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The other day, I watched “How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies” with my friends. What started as a simple after-office outing turned into a hot mess of us crying in the cinema, and understandably so. Now, I don’t want to risk spoiling the movie, and this post is not about how good the movie…
It certainly feels like forever since I am sat face-to-face with a blank screen, ready to write. Gone were the days when I could just open a writing prompt every Saturday and jot away on my notebook to write short proses for my readers. And the saddest part is, I am well aware how writing…
Halo. Jujur, aneh rasanya membuka blog ini lagi setelah sekian lama vakum posting. Bagaimana tidak? Terakhir kali ada tanda-tanda kehidupan di blog ini, ya sekitar setahun yang lalu. Kalau ditanya apakah masih ada pembaca yang mau membaca ocehanku di sini, aku juga kayaknya nggak bisa jawab. Tahun sudah berganti, dan berhubung banyak banget teman-teman pembaca…
Belakangan ini, saya lagi nggak mood nulis. Kalau ditanya kenapa, alasannya banyak: kerjaan yang menggunung, baju kotor yang menunggu dicuci, bahan makanan yang menanti dimasak. Kalau saya diberi waktu untuk menjelaskan kenapa saya nggak mood nulis, saya rasa saya bisa menghabiskan setengah jam sendiri untuk mencoba menjelaskannya. Tapi, terlepas dari jawaban yang keluar dari mulut…
I somehow made it like a trend not to include the acknowledgements page in my recent books. There is a valid reasoning for that, however, in case anyone thinks that I simply don’t have anyone to thank for. On the contrary, I would much rather post the acknowledgements on my blog instead, out of time…
My ideal writing day starts at 7 in the morning, and usually happens only during the weekends. The morning routine is not that complicated; I usually wash my face and brush my teeth, apply a light toner and moisturizer to my face, and check my phone for messages as I boil some hot water for…
I don’t really feel like writing today. And that is okay. You see, the thing with having a hobby is that, people start to think that we would enjoy doing it every day and every second of our lives, which is just wrong. Of course there are days when I dread the very thought of…
Fear is a language everybody speaks. It lingers like a silent whisper in the middle of the night that keeps you awake until daybreak. It awaits in ambush for your vulnerable moments, and hunts you down whenever the chance for first strike arrives. My whole life—I’ve been afraid of so many frivolous things that it…
If you’ve been following me on Instagram lately, you’ll know that I’m currently planning for my next novel project. It’s a long time coming project, since the last time I published a novel was at the end of 2017—I couldn’t even remember how many times readers and my editor had asked me if I was…
If you’re a writer, or an artist in general, it’s imperative that you take care of yourselves from time to time. I’ve talked about how you could decompress during a busy week, which are the small things you could do every single day to keep your stress levels in check. I’ve also talked about going…
Alicia Lidwina 