Category: Writing

  • Is Long-Form Writing and Content Still Relevant?

    Is Long-Form Writing and Content Still Relevant?

    These days short-form content saturates social media. It screams for our attention left and right with its visual pizzazz. Whereas long-form writing and its penchant to guide us to be still, to read and reflect, where does it fit in? I don’t want to write! Grrr… I admit. It’s another attempt at writing something up…

  • Balancing Reading and Writing As A Writer

    Balancing Reading and Writing As A Writer

    Reading is a big part of writing. As a writer, naturally you read a fair bit. Take writing a non-fiction book for example: it calls for a lot of reading alongside a lot of writing on a chosen topic. How do you balance reading and writing? Or in other words: how do you fit in…

  • Healing from My Asian Childhood Trauma and Writer’s Block

    Healing from My Asian Childhood Trauma and Writer’s Block

    Writer’s block is something you encounter when you’re a writer. It’s frustrating and frustrating to overcome. There are many reasons for writer’s block. Trauma is one of them. Unprocessed trauma, such as difficult moments in your childhood, upbringing or past experiences, can play a part in the struggle to write. I started writing my first…

  • 10 Years of Blogging: Is Blogging Still Relevant?

    10 Years of Blogging: Is Blogging Still Relevant?

    These days people tend to gravitate towards social media and online video platforms, and it seems the concept of blogging is outdated. It begs the questions: is blogging still relevant today? Is blogging dead? Do people still read blogs? The short answer: no blogging is not dead. It is still relevant depending on how you…

  • Why Does It Take So Long To Write A Book?

    Why Does It Take So Long To Write A Book?

    Writing a book takes a lot of time and effort. You don’t write a book overnight, let alone publish one and become an author in a day. Whether you are writing a novel, self-help guide, travelogue or memoir, it can take months, years or even a lifetime to write a book. Depending on the nature…

  • Why I Feel Like Quitting After 7 Years Of Blogging

    Why I Feel Like Quitting After 7 Years Of Blogging

    This month* marks seven years since I started this blog. This year marks a turning point in my life where I’ve thought about quitting blogging and even writing altogether. It seems my relationship with blogging has hit the seven year itch. Over time I’ve blogged less and less. When I started blogging, I blogged weekly.…