Author Ivy Ngeow
The spotlight is on Tania Tay, whom I met around 28 to 30 years ago when we worked in Singapore. She was a friend of my BFF, Karen Ho. There was such a buzz in the 1990s. Everyone, who was anyone or someone we knew, was in design or publishing. We had such an exciting …
As a writer, the choice between indie or self-publishing and traditional publishing is one of the most significant decisions you can make. Both paths offer unique opportunities and challenges, and understanding them is crucial for any author. I began my journey in traditional small publishing when my book Cry of the Flying Rhino won an …
I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve finished the first draft of my next psychological thriller! I began this project in 2022 and initially wrote 37,000 words. However, in January 2023, I had to abandon it. My commitment to Penguin Random House Southeast Asia for The American Boyfriend took priority, involving a year-long promotional, marketing, and …
🏆 JUST FANTASTIC! Thrilled to share that The American Boyfriend has won the BEST MARKETING CAMPAIGN at the Singapore Book Awards ceremony 2024 held at the Pod, National Library building tonight. The Singapore Book Publishers Association is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2024 Singapore Book Awards, announced last night at the National Library …
I was on radio on Friday 19 July 2024 at 8pm Singapore time, on Channel News Asia talking on the topic of “letter to myself”. Find out how and why I did too much when I was young, and still do too much when I’m old. Night Life with presenter/producer Joel Chua “At 8pm, be …
The Business of Blurb Once I found this task a chore akin to cleaning or ironing. Now I enjoy it and even do it on other people’s books. It’s the pretty and mysterious sister of the synopsis. The synopsis is a dry technical report of the book’s beats with all the spoilers but the blurb …
We’ve all done it. Self-editing. From my own experience, there’s also a blindness to self-editing because as a creator I am too close to my body of work. I see it every day. It’s like tasting your own cooking. Because you like the taste and you taste it every day doesn’t mean it’s good or at …
In this #thewritinglife post, I’d like to focus on what and who has made us interested in reading and writing. I’ve had the pleasure and honour to work with and talk to Cambridge-qualified Mary-Anne Farah (Maz) and Holly of Marginalia Manuscripts about their personal stories. Editors are one of the key backstage players of the actual …
Authors, do you have an Ideal Reader and readers, are you in fact one? I interviewed an avid reader and here’s what I found! Read my blog post here. Most blogs interview authors but that’s boring. As an author, I have been interviewed many times and I also have interviewed other authors. This time, …
Your questions answered! Thank you for sending them. This 9 min video explores themes in OVERBOARD and how to create suspense using multiple viewpoints.