Happy to be part of rob mclennan’s 12 or 20 Questions series! Check it out here. 1 – How did your first book change your life? How does your most recent work compare to your previous? How does it feel different? It helped me to better understand myself as a writer: the things I wanted to say, the ways I wanted to say them. It was the first thing I’d ever written that had speculative […]
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I’m beyond thrilled to announce that The Quiet is Loud is now published in the United States! A lot of American friends have been asking about it and I’m happy that it’ll be easier for them to purchase. As always, I’m so grateful for your support. Americans can visit Invisible Publishing to order, or check out your favourite (or “favorite,” no U, of course) local indie bookstore! If it’s not on the shelves, they’ll
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I’m looking forward to this conversation with my editor Bryan Ibeas and JJ Dupuis, author of the ridiculously compelling Creature X Mystery series. Thank you to Becca at Bakka Phoenix for hosting! Visit my Events page for more details.
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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 deny the pull of the unusual, the not-quite-real. I love books featuring elements that seem unimaginable, but are portrayed so lucidly that after I finish
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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 Takes As Long As It Takes Character Development Tips from Dungeons & Dragons On Writing Essentials 5 Tips For a DIY Writing Retreat What Makes
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Filipino Heritage Month – Discussion with Invisible Publishing Fiction Editor Bryan Ibeas Tuesday, June 22 2021, 9 pm My fantastic editor Bryan and I will talk about our working relationship as Filipino-Canadians and how it influenced the writing of The Quiet is Loud, and how underrepresented stories can be supported. Working with Bryan on TQIL was highly rewarding for many reasons, and our shared cultural identity was one of them. The event is presented by
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Katie Li is a writer friend of mine who I’ve had many great discussions with over the years, about everything from writing to mixed-race identity. As such, I’m very excited to share an interview she did with me as part of her Writers on Writing series. It was an honour and a pleasure to chat with her about writing, research, and identity. It’s so damn validating to talk with her about things like this, and
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My first post as Open Book’s June writer-in-residence is up now! As someone who’s been blogging before blogging was blogging (huh?), I’m already having so much fun – I’ve been looking forward to this for months. I’m grateful for this incredible opportunity to talk about the writing process, books, and more! You can check out all my posts this month here. And while you’re at it, check out writer-in-residence posts from their archives too –
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I’m so honoured to have a review of The Quiet is Loud and an interview at Marías at Sampaguitas literary magazine, both by Maria Bolaños – who also on Instagram at @mariabeewrites. I’ve been following Maria for a while and was immediately drawn to her nuanced, insightful, and beautifully-written reviews, so I’m really fangirling over both of these. Check out the review of The Quiet is Loud here, and my interview with Maria here. Thank you
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The Quiet is Loud’s book launch was truly life-affirming. It was a lot of fun to talk to my good friend Teri Vlassopoulos about novel research, tarot cards, Filipino identity, and food! If you missed the launch but want to catch up on what we discussed, you definitely can! You can check out the launch video replay below, or on Invisible Publishing’s Instagram page. View this post on Instagram A post shared by
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