My Lovely Skull And Other Skeletons, Tunku Halim's 20th book, marks a milestone in the author’s career.
and the children’s book seriesA Children’s History Of MalaysiaMalay myth, legends and folklore have informed a great deal of his work, and Tunku Halim says he is now more confident about what he does ... writing with a distinct – and relatable – Malaysian flavour.
“There is no longer this need to prove myself. Even after my first two or three books were published, I still didn’t dare call myself a writer. Now writing is something I just do as a matter of course. I tell people that it keeps me out of mischief!” says Tunku Halim. Not many authors reach 20 books in their career. To have such a longstanding career, the author notes, requires hard work.
“The answer is rather simple: just keep writing! Well, seriously, aspiring authors should ask themselves: why do I write? Is it for fame, fortune or to prove yourself to others? Maybe once I did think that way, but I now write because it’s something I just do. I’m not craving for any particular end result. So, I just kept writing and, one day without me realising it, I discovered I had 20 books out there,” he says.
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