Short story in Esquire Malaysia

By: Eeleen Lee on 10:59 am

As an early birthday present I couldn't ask for anything better than the timing of the publication of "Jaguar Tracks". Manny 'Pacman' Paquaio...

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Scary Tunes

By: Eeleen Lee on 6:05 am

Halloween approaches like a horde of zombies outside a makeshift survivors' camp and the usual lists of Scariest Films/ Books/ Stories/ Urban...

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Stereotype Shoot-Out

By: Eeleen Lee on 4:33 pm

Now I present the first in a new series called 'Stereotype Shoot-Out', in which I shall dispel common preconceptions and pre-conceived notions...

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Dammnit, Shine!

By: Eeleen Lee on 9:59 am

Mid-year is glut time in The How-to and Inspirational Section. Not many books stand out but this one was simply titled, Shine. Yes, the author...

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The Shock of Being New

By: Eeleen Lee on 3:11 pm

Try not to faff about when it comes to revisions and rewrites. I know this sounds harsh (but I wield a red pencil and I'm not afraid to use...

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A Little Housekeeping....

By: Eeleen Lee on 8:45 pm

Apologies for the month- long absence. Head over to my other blog (see links on the right) while I carry out some maintenance and housekeeping...

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Deadlines

By: Eeleen Lee on 5:41 am

Tight deadlines are the anathema of all writers. You can tear out all your follicles overnight and look like a plucked goose in the morning...

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Poems for the Underground

By: Eeleen Lee on 3:50 pm

I wrote them because these are the type of verses I'd like to see on the MRT in Singapore...or any underground public transport system in a...

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Verbal Diarrhoea

By: Eeleen Lee on 9:50 pm

 It sounds like a bad joke but I think I've come across examples of it. It's the opposite of writer's block (conversely, writer's block...

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Hardware

By: Eeleen Lee on 9:41 am

A close friend gave me a quill last year. The nib has to be dipped in a bottle of ink, wiped and this does not prevent the ink dribbling onto...

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The 'R' Word

By: Eeleen Lee on 10:35 pm

"How do you handle rejection letters and emails?" I have no easy answer for this question. Within the first ten minutes of receiving the said...

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Nifty Fifty Blogfest

By: Eeleen Lee on 9:14 am

Anstice is hosting the Nifty-Fifty Blogfest at Impossible Dreams. I like numerically-themed writing prompts, but never considered any...

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Awards

By: Eeleen Lee on 6:13 am

It is award season again (Grannys. Golden Globes, Emmys, Oscars...) and we look upon them with interest. Some of us may love the pomp, spectacle...

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Writing In Your Head

By: Eeleen Lee on 7:39 am

Sometimes we don't have pen and paper, or access to a computer and during those times we panic, as if our bright ideas are like pet goldfish...

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The Stories So Far

By: Eeleen Lee on 10:31 pm

Thanks to Eleanor Ng for taking this photo :) This will go on the credits page soon enough hehe...

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Ditch the 1000 word rule

By: Eeleen Lee on 8:17 am

It's a new year and with each year comes all those well-intentioned New Year's resolutions. "I resolve to lose weight, quit nail-biting and/or...

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