SiennyLovesDrawing ๐ฉ๐ป has started her blogging ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ป๐ passion 1๏ธโฃst with her own handwritten ๐โ๐ปย & handrawn art ๐จ๐ย since Oct 2014ย ๐๐
She wasn’t active blogging ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ป๐ย until last year & venturing into lifestyle blogging ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ป๐ย by sharing her own experiences after receiving media invitations ๐ฉ๐ง๐, attending various events, meeting new friends, gaining new skills/ knowledge etc.ย ๐โ๐ป
Most of her blog post banners remainย with her own handwritten ๐โ๐ปย & handrawn art ๐จ๐
So, when she read ๐ about this adult writing โ๐ป workshop by MPH Group Publishing (MPH) ๐ย from the FB advertisement, she straightaway signed up for it ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ
Guess whatโโ๏ธ
She ๐ฉ๐ป was being informed by the organiser team ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ that she was on waiting listย ๐ as this workshop was with great ๐๐ป responses & all seats ๐บ๐บwere filled up๐
Oppsss…She was late to grab her seat ๐บ๐
So so sad ๐๐ญ Sigh…She is not 24/7 ๐๐ on FB, so has not read ๐about this workshop when it was 1๏ธโฃst posted up ๐
However, she didn’t gave up & replied to the organiser team๐๐ปโโ๏ธ,
“Hi there, I’mย ๐ to stand ๐ญ at the back of the classroom to attend this workshop if allow โ ๐By any chance any participants ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ is pulling out โ last mins, I want to take the seat โ ๐๐บ“
She ๐ฉ๐ป also has followed up ๐ฑ closely with the organiser team ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ (Yesโ , she was thick skinned ohh๐คญ๐)
She ๐ฉ๐ป was lucky ๐ that someone pulled out last minsโผ๏ธย Sheย ๐ฉ๐ป got her seat โ ๐บย Hurrayโผ๏ธ๐ค๐ Sometimes, it worth beingย thick skinned ya๐คญ๐๐
A sweet reminder ๐ was received from the organiser team ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ a day before the workshop ๐
SiennyLovesDrawing ๐ฉ๐ป was arrived early ๐as usual, registered โ๐ป๐, got her seat ๐บ & then eagerly browsed through the workshop materails ๐ received. Ohh…The book ๐ especially, she is a typical bookworm ๐๐๐
It was a 3๏ธโฃ-hour workshop with well planned content coverage,
- Whyโโ๏ธย ~ Getting to know yourself & tips ๐ for getting started
By completing this questionnaireโ, it helps to discover why you write โ๐ป & some writingย ideas. Ms Lydia Teh ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ซ has advised all participants ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ to write โ๐ป about what you know, what you have read, your own experiences etc. ๐
Like 1๏ธโฃ of the participants, Mr Charles ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ has shared that he got so many ideas to write โ๐ป, so how to startโโ๏ธ
Ms Lydia Teh ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ซ has suggested that don’t be too eager & greedy to include all ideas at once, just focus on 1๏ธโฃ idea at a time ๐
SiennyLovesDrawing ๐ฉ๐ป wishes to continue sharing on handwritten ๐โ๐ปย & handraw art ๐จ๐that being forgetting by people during this digital world โ๏ธ๐ฑ๐ป๐ฅ even though she has venturing into lifestyle blogging ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ป๐, she still aligning to why she has started this blog ๐ by handwrittenย ๐โ๐ปย or handrawn ๐จ๐ย most of her blog post banners โบ๏ธ
- Whoโโ๏ธย ~ Identifying target audience / readerย ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ซ
It could be yourself, your family members/ friendsย ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ซย or even an unreal person๐พ, as long as this reader ๐พ motivates you to writeย โ๐ป
Below was an interesting way of identifying & having a reader ๐พ named Peggy…Ha…Ha…๐๐คฃ๐ย (Extracted from an article written by Kip Langello viaย ๐http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/should-you-write-for-yourself-or-for-the-reader)
To SiennyLovesDrawing ๐ฉ๐ป, she welcome ๐ค all readers ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ซ as long as enjoying her own experiences sharing, also her blogging style with emojisss ๐
- Whatโโ๏ธย ~ Identifying & planning what to write โ๐ป
After identifying a topic, type of writing (fiction/ non-fiction/short stories), then starting to outline your draft content๐, planning target schedule ๐ to complete, writingย โ๐ป , revise/ rewriting/ editing โ๐ป๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ป
Ms Lydia Teh ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ซ has shared that she prefers topical style especially for her column writing ๐ฐ, her writing ideas came from various sources e.g. billboard at highway during her driving ๐๐, daily conversations๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ค, friends ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฌetc.
