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Much About Content Creation
A little while back, I started writing about content creation on LinkedIn. A few notes and things I have learned over the years as I have written, and done art, and written some more. As I have suffered writer’s block and imposter syndrome and struggled with my worth as a creator. The thing about content creation is this – it is not easy. It will never be easy. But practice and working at it makes it seem that way. Not giving up is half the battle. That doesn’t mean you’re not allowed to change your focus, or take a break of course. But don’t give up. That is the main…
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Unreliable Narrators
I’ve been putting off writing this post for a little while. It’s more literary than my usual posts, I suppose. I remember once writing an essay about this topic! But the thing is, in one of my fandom spaces especially, people seem to completely be missing the point that the main character of the series is an unreliable narrator and biased. A mix of Main Character Bias (Protagonist Syndrome) and Unreliable Narrators leads to, well, a mess of a fandom. It is not fun. So I thought, why not talk and break down a little of what makes an unreliable narrator unreliable? Why not bring up two characters who are…
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The Ins & Outs Of Creating Content
When I first got on LinkedIn, I didn’t know what I would ever really post on the site. It seemed intimidating and far too professional and proper for the likes of me. It has been a few years since then, and I think I’ve hit a groove on how I prefer to write articles and posts that translates to here and Ko-Fi very well. Why, then, could it not translate to LinkedIn? Then it was a matter of figuring out what to post. Connecting my platforms to one another was key, and so, writing about creating content has become my thing. There is no ‘one size fits all’ for creating…
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Feel Good; The Hallmark Way
And I thought I had been doing so well too. I suppose that tells me not to pat myself on the back too quickly, huh? My impromptu two week break started because of what will go down as one of the worst weeks of my life. Testing positive for Covid, only for my youngest to fall sick while I was in isolation? Horrible feeling, unable to care for her, unable to go with her to the hospital. On top of that, the same day she was hospitalised, my grandfather passed. Yeah, horrible week, really. But things are looking up. My grandfather was not well for a long time, and he’s…
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#goodreadance2020; how did i do?
September has come to an end, and with it, the official #GoodReadance2020 as hosted by Shealea @ Shut Up, Shealea comes to a close as well. If you’ve seen my BookTube video, you would know that this was an initiative that really excited me, because I’ve been wanting to reorganise my Goodreads, and even the shelf I use for my BookTube filming. However, around mid-September, I wondered if I would even be able to cross off more than one thing on my short goal list. Let’s see how I did with each individual goal! Go through my TBR.I didn’t go through the ‘Want To Read’ shelf at first, instead going…
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sarc2020 starter kit; where you could begin
A while back, I realised I was not reading as many South Asian stories as I would have liked. Maybe because growing up I couldn’t get my hands on many. The shelves of bookstores and libraries near me were filled with internationally published books – and almost all of them were white. So it was a nice change when more South Asian stories started to be published in the ‘mainstream’. The first time I read a story that mentioned a myth I grew up hearing – the book was Roshani Chokshi’s The Star-Touched Queen and the myth was the story of Harnakash and his son Prahlad – I had to…
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;five asian booktubers you should subscribe to
I realised a couple of days ago that I don’t actually follow that many Asian BookTubers, and this is a shame that I intend to correct. In the meantime! There are a few BookTubers of Asian descent that I adore, and a few that I think are of Asian descent* and please give them all some love. *If I’m wrong, please let me know! I found Saajid @ Books Are My Social Life via another BookTuber and honestly, he is so great and fun to follow. He is so honest and frank about his views, and so entertaining to watch! Highly, highly recommend his videos to everyone. Jules @ InconsistentlyJules…
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;something wicked this way come
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Or almost Halloween, anyway. I don’t read horror books, so I could not think of what would be appropriate for this week’s blog post until I stumbled onto a genius idea. I think it’s genius, anyway. Who wants a list of the scariest villains I’ve come across in literature so far*? *This list may contain spoilers for some series, so proceed with caution! Dolores Jane Umbridge.Say what else you will about the Harry Potter series, she was one of the most chilling villains I have ever come across because it is so plausible for her to exist in the real world. Take away the magic, and she’s still…
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;five asian bookstagrammers you should follow (part 2)
I was having some issues with WordPress for a few days – I could not create content or even access the ‘new blog post’ page! But things are working now, cross your fingers they keep working, and I am back! With a few more of my favourite Asian bookstagrammers for you to follow*! *If you are not on this list, it’s not that I don’t love you, because I do! I just want to keep with the number five. I’ve been following Lyza from @lyzabethsay for ages, and every theme she switches up to has always been so good. Have you seen Fanna’s, @fannatality, feed? Can we say GOALS? Honestly,…
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;the hero’s journey vs. the heroine’s journey
A few years ago, I did my Masters in Creative Writing, and as part of it, had to break down the tropes and pitfalls present in the fantasy genre – the genre I was writing in – for it. I never thought of presenting that on the blog, but a while back, I was thinking on it again. And I thought, why not? Did you know that there is a difference between the Hero’s journey and the Heroine’s journey? Until I started this research, I sure didn’t! The traditional Hero’s Journey is when the (generally) male protagonist is called upon to act in a secondary world, usually of strange powers…