Y. Y. ChanMay 16, 20202 min readOfficially Published!This post is a couple of days late. But yes, I'm officially published! (In case you missed the memo...) You can check out my book here:...
Y. Y. ChanMay 9, 20208 min readFrom Blank Page to Published (Part 4): Writing the 'Other Stuff'While the books were being edited and illustrated, I started to work on writing the other stuff such as blurbs, author bio,...
Y. Y. ChanMay 8, 20204 min readMore Updates! (Picture Book Launch Date: 13 May!)So a lot of things happened over the last couple of weeks and I haven't had a chance to update as I have a lot of other things going on....
Y. Y. ChanMay 1, 20204 min readFrom Blank Page to Published (Part 3): Getting it IllustratedAfter I had sent the two versions to the editors, I needed to work on getting the picture book illustrated. I divided the text into...
Y. Y. ChanApr 28, 20205 min readFrom Blank Page to Published (Part 2): EditingHere is Part 2 of my self-publishing journey. I've been busy with a lot of little things over the last week(s) but also felt like I had...
Y. Y. ChanApr 20, 20202 min readExciting News and Updates! Ok... It's been over a week since I last wrote a blogpost and I was hoping to continue my series about the 'Blank Page to Published'...
Y. Y. ChanApr 8, 20207 min readFrom Blank Page to Published (Part 1): The First DraftI am going to write a series of blogposts on the whole process of writing my first book - from Blank Page to Published (and all the...
Y. Y. ChanApr 5, 202012 min readChildren's Books on Death, Loss & GriefWhen I decided to write 'Can You Hear Me?' I searched around for a range of children's books that covered similar themes. I already had a...
Y. Y. ChanMar 31, 20204 min readHow the story was bornI started writing my first children’s book in February 2020, when the COVID-19 started to spread around Hong Kong, confining us to our homes