Hmm…You may exploring about “What Genres Should You Write” viaย ๐https://www.blogthings.com/whatgenreshouldyouwritequiz/
- Whenโโ๏ธย ~ Planning your writing schedule ๐
Ms Lydia Teh ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ซ has shared her personal experiences that dateline ๐ is a good way to pushing herself to write โ๐ป especially for her weekly & monthly columns with the local newspapers ๐ฐ
Do whatever is best ๐๐ป for yourself, use a weekly planner ๐ to identify your best ๐๐ป time ๐/ pockets of time to write. Then, be regular on your writing schedules โ๐ป๐๐
Be discipline, give yourself a dateline ๐ & enjoy the writing journey ๐โ๐ป๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ป
Hmm…SiennyLovesDrawing ๐ฉ๐ป doesn’t really โ has a regular blogging schedule๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ป๐๐๐, she writes โ๐ป whenever she has the ideas or feels like blogging๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ป๐, so sometimes during her commuting๐๐, meal๐ฝ๐ดโ๏ธ, at night ๐๐before sleep ๐ ๐ด๐ค etc.
- Whereโโ๏ธย ~ Find your best location๐to writeโ๐ปย
Everyone will have their respective own preference placesss ๐๐with ambiences that will trigger excitement, being focus & comfy to write ๐๐ปโ๐ป
Ms Lydia Teh ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ซ also advised that if you have faced a writer’s block, do consider to change ๐ a different writing location โ๐ป๐, it helpsโ
SiennyLovesDrawing ๐ฉ๐ป enjoys her blogging ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ป๐ at home ๐ก , cafes โ๏ธ๐ต, co-working spaces ๐๐etc.
Guess whatโโ๏ธย
She ๐ฉ๐ป also blogging ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ป๐ during her commuting ๐๐ journey & missed her stop sometimes ๐คฆ๐ปโโ๏ธ Ha…Ha…๐๐คฃ๐
- Howโโ๏ธย ~ Writing prompts ๐ , writing exerciseโ๐ปย & rewriting exercise
SiennyLovesDrawing ๐ฉ๐ป really enjoyed the writing โ๐ป exercises during this workshop
She has learnt some various ways of getting writing ideas e.g. using picture ๐ผ
During this session, everyone ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ were so quiet & just writing โ๐ป, writing โ๐ป & writing โ๐ป, she enjoyed the moments of everyone were writing together ๐ฌ๐ซ๐ญโ๐ป
- Sharing your writing ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ป
It was an interactive ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฅ workshop & she has learnt a lot from the host ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ซ & other participants ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ questions โโ & anwers too
Sharing is caring as always & all were very willing to share respective writing โ๐ป journeys, so so inspiring & motivated after โ๐ป๐๐ป๐ช๐ป She is now hyper to blogging ๐คฉ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ป๐ more & more. Yeahโผ๏ธ๐๐คฃ
At the end of the workshop, she went up to Ms Lydia Teh ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ซ personally to request for her authograph โ๐ป๐ย on the book
Yeahโผ๏ธ Ms Lydia Teh ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ซ has wrote down ~ย Dear Sienny, keep writing โ๐ป & blogging ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ป๐ ~ , really appreciate this personalised message received ๐ Definitely SiennyLovesDrawing ๐ฉ๐ป will continue to deliver her best ๐๐ป in pursuing her blogging passion ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ป๐
Guess whatโโ๏ธ
Ms. Lydia Teh ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ซ has wrote โ๐ป her 1๏ธโฃst book ๐ at 39 & she was expecting๐คฐ๐ปher 4๏ธโฃth child ๐ถ๐ป at that time & now she has wrote โ๐ป for ๐ booksโผ๏ธ Wowโผ๏ธ ๐ฒ That’s amazing, will SiennyLovesDrawing ๐ฉ๐ป has a chance to publish a book ๐ tooโโ๏ธ
If you wish to read ๐ about Ms Lydia Teh’s ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ซ books ๐๐๐ writing โ๐ป journey, do exploring
