Experience sharing on writing

Got this notice from a Mensa mailing list. I haven't heard of this author before, so I am not sure how this session would be like, but just decide to share it anyway. It might be something some of you would like to check out.

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Take note budding writers of sci-fi, fantasy, horror and other
fiction genres, this talk on step-by-step to getting your stories
published is not to be missed!

Local author Ti Chin Han will share this experience on becoming a
writer and his journey towards getting his works published,
particularly his recent novel "Trumation Nation".

The talk will cover:
1. What does it take to become a writer?
2. Genre – fiction & non-fiction
3. How I started
4. A reading culture
5. The publishing environment in Malaysia
6. Gaining confidence
7. My experience in writing a full-length novel
8. Winning and getting published
9. The Publishing Agreement
10. The editing process
11. Selling the book
12. Writing the next book

Date: Saturday, 20 October 2007
Time: 7.30pm to 10pm, inclusive of dinner with speaker
Venue: MySciFiFan Outpost, function room
Lot 208ii, 2nd floor (next to cineplex),
Cineleisure Damansara (next to The Curve),
2A Jalan PJU 7/3, Mutiara Damansara
47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Participation Fee:
Rm 15/- per pax, inclusive of set dinner served between 7pm to 8pm.

Please register for this talk by e-mailing your name and contact
number to comm@outpost.com.my, or calling 03-77100562 between 12pm to
10pm, by Friday 19 October.

About Ti Chin Han
Author:
+ I, Fridge Horror (Highly Commended – 2003 / 2004 Commonwealth Short
Story Competition);
+ Trumation Nation (First Prize – 2005 Utusan Group Literary Prize
(sponsored by Exxon Mobil)
Other Awards & Notable Works:
+ First Prize - 2005 / 2006 Utusan Group Literary Prize
+ Prize winner - article in The Star - Is War On Iraq Justified
+ Short story published in StarMag
+ Poetry published in The International Library of Poetry


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