Kota Kinabalu is quiet this time of year, it is the end of Ramadan and Eid holidays see most Muslims head back to the kampung to visit family and pay respects to those who have passed on. For me, it is an opportunity to connect with family and to do some research for my next book Phoenix and the …
Writing
Finding my mojo
I sit in my office, fingers stalled over the keyboard as I begin work on my current book and I find myself at a loss. Where fingers usually fly across the board, it now hovers, uncertain about the direction I am going with this story. I find myself doing everything else I've been putting off - like …
An evening with Elizabeth Gilbert
The Brisbane Writer's Festival kicked off their first big event for 2016 with the delightful Liz Gilbert of Eat, Pray, Love fame. She was there promoting her latest book Big Magic and it was interesting to hear her talk about giving yourself permission to live a creative life and how …