Website๐:ย https://www.mphonline.com/en/productdetails/books/malaysian-collection/9789674154332
FB: https://www.facebook.com/commerce/products/1990123401060892/
A group boomerang ๐น๐ฅ cum photo ๐ธ with everyone ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ซ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฌ at the end of this writing workshop ๐๐คฉ
More upcoming workshops by MPH Group Publishing ๐, do check out their FB page frequently as the seats ๐บ๐บ always selling like hot cakes ya ๐ ๐
FB:ย https://www.facebook.com/MPHGroupPublishing/
Continuous learning is important ๐๐ปโ๐ป in life, let’s keep learning new ๐ skills & knowledge everyday ya ๐
This was the 3๏ธโฃrd workshops by MPH that SiennyLovesDrawing ๐ฉ๐ป has attended ๐
1๏ธโฃst Comic art workshop viaย ๐ https://siennylovesdrawing.wordpress.com/2018/08/23/comics-art-workshop/
2๏ธโฃnd Make up workshop via,
Part 1๏ธโฃ
Partย 2๏ธโฃ
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siennylovesdrawing 
OMG I haven’t been to writing workshop for awhile. I think I need to join too to keep myself updated and get to know fellow writers.
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Yeahโผ๏ธ Keep learning & meeting up more new friends that sharing the same writing passion ๐๐
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It’s great to hear that you made it on the list. Following up really does pay off and you have some new found knowledge to share.
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Yeah!! Sometimes being thick skinned really helps ๐
I fight for my own learning opportunities : )
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Lots of good information about writing workshops very resourceful.
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Thanks so much for your kind words, it’s truly an amazing learning I had from this writing workshop : )
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That is so cool! My school is holding a writers workshop and now I seriously want to sign up for it. You look like you had a fun time!
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Yeah!! You have to attend the workshop at your school, am sure you will gain some new knowledge about writing, just like myself ๐
Let’s enjoy our writing ya ๐
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Very nice workshop review. There are a lot of emoji icons I can see.
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Ha…Ha…I love emojisss, so it forms part of my blogging style, thanks for your compliments ya ๐ค๐โบ๏ธ
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I am sure that the writer at heart would love this!
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Youโre absolutely right Juli โ๐ป๐๐ป๐๐
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Nice review of what sounds an interesting workshop.
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Thanks so much for your compliments to my blogging ya โบ๏ธ๐
It was truly an awesome learning ๐๐ปโ๐ป
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Good thing you dropped a note to the organizers, even though itโs a long shot. Sometimes, a little extra mile could go a long way. And then, your perseverance paid off! Cheers to better writing!
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Yeahโผ๏ธ Totally agreed with you, sometimes being thick skinned helps โบ๏ธ๐
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This sounds like a really fantastic workshop, Sienny! I enjoyed reading your post immensely. I think I would take away great value from doing something like this.
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Yeah!! Alex, I really being inspired to continue my blogging passion ๐
So happy to know that my sharing here is valuable to you too ~ sharing is caring as always ~ ๐
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