted to write since I was 13, and for this blog.
I also realised that it had been years since I’d been much of a reader - how I used to love it! - and that my writing was struggling to flow as a result. So I committed to reading a book a month in 2016. I’ve read 30 and will probably get a couple more in before the year is out.
Setting this reading goal has helped me enjoy reading again, as well as pushing me to reflect on the kind of writer I would like to be.
So for you readers out there, here are the books that impacted me this year:
Just another earthquake?
I didn’t think much of the earthquake, to be honest. And I’m going to be very honest about this.…