Tag: Writing

  • 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.…

  • 6 Ways To Avoid Blogging Burnout And Stay Inspired

    6 Ways To Avoid Blogging Burnout And Stay Inspired

    Blogging burnout happens. It is real and common among many bloggers. You could be a regular blogger, blogging consistently with a lot of passion. Then one day blogging burnout hits you. You feel a lack of motivation and unfocused each time you sit down to blog. You can’t find inspiration to blog. You feel drained…

  • 5 Valuable Lessons I Learned From 5 Years Of Blogging

    5 Valuable Lessons I Learned From 5 Years Of Blogging

    It’s been five years since I started this blog. Five years of blogging about multiculturalism and cultural habits. This blog started out as a place to put up articles I’ve written, articles knocked back by dozens of publications I pitched to. Today this blog is a space helping many around the world understand cultural differences.

  • Art vs. Science: Why I Don’t Regret Choosing Writing Over A Career In Numbers

    Art vs. Science: Why I Don’t Regret Choosing Writing Over A Career In Numbers

    Art or science? That’s a choice we might have to make at some point in our lives, maybe when we’re deciding what to study. Or choosing our career. Or deciding on which passion path to take. Art is commonly thought of as abstract work, work that doesn’t always follow particular patterns, work open to interpretation.…

  • 5 Challenges Of Being A Non-Fiction Writer, Blogger And Published Book Author

    5 Challenges Of Being A Non-Fiction Writer, Blogger And Published Book Author

    Writing non-fiction isn’t easy. Like any craft, it’s never short of challenges. But with non-fiction writing, there’s constantly the challenge to actually keep doing it and achieve something with it. Recently I published a chapter in a compilation self-help book (more on this at the end of the post). The timing of it comes on…