Tag: novel
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February Rambles — I AM AI, Locus Year-In-Review, Linghun Book Launches
I hope everyone has been well! It’s been a hectic start of the year so far, and I’m not sure how it’s already almost the end of February. It feels like I’ve been trapped within a time compression machine! A couple of updates, and I’ll do well to be brief! My first novelette I AM…
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An Essay on My Writing Journey, Thoughts on Awards, & Pitfalls Along the Way
On School & Balancing I’ll be attending my master’s graduation in two weeks, and I must say that the year has been utterly frantic but rewarding. During the program, I split my time between badminton training, writing and readings for courses, along with writing and reading outside of the program and slush reading. I found…
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Fog, Rain, Wind, & Inspiration
Image by Bryan Walker (https://unsplash.com/@bryanmillarwalker) It’s been a minute since my last post, and I’ve been really procrastinating. But I’ll be starting the MSc in Creative Writing (Fiction) program at the University of Edinburgh in the following weeks, so I’ve been preparing for that. I’m officially in Scotland, but I haven’t moved into my term…
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With May Comes Weeds
A day ago, I spent two-and-a-half hours pulling weeds from the front lawn. They never seem to disappear! If only the number of words I write multiples as fast as the weeds. Writing Update: Currently, I’m halfway through the free writing workshop offered by Writer’s of the Future. I find what was the most effective…
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An Introduction
Hullo! This is my first time starting a blog, so please bear with me. I’ll start by saying that my name is Ai, pronounced as “eye”. And yes, I’ve heard my fair share of puns about my name starting from when I first came to Canada; my kindergarten teacher thought it would be funny to…