So… Now, hear me out. This might prove controversial to some. I’m sick of plotting. I did it. I wrote 16 pages of plot for a novel. I wrote out each character’s backstory, each twist and turn. I threw in cliffhangers, markers for character development. Eye color. Birth year. Star sign, you name it. And……

The best advice I’ve ever received is “successful artists finish the projects they’re working on”. And the most frustrating advice I’ve ever received? You guessed it… Finish your damn manuscript before hopping around to something else. Sticking with a project when you have another, more exciting idea in mind is a bit like sticking with your…

It’s a question we’ve all asked ourselves. It evolves. People cutting sweatshirts in half and pasting a hood on the back. See-through plastic boots. Faux fur vests in July. Tiny dogs in handbags. Rainbow hair. Unicorn hair. Mermaid hair. There’s no explanation to fashion. I’m sure that the designers have a formula. Though part of…

What If? It’s the question that plagues my socially anxious mind. What if? What if, instead of just awkwardly checking out that cute individual on the train, you… oh, I don’t know, waved and attempted to make non-creepy conversation with them in a non-creepy way instead of being even creepier by staring and blushing. What…

Ever since I was little, the idea of being unique has haunted me. In a world where everything is recycled: same musical beats sampled from a song from the 80s to create a “new” pop hit, heavy retro fashion influences making a comeback, or movie sequels and endless movie franchises… Well, case in point, it’s…

  Sometimes there are tasks that need to be done that you just DO NOT WANT TO DO. Homework. Cleaning the bathroom. Taking a shower when you just want to sleep. Sometimes, you don’t do these things. But then work piles up. It gets on your nerves. You wonder why you didn’t do this stuff…

Step 1: Step outside Step 2: Congratulations, you’re now outside. Step 3: Oh no, the sun’s so bright out here. Step 4: Where’s the extension cable to charge my laptop? Step 5: My phone battery’s dying. Now who am I supposed to talk to out here? Step 6: I found a squirrel. Do squirrels talk?…

I’m on a work study program. This means a 1.5 hour commute by train, bus, and walking (3 hours round trip, more if traffic is bad). Eight hours working, then back to study for night classes for another three hours. Let’s face it. Most of my writing (if any) has been in my head. As…

To write stories that are good. To write stories that are fun. To write stories that you love. There’s something almost magical about midnight, the witching hour. Where one day bleeds into the next. Where the sky almost seems to be holding its breath, waiting for the next day to begin. Writers hold their breath…

Wattpad. If you haven’t heard of it yet as a writer, then trust me, you will. It’s a growing social media platform that banks on serialization of writing. (Think Charles Dickens/ Alexandre Dumas publications of his newest chapters every week in various literary journals/newspapers). It matches millions of readers to hopeful writers. And here are…