In the kitchen, you need a set of ingredients to cook that delicious meal you’ve been craving. Writing a novel is no different. There is a basic set of ingredients, let’s call them elements, that must exist in order for your story to take shape. Below are some of the most basic elements you will need to build and write your story. If you are a pantser, don’t worry because you do not need to…
If you have been working with other writers, you will eventually come across this concept. So what are Plotters, Pantsers, and Plantsers? Well, they are the physical methods in which you sit down to write your work, aka your writing method, writer personality type, or workflow strategy. I’ve worked with many writers, and it gets easier to guess what type of writer they are, even if they don’t know it themselves. I’m a big believer…
On the 27th of March 2026, the Asia Creative Writing Programme and Difference Engine (Singapore’s independent comics publisher), came together to present, I’m in Love with Momoks, a one-hour talk at Gallery II in The Arts House. From witch hunts to femme fatales, writers Marjorie Liu, Wen-yi Lee and Meihan Boey share their favourite stories and examine how horror and speculative fiction can celebrate, vilify and subvert the best and worst of the female experience.…
