It's the second day of Syawal and I must say, celebration on our part has been pretty low key this year. I'm not complaining but it does feel a little different. Makes you reflect on what is it that really makes for a meaningful raya.
Ramadan was a little tough this year too what with some testing times one of them hubby who kept falling ill and us moving out from the house we've been living with the boys and MIL. But it feels good to be back living on our own in the apartment. It may be a smaller space but for us three it's just perfect. Yet, the house is still a work in progress after 2 years of leaving it but ultimately it is our own mess and somehow it's ok to be in the middle of your own mess, right? I have no idea what that means actually.. Haha...
Anyway a year ago in Ramadan I embarked on a long time dream of mine. I started writing a novel! After months of grueling hard work I finished it around January this year. It's a story of two people who meet, fall in love and find out they're wrong for each other. Typical romantic plot haha but with a twist. My inspiration was my students and the book is aimed at young adults anyway.
So far I've let 3 people read it; one read only 3 pages, the other 5 chapters and the last person who read it finished the whole novel ;) I have to tell you that the process of writing it was one exciting experience I want to keep doing. So pumped up was I in writing that three months after I finished the first one I started on another and it's still a work in progress. This second novel has so far reached 60 thousand words but I've come to that stage where something isn't quite right. So I'm leaving it for a while and dabbling in reading a (real) novel to get more inspiration.
To be honest, I want more people to read my stories and not just a handful. So I got a good review for my first novel from a dear student who's judgement I trust and who's the intended audience for that kind of story. But I need to get a professional to read it now.. know anyone good (and cheap?)
Well, wish me luck! Check me out one day in bookstores near you.. ;)
Ramadan was a little tough this year too what with some testing times one of them hubby who kept falling ill and us moving out from the house we've been living with the boys and MIL. But it feels good to be back living on our own in the apartment. It may be a smaller space but for us three it's just perfect. Yet, the house is still a work in progress after 2 years of leaving it but ultimately it is our own mess and somehow it's ok to be in the middle of your own mess, right? I have no idea what that means actually.. Haha...
Anyway a year ago in Ramadan I embarked on a long time dream of mine. I started writing a novel! After months of grueling hard work I finished it around January this year. It's a story of two people who meet, fall in love and find out they're wrong for each other. Typical romantic plot haha but with a twist. My inspiration was my students and the book is aimed at young adults anyway.
So far I've let 3 people read it; one read only 3 pages, the other 5 chapters and the last person who read it finished the whole novel ;) I have to tell you that the process of writing it was one exciting experience I want to keep doing. So pumped up was I in writing that three months after I finished the first one I started on another and it's still a work in progress. This second novel has so far reached 60 thousand words but I've come to that stage where something isn't quite right. So I'm leaving it for a while and dabbling in reading a (real) novel to get more inspiration.
To be honest, I want more people to read my stories and not just a handful. So I got a good review for my first novel from a dear student who's judgement I trust and who's the intended audience for that kind of story. But I need to get a professional to read it now.. know anyone good (and cheap?)
Well, wish me luck! Check me out one day in bookstores near you.. ;)
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