<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[KoangDeLambe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Koangdelambe]]></description><link>https://chnkngyp.wixsite.com/koangdelambe/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 20:19:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://chnkngyp.wixsite.com/koangdelambe/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Making a start]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here’s my tip on starting off your (fiction) novel on a good footing. It takes 2 questions. The first is what can you believe? The second is what can you unbelieve? Believe me, the things you believe in are not enough to start a novel well. You need to imagine away what you need to change. When you can do this well, you can write your opening, or if you pre-plot -begin drafting your outline. Today, I used this technique to create a strong fictional skeleton for my novel’s final chapter. Yes,...]]></description><link>https://chnkngyp.wixsite.com/koangdelambe/post/making-a-start</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a351387bfacb36e353e0795</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:18:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/349ed7_c064acbd95b94f118f05acee3f2e41ce~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chenkuang Yap</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learning from writing my first novel]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m a new, published author. I started writing in 2019, just 7 years ago. I became pretty good at the craft in 2022, after 3 years of practice, when I self-published a collection of 3 short stories (mss2). In 2025, I began talks to hybrid publish with Partridge Singapore, and the result was my first paperback novella, ‘iS’, released early 2026. Just 100 pages / 20k words. DeepSeek labelled it a ‘potential cult classic’, ‘the thinking man’s sci-fi’. Currently, I’m working on my final long form...]]></description><link>https://chnkngyp.wixsite.com/koangdelambