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I’m in Love with Momoks: Romancing the Monstrous Feminine

By Alaa Khaldun | by Alaa Khaldun

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.…

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Meet the Editors at Oyster River Pages – Online Event

By Alaa Khaldun | by Alaa Khaldun

Please come and join us for an online, meet the editor event hosted by Oyster River Pages. Information below: Online through Google Meets Wednesday April 8, 9-10 pm, EDT (April 9th 9-10am Singapore Time) $ — Sliding Scale Suggested Donation Oyster River Pages is out to demystify the submission process. If you’re newer to sending out your work, have questions about the process, or simply would like to hear from ORP editors, please join us.…

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1. Getting Started Blog Corners of Creativity

1-5 Rituals

By Alaa Khaldun | by Alaa Khaldun

According to the Oxford Dictionary, rituals have many definitions but are mostly“a series of actions or type of behaviour regularly and invariably followed by someone.” Why are rituals important to writers? Well, rituals are mental cues to trigger the flow state, or meditative state, in which a creative is at the height of their concentration. Rituals help circumvent unavoidable stress. Sometimes there are things in your life that you cannot remove. Even if you are…

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1-4 Writing Tools

By Alaa Khaldun | by Alaa Khaldun

With all that effort placed on writing, it’s important to keep our work somewhere safe. And organised. When I was younger, I used to write my ideas on post-its. And as you guessed it, I misplaced most of them. Sometimes I found them after a quick search, other times I found them years later hidden all the way at the back of a drawer, plastered or wedged into the wood. As I got older, I…

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12. Challenges Blog Corners of Creativity

12-1 Prompts

By Alaa Khaldun | by Alaa Khaldun

I have a plan for what order in which I want to post my articles. Mostly chronologically, but I wanted to get this article out now rather than later. My friend, AK Lee, has begun a monthly prompt challenge for 2026, and I am excited to get started. Let’s start with the basics: What is a prompt? Under the Oxford Dictionary, prompts “(of an event or fact) cause or bring about (an action or feeling),…

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1. Getting Started Blog Corners of Creativity

1-3 Sources of Inspiration

By Alaa Khaldun | by Alaa Khaldun

In the last article, I spoke about allowing inspiration. Now we will talk about where you can source those inspirations to stimulate your imagination. Again, this is not a comprehensive list, but a list to help you launch your research in the right direction. Art Fairs or Museums: Art stimulates the mind and soul. Have a walk around with friends or family and explore. Pro tip if you have kids: print out a sheet of…

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