• How to Plot? – with Yarii

    With the end of October only a few days away, I really have to work on my NaNoWriMo project outline on my writer’s notebook, which I have rather abandoned last week because I went on a vacation. Problem is—plotting or outlining has never been my strong point. This is especially a big problem when I…


  • Preptober Week 2: Planning for NaNoWriMo 2017 on a Busy Week

    So, I found this inside my mailbox today: And for the first time since the long and arduous second week of October started, I was reminded that I am going to participate in NaNoWriMo 2017. Now, of course it wasn’t like I suddenly woke up one day and forgot such an important event. After all, I…


  • How I Use a Midori Style Traveler’s Notebook to Prepare for NaNoWriMo 2017

    If you have been following me on Twitter, you might have already known that I recently purchased a Midori style traveler’s notebook from a local leather craftsman. If you’re not familiar with the concept, Midori Traveler’s Notebook is basically a notebook setup that consists of a slab of leather with several elastics on the spine…


  • NaNoWriMo 2017 + My Thoughts on the Dreaded Preptober

    If the banner above hasn’t given away what I’m about to write in this post, then let me clarify it for you: Yes, I am participating in NaNoWriMo 2017. This shouldn’t be very surprising, since I have talked about how I wrote my debut novel, 3 (Tiga) as a NaNoWriMo project. In case you didn’t…


  • My Writing Playlist: 3 (Tiga)

    A lot of people has been asking me, what kind of music do I listen to when I am writing my novels? Now the truth is, I don’t necessarily need music to keep me in the zone. Of course I listen to them, but I wouldn’t consider music as my absolute writing essentials. I do have…