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  • How Taking a Short Writing Retreat Boosted My Productivity

    Disclaimer: this post will feature a lot of pictures, just so you know. I have mentioned in one of my previous blog posts that I wanted to go on a creative writing retreat. Not the fancy residency kind, of course. What I’m talking about is but a short escape somewhere. It should be far enough…

  • Post NaNoWriMo 2017 Thoughts

    After my bold statement last month on how I was going to participate in NaNoWriMo, you must have been wandering, where have I gone this whole month? (Or maybe you haven’t, but let’s assume that you have.) I am going to answer that question by letting you know where I am right now, as I believe…

  • 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…

  • Percakapan Sebelum Matahari Terbit

    Pagi kemarin, saya terbangun dengan mata yang masih mengantuk. Mungkin sebenarnya ini bukan sesuatu yang aneh atau janggal, karena toh, pada dasarnya saya memang bukan seseorang yang biasa bangun pagi hari. Bekerja pada sebuah perusahaan swasta yang menuntut saya bangun pagi setiap harinya sama sekali tidak membuat saya terbiasa dengan kegiatan bangun tidur sebelum matahari…

  • The One Thing I’d Rather Forget: an Open Apology Letter

    My writing career began roughly fifteen years ago. Fifteen years–that’s a very long time, isn’t it? Certainly long enough for me to commit some very embarrassing writing moments. There should be something; a very over-the-top acknowledgements, crappy novel chapter, or a page from a diary.

  • Of Writer’s Block and Planning My Writing Retreat

    I couldn’t even count the number of times somebody asked me:   “When will you release your next book?” 80% of the time, I would give them a quick smile and say “Soon,” or “I’m working on it,” or something to that effect. And 80% of the time, these people would be satisfied. They would…

  • Wind Turbines and Their Magic

    I often wonder how does it feel like to become a wind turbine. There is just something about its constant movement and spin that fascinates me. And I didn’t mean those power generating wind turbines. Even the run-of-the-mill electric fans people place in their houses in place of more modern aircons, they all give off…

  • Of How 3 (Tiga) Came Into Existence

    This isn’t an acknowledgement. I have written that down quite excessively in the first few pages of the book. This post is dedicated to how 3 (Tiga) came into being; of its journey from my creative womb to your hands. In October 2013, I had this strong urge to write a novel. Quite conveniently, the…