I’m Maclean Patrick – a struggling Malaysian writer, trying to make ends meet by writing books in English. Though the market is small in Malaysia and support for local writers is close to minimal, especially for English titled books but I am willing to take a swing at it.
My first novella “Jasmines on the 4th Floor” was just released in January 2008. “Jasmines on the 4th Floor” came in under 44,000 words and for my next project, I am gunning for 60,000 words. I’m currently slaving away on that 2nd book, which I hope to submit to the publishers sometime in this year (2008).
Update: I’ve completed my 2nd novel and it came in about 67,000 words (yipee). I’m currently waiting on the publishers for the proofreading copy.
I started this blog to help me vent my frustration and thoughts on writing. I am not an expert and have never taken a writing workshop or joined a writing course in university, so please shoot me nicely if you think my ideas on writing is close to stupidity. Most of these thoughts were birth from my experience in writing my first book and gleamed from reading what other writer’s experiences.
I also blog on Malaysian politics, society and government on my Malaysian Sentinel blog. As writers we see situations that invoke a sense of social justice and the stories need to be told but via another medium from mainstream book writing.
Feel free to leave comments and let’s learn from one another. Cheers!
Jasmines on the 4th Floor cover
Maclean Patrick, what can I call you? Mac ? or Patrick
My name is Erik Prabowo from INdonesia, you can call me Erik.
I really honor your achievement writing a novel. I still on work with my novel, but English for the main language for my novel? Wow….perhaps someday, my English writing is very very bad. But I loved to share something about writing with you. I hope next month I will try to sent my draft of novel to major publisher in Indonesia. (we don’t need literary agent, you can see it in my post in me web…but I really think that Indonesia have to learn from UK or USA about literary agent.
Hi Maclean Patrick, Can you please contact me via the email I left? I think someone plagiarized you and I need to discuss this with you privately but i could not find your email address. Thanks
Maclean,
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Cheers,
Brody
hye Maclean..
My name is Habibah and im studying in USM Pulau Pinang, taking TeSOL.i have never read your book but i’m quite interesting to check on it because in my course, we are required to interview a malaysian author that write an English book. Actually where are you stay right now because if u r willing, my coursemates-Zara,Ann and i want to interview you according to your novel “Jasmine on the 4th floor”. We are very honour if you agree and will try to find your book and read it before we meet. I really hope that you can make it.Any further information, you can contact me trough my mail- bj_lp05@yahoo.com
Hope to hear from you soon.
Thank you and Good Luck!!!