Dominica Malcolm's Blog, page 7
May 21, 2013
Upcoming Reading Event, May 25, 2013
Close to a year ago, I learned about Readings @ Seksan, a monthly reading event for writers in KL that has been running for the better part of a decade. Originally I wanted to wait until my novel was completed before reading something there myself, but given how long the editing has taken, I decided … Continue reading »
May 16, 2013
Juggling Writing with Kids
Last night I had a Twitter conversation with Nanny and fellow writer Elizabeth Hawksworth about the challenges and joys of writing whilst caring for children. It brought up some interesting thoughts, and made me want to explore the topic further. Though I’m technically a stay-at-home-mum, I have the luxury of often having paid help around … Continue reading »
May 13, 2013
Boys and Dolls
Who says toys are made specifically for boys or girls? Can they not be played with by anyone? When I was growing up, I played with Barbies and Cabbage Patch Dolls, which I still own. I also played Lego, and got sets that were both typically “boy” and “girl” – these have also stayed with … Continue reading »
May 6, 2013
Jaclyn Rousseau in Port Dickson
This past weekend, I headed down to Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan with my family. I’d not been before and it’s one of the nearest beach locations to Kuala Lumpur. It takes about 90 minutes to get there. My purpose for travelling to Port Dickson was, primarily, because I wanted to take some new photos of … Continue reading »
May 3, 2013
Developing my mermaid mythology with Prudence
On this day a year ago, I was in Taipei, Taiwan. It’s the anniversary of my mother’s death, but I had completely forgotten about it until I got a message from a friend reminding me. What had distracted me? I was at the Evergreen Maritime Museum. I had been interested in going because I thought … Continue reading »
April 25, 2013
Defending Celebrity Crowdfunding
Yesterday, Zach Braff of Scrubs fame, as well as recently appearing in Oz The Great and Powerful (which I also happened to watch yesterday), launched a crowdfunding campaign for a film he co-wrote with his brother, Wish I Was Here. My immediate reaction was “Cool!” but I didn’t have the time to check it out … Continue reading »
April 22, 2013
On marketing, social media, and popularity
As a writer who has a particular interest in going the indie publishing route, I’ve spent a lot of time reading other blogs and articles about what you should and shouldn’t do, and it gets to a point of confusion, especially when you encounter contradictions. But the one thing everyone seems to agree on is … Continue reading »
Learning about Racism in Australia
Disclaimer: My education experiences are not necessarily representative of Australia as a whole, or even what things might be like now. I went to high school between 1996-2000, with a predominantly white population. That’s the background I’ll be referencing. When I last wrote about some race related issues, a friend of mine commented to me … Continue reading »
April 19, 2013
The Perfect Façade
Sometimes I get the impression people think I have a perfect life. In fact my husband got mad at someone on Facebook a while back because they dared to suggest I had some pretty good things going for me. I guess that’s partly my fault, because I try not to focus on the negatives that … Continue reading »
April 16, 2013
Crowdfunding Round Up, April 2013
I support a lot of projects through Crowdfunding. Sometimes I support so many at once, I like to write up a blog post to collect them together and tell more people about them. These are the ones I’m presently supporting, which are still open to backers. CrossOver: Alaskan Sci-Fi Fantasy This is to shoot the … Continue reading »
