Weekly update 3

Welcome to my weekly update on my writing, readings, and other interesting ideas. If you like what you're reading, subscribe to receive the next newsletter!

Writing Journey

• My upcoming story is a sci-fi short story about seeking connection through technology. I plan to read similar short stories to help me with the world-building and characterization.
• I started Tim Clare's Couch to 80k Creative Writing Bootcamp a few months ago, and I'm taking the final days of the bootcamp. The topic of the final week is free writing a novel or any story. I didn't have one I could spend 20 minutes on, so I started gardening a random musing: Conscious magical gemstones ruling over the natural world of plants and greeneries and a hunter on a mission in this world. Letting the mind wander about an idea without knowing where it'll land is so peaceful.

Notes and posts

• I wrote a short note about what happens in my mind when I set to write a piece for my blog: Right, my note

Books

• Fantasy tournament updates:
  • See Week 7 & 8 update
  • "The Blade itself" now competes with "Jade City" for a Round 5 advancement. I enjoy reading these two books, and I have no idea how I will choose one to continue.
  • I have four new samples to read, some much-anticipated series: "Realm of the Elderlings," "Pern," "Malazan," and "One Piece."

That's it for the past week's updates. If you want to support this newsletter, please make sure to subscribe. Comment on your thoughts and ideas on what I shared; I'd love to read them!