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I frowned all the way through my 15 minutes of fame. People tell me I should lighten up, be a little less serious. I blame the work I do, the hours spent furiously concentrating on just one person as they share the most intimate details of their life’s journey. But I realised recently I’m actually […]

I love visiting Hoi An. There’s no town in Vietnam more beautiful than Hoi An’s Old Quarter, with its stone walkways meandering between golden-yellow heritage buildings and the charming ancient Japanese Bridge. I’ve been very fortunate in recent years to have had a regular assignment in this beautiful place, helping to write a landmark memoir

Special thanks to Eden Northover for her editorial support and special care for our biography of Phi Nhung. Her improvements to the book’s content helped us tell Nhung’s life achievements consistent with international literary storytelling standards. Vietnamese writers seeking to have their written work in English professionally edited can contact Eden directly from her page.

Just one day after opening international pre-orders for “Tinh Binh” on Lulu, the world’s largest independent bookstore, all three formats currently available internationally have achieved high rankings on the best-selling newly released biography/memoir category in the past 30 days. The black and white paperback version is ranked 7th, the color hardcover version 8th, and the

Writing “An Emissary from Heaven” for Phi Nhung has been a unique experience in all my years of pursuing this career as a writer and book producer. Coming into this project, I knew I would never have the chance to sit down with her, to listen to her telling me her stories or accompany her

The great changes of the modern world have seen so many families shifting countries to seek fresh opportunities. This has resulted in many, many children growing up as Third Culture Individuals (TCIs)—raised in places where they’re visibly different from most other kids around them. A lot of these TCIs experience disquieting feelings of alienation or

Welcoming Daniel Spero as lead writer and creative director at Metro Writers has been a singular stroke of good luck for my book authoring business. A humble and underappreciated wordsmith, Daniel is one of the few long-term expat residents of Saigon who lives and breathes writing books as a genuine creative junkie. An American national

As a company specialising in book-length projects for premium clients, we take a systematic and creative approach in making sure our books are written well, written quickly, and express exactly what you have in mind. Preparing a book is no small task, and it can be an overwhelming project if you don’t know what you’re

NaNoWriMo is a “fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to creative writing” where participants have a goal of writing a 50,000 word novel between November 1 and November 30. They register online, where they can earn badges as they progress to the finish line, network with other writers, and check out resources to help them along. http://nanowrimo.org/