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It is no secret by now that my kind of writing sessions had always been long and torturing. Since I have to juggle with my day job and other side projects, I can only focus 100% on writing if I were to write non-stop. And that often translates into 5-7 hours of writing non-stop in…
If you have read my debut novel, 3 (Tiga), you will know that I often draw inspiration from Japanese culture. After all, there are a lot to be loved from their culture, don’t you agree? From the scrumptious food, elegant buildings and traditions, and to the ever so popular anime and manga culture—I can comfortably…
If you are a writer, you might have heard of the term “writing rituals”. A writing rituals, as the name suggest, is a set of activities that writers perform before actually doing some writing sessions, in hopes that it will get them into this so-called “writing mode”. There are a lot of theories discussing…
Femme – Kajiura Yuki (梶浦 由記) Shizuka na Hibi (静かな日々) – S.E.N.S. Project Lost Memory – S.E.N.S. Project Itsuka Dokoka de (いつかどこかで) – Hama Takeshi (濱剛) Deja View – S.E.N.S. Project Since I completed the first draft of this project during Lebaran Holiday of 2017, I didn’t really need the music so much. But still, there were…
Before I start, huge shoutout to Yarii and her extraordinary guest post last week. Yes, I am clearly inspired by her guest post when I was writing the title of this post. One of the most popular—if not THE most popular—writing advice out there is write every day. The idea behind this advice is simple: writing…
It is an extremely common case for writers to face this semi-mythical thing called ‘writer’s block’. Some believe that it exists while some think that it is a myth. For readers or people who do not write, it is probably difficult for you to imagine how it feels like to have writer’s block. to put…
There are a lot of parties involved in the writing process of my newest book, UNSPOKEN WORDS. The writing part—sure, it was pretty much solitary. But I owe the conception of this book to a lot of wonderful people, and I am here to convey my gratitude to each and every one of these individuals.…
It is no secret that my productivity comes in waves, and an irregular one at that. Sometimes, it even bothered me enough that I had to organize a writing retreat in order to get back to writing. However, I have to say that my experience in writing Unspoken Words was quite peculiar. If you have…
Depending on when you are reading this post, it might be 2018 already. I had considered to post this right when the year changes, but decided against it since I would most likely be celebrating the coming year with family and close friends. And I never liked scheduled posts since it doesn’t feel personal. So…
Hello everyone! I’m delighted to bring news that my upcoming book, UNSPOKEN WORDS, has an official giveaway going on. The giveaway period would be from December 22, 2018 to December 29, 2018. Go visit the giveaway page on Goodreads to enter. You only have to input your shipping information to enter, so don’t miss the…
Alicia Lidwina 