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Daniel Chong

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How I got the crazy ideal to write.
In 1986, when my son was four years old, I had created a flimsy sketchbook, My Dear Old Bed for his birthday. I had no idea how much it had meant to him until November 1st, 2004, when the subject of the sketchbook came up again. Come to find out, he’d kept it in his safekeeping for the last eighteen years. And so on his 23rd birthday, I made a promise to my son. And that promise was to turn that flimsy sketchbook into a real book.

I had plans to create a book for my daughter too. Then I thought it would make more sense to combine both books together. I would draw on my memories from all the nighttime stories that I had told them when they were toddlers to create the book.

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Daniel Chong When words are hard to come by, I turn to storyboards. Visualizing a scene offers a different prospective. It has helped me tremendously. For those au…moreWhen words are hard to come by, I turn to storyboards. Visualizing a scene offers a different prospective. It has helped me tremendously. For those authors who are struggling, give it a try. You don't have to be an artist, loose drawings or even stick figures will do. (less)
Daniel Chong The best thing about being a write is to be able to tell stories. Whether you are writing fiction or nonfiction, you have given a voice.
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Secrets of the White Lake

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Daniel Chong Daniel Chong said: " I am a big fan of Yvonne Crowe’s mystery novels so when someone told me that she had battled breast cancer and survived I wanted to find out more. Unlike her other novels, this is a memoir—an intimate journey of her courageous fight to conquer breast ...more "

 
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“To be gifted with the power to shape dreams, one must also endure the prophecies.”
Daniel Chong, Secrets of the White Lake

“In the dawn of mankind, there lies a glooming in which humanity shall be tested to find the righteous path.”
Daniel Chong

“When two or three are gathered in unison, when all awareness is in total harmony, something magical will happen.”
Daniel Chong, Secrets of the White Lake

“When two or three are gathered in unison, when all awareness is in total harmony, something magical will happen.”
Daniel Chong, Secrets of the White Lake

“To be gifted with the power to shape dreams, one must also endure the prophecies.”
Daniel Chong, Secrets of the White Lake

“In the dawn of mankind, there lies a glooming in which humanity shall be tested to find the righteous path.”
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