Tag: 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…

  • Does Belonging Start With Self-Acceptance?

    Does Belonging Start With Self-Acceptance?

    Finding a sense of belonging is not always easy. Belonging might seem elusive when you struggle with conflicting intercultural identities. Or when you feel like an outsider among groups. Perhaps belonging starts with self-acceptance. Look within to accept yourself as you are. When you accept your cultural traits that you like and dislike as part…

  • 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…

  • Do You Get More Introverted As You Get Older?

    Do You Get More Introverted As You Get Older?

    There’s the possibility that many of us become more introverted as we get older. Our personalities change with life experiences. We become more self-aware and along with that, perhaps there’s an inclination to be more reserved on different levels. Perhaps for many of us, we become naturally introverted with time and find this meaningful. Susan…

  • 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days people tend to gravitate towards social media and online video platforms, and it seems the concept of blogging is outdated.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…