Location: MalaysiaInception: 28 May 2020LIVE: 9th October 2020Total Days: 134 days The whole process took me 134 days and it was my most stressful time of the year. I think I almost went bald at some point. Audiobooks were initially planned as a 2021/2022 company milestone but due to COVID, I had to take pretty …
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Over the past four years of being in the publishing and writing industry, I’ve gotten quite a number of frequently asked questions posed by aspiring, budding writers as well as the press. Here are some of the more popular ones. 😊I’ve had Zack Shah answer these questions on a blog post as well on Penwings …
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Hey guys, what a moment in history we are experiencing here, huh? I hope you are reading more and taking this time to really reflect on what’s really important in life. I’ve been wanting to write this blog for a long time now. People are always so surprised about how a Best-Selling Author hated reading …
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Pardon the title. We all know writing books will never earn as much as real estate or a Hai Di Lao franchise. What I’m talking about is not parting with hard-earned cash, but readers buying into your story, brand, concept and most of all your overarching message. About truly engaging your readers, and transforming them …
Publishing books can be daunting for new writers. With statistics of only one book read per Malaysian per year (2018), the publishing scene may seem a little depressing. However, in those years Penwings Publishing broke through and sold more than 30,000 non-fiction books nationwide in Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and online, with 3 out of …
Charissa, why don’t you publish biographies, children’s books, novels, non-fictions? Rather than just saying ‘No’ and disappearing into a cloud of smoke, I give short answers like, ‘I need to conduct more research on the segment’ or ’Not now, maybe in a few year’s time.’ This blog post is the long answer. 😊 I’m sure …