It has been a long time since my last post, but things have been a bit hectic around here. I'm happy to report, however, that all this hustle and bustle has proved worthwhile in the end, and I'm now back with some exciting news to share. As you may remember, in recent years I have published … [Read more...]
My Travelogue of Vietnam
As mentioned in an earlier post, in late 2016 I had a chance to go back and visit Việt-Nam, my ancestral homeland. It was my first trip back in over four decades, and it touched me deeply. And so, upon my return to America, I immediately set aside all other projects to start recapturing the memories … [Read more...]
A Must Write
What in the world is a "must write," you ask. I can best explain what it is by mentioning its counterpart, which you're probably familiar with since it's often found in readers' reviews of their favorite books---a "must read." Let me elaborate. A must write is something that I as a writer feel … [Read more...]
Why I (Continue to) Write
It's said that we've all got a book in us. I was fortunate enough, living in the age of self-publishing, to find that out for myself. In my case, it took me six years of hard labor---labor of love, as it's called---to research, write, and publish my first book, Once upon a Mulberry Field, a … [Read more...]
A look back at the first six months
August marked the six-month anniversary of the release of my novel Once Upon a Mulberry Field. It seems much longer than that, yet it also feels like just yesterday. On this last day before Fall, I'd like to take a moment to look back on that first leg of the journey and share some milestones with … [Read more...]
A Beginning
It wasn’t that many years ago that I didn’t even know what a “blog” was. And though I still can’t always remember what the word stands for, here I am, writing my first blog, just another living proof of how fast things are evolving in the Internet Age. So come on the fun ride with me, and together … [Read more...]