Publishing a book ain’t as easy as it looks. Find out more by attending the course below~! Date: 12 May 2010 Time: 9.30am – 5.30pm Venue: Agatha Room, L3, Toa Payoh Public Library Trainer: Kate McCallum An understanding of the numbers and an ability to manage the key tool in business – money – isContinue reading “Publishing Finance for non-Financial Managers”
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Funding clock, ticking down
Eva…a friend of mine recently made an astute observation about the nature of government aided initiatives in Singapore. Now…why am I not surprised about the cancellation of many MDA initiatives? =.= It’s not like we have lack of talents, you know. But looking at the shelves of our local bookstores sort of tells you otherwise.Continue reading “Funding clock, ticking down”
Novella contest by Failbetter.com
A writing contest brought to you by Failbetter.com: Our Tenth Anniversary Novella Contest The novella is an unduly neglected form. Death in Venice, Heart of Darkness, Miss Lonelyhearts—would any of these find its way into print today, if it came from any but a well-known author? For traditional publishers, the fixed costs of making aContinue reading “Novella contest by Failbetter.com”
Professor Layton & the Eternal Diva
Another Japanese offering in GV cinemas: Apparently this is adapted from the very popular DS game series that consists of 4 games to date and now this movie. It looks rather interesting, although not really in my usual preferred style. More chibi-ish like. Think should catch it someday if the timings are right.
AMWC gets media mention
So AMWC gets a mention in today’s edition of MY PAPER. There were a few *coughcougherrors* but oh wells…at least AMWC is mentioned. =x Hopefully the next time they do an article on e-books or our club, it won’t be so constrained by space that certain info are left out. =x
Agathe Cléry: White, Racist and Becoming Black
Watched Agathe Cléry over the weekend. It’s a French film about a woman who is both white and racist, leading to her completely disregarding a black applicant for a vacant position at her company. Then the unspeakable happens. Her skin gradually becomes darker and darker due to a medical condition until it’s apparent that sheContinue reading “Agathe Cléry: White, Racist and Becoming Black”
Script Frenzy 2009
Another event to quench the thirst of eager writers! Script Frenzy is an international writing event in which participants take on the challenge of writing 100 pages of scripted material in the month of April. As part of a donation-funded nonprofit, Script Frenzy charges no fee to participate; there are also no valuable prizes awardedContinue reading “Script Frenzy 2009”
Read an E-Book Week! (Commencing 7 March 2010)
Published a book on Smashbooks? You might wanna catch this promotional event, set to introduce more e-books to the world and revolutionalise the way we read books today. I’m gonna join this event with my novellette, Rainy Skies: Lull before Storm so do support me as well as the rest of the hardworking writers outContinue reading “Read an E-Book Week! (Commencing 7 March 2010)”
Summer Wars
Caught this yesterday. One of the most enjoyable animes I’ve watched so far… It’s about a young Math genius who unwittingly solved the security code to the world’s biggest social media platform for a hacker program. In order to save the world from impending doom, he must (with the aid of his crush’s personality-rich family)Continue reading “Summer Wars”
Write about your scary boss (or funny) & win cash!
Here is an interesting writing contest for those who had or have a scary boss! Be sure not to write anything too legally incriminating though! =x Jobs of the Damned: A Writing Contest Have you endured a crazy boss — a frightening, unpredictable or downright comical boss? If so, describe your experience and become eligibleContinue reading “Write about your scary boss (or funny) & win cash!”
Lilian Wu 