About

Welcome!

 

This site has been a few months in the making but I have finally bothered to put down the content.

It is intended to be a compendium of all my thoughts, opinions and any tips I have learnt on my path from being full time office chick to legitimate author, going down the self-publishing route.

 

I am a complete newbie, in fact as I write this post I am still writing my first novel.

I don’t like to carve myself into a niche as I have lots of varied hobbies and intend to write lots of different types of books, both fiction and non-fiction.

To give you an idea, currently I am working on these books:

 

-My first novel, about the trial and tribulations of two sisters

-A nonfiction book about natural remedies

-A collaboration project with a friend about how to socialise

 

Told you they were varied!

 

I wanted to start this site not only to promote my books and products (which is inevitable), but I wanted to build a small community of people who have hidden talents but need to work to support their day to day lives. I too know how you feel so if you ever wanted to chat, shout me an email or drop by!

 

I know that there are so many gifted and talented people who give up pursuing their dreams due to the demands of their lifestyles but I want to somehow show that it is possible without having to compromise.

I still enjoy my full time job and if luck beholds that I can make a full time income from writing as well as my other pursuits then I will have worked that much harder for a reason.

 

 

About me

 

I am your typical Asian girl who likes to hang out with friends, enjoy KFC and travelling, here I am giving a banana to a gorgeous baby elephant in Koh Samui, Thailand. I aim to go travelling at least once a year and I am grateful that I have a full time job that allows me to be able to go. Whilst I enjoy meeting new people and socialising, home is where my heart is and I am always happy to have a quiet night home with my partner Andrew and do eating parties whilst watching movies and playing video games.

 

I am currently a PA working for a state wide Government Agency in Sydney Australia. I am lucky to say that I really do enjoy my job but that wasn’t the case 1 year ago when I was hating my previous job. I won’t go into the specifics but it was through hating that job that started to force me to re-think my career and what I was good at, which completely changed my mindset about climbing the proverbial corporate ladder.

 

All the bureaucracy and politics really put me off and it really got me thinking about pursuing pet projects to keep my mind stimulated, because I sure was not interested in a lot of the things the company was doing.

 

The first venture I stepped into was not writing actually, but the fast paced world of mobile apps. I am proud to say that I have since released 2 full apps, and plan on making more.

 

Writing is something that I came across only last year-I always thought of myself as an ideas person, especially having delved into apps, I was always thinking of new apps ideas etc.

 

Being an avid reader, yada yada yada I naturally thought of ideas for stories that I would like to read myself. I had written poetry and had lots of unfinished stories as a teenager but never got around to finishing anything.

 

Anyway, long story short I currently am working on three books, about to release my first e-book, and intend to keep writing. I love it, and intend to keep writing. As a complete newbie, and only knowing a fellow wanna-be writer, I can't say I have a lot of connections or people to learn from. So I will aim to learn as much as I can along the way, and share that with you.