In April this year, I had the great honour of winning second prize at a Shakespeare-themed writing competition. It was organised by the British Council in conjunction with a monthly writing group that I am part of, called Writing the City. Thanks to my friends who came to support me at the prize-giving ceremony, whichContinue reading “Shakespeare win”
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Monsters (at Writing the City)
A writing exercise on the theme of “Monsters” as recounted by the person next to you. He had gotten the attention of the people in the room – the investor from Shanghai, the black guy from the neighbouring mob, his two accomplices and the mayor of the city. They sat across a long table, aContinue reading “Monsters (at Writing the City)”
When September ends
September breezed by knowingly, yet unknowingly. I had just come back from the Bloom Women’s Conference in KL and landed straight at home to attend a beautiful wedding at Parkroyal on Pickering. Then I was off to the Design Film Festival, spending my hard-earned money on Barbicania, 808 and Iris, three films I really enjoyedContinue reading “When September ends”
Notes (May/June)
The Sound of Coins (24/06/2015) The sound of coins on our way to work, from the casino game of a man’s phone. An Old Man Wears a Tattoo (23/06/2015) An old man wears a tattoo on the inside of his right arm. Was he a bad person in his younger days? Is this the permanentContinue reading “Notes (May/June)”
June is only the beginning
May is always a big month for me. It marks the end of the first half of the year, and is halfway to the finish line. It the chance to get things right in the second half, and to reset from the midway line. My best friend was born in May, and when I wasContinue reading “June is only the beginning”
So many things made me laugh today
1. Bro is the new babe First, a man called me bro. I made an awesome comment on his street photography on instagram, and his reply was: “yes betul to bro” (yes, that’s right bro). I think bro is the new babe, because he definitely knows from my profile photo that I am a woman.Continue reading “So many things made me laugh today”
Anne Rice is back
And I can hardly believe it… She has even ventured into wolfing, with her new series The Wolf Gift Chronicles. I can’t believe that at the age of 74 she is still releasing new books. Well, I better. I’m glad that her Vampire Lestat is back, this time as Prince Lestat in her book releasedContinue reading “Anne Rice is back”
Show, don’t tell
Fiction is a game of two players. Transport your readers to another world. Forge an emotional link with them. Dramatise, dramatise, dramatise. Don’t just tell the facts. Give your readers room to imagine. Let them instantly visualise. Not intelligently understand. Use sensory information. Describe a feeling. Don’t mention it. Be specific, not vague. Use simileContinue reading “Show, don’t tell”
Wan Phing Lim 