There are many themes and inspirations in The Quiet is Loud that I feel are quite overt - just a few off the top of my head: identity, belonging, self-reflection, mythology, tarot cards, Filipino food, and unexpected friendships. But I thought it might be fun to share four inspirations that…
I'm excited to share some of my favourite Canadian speculative fiction novels at 49th Shelf - and they're doing a giveaway of The Quiet is Loud too! Here's an excerpt: As a writer, I’m relatively new to speculative fiction. But as a reader and a lightly superstitious human, I can’t…
I was honoured to be the writer-in-residence at Open Book for June 2021. It was a lot of fun, and something I'd looked forward to for months. Here are direct links to my posts for the month: Isolation Creation: How the Pandemic Improved My Writing When Research Influences Life It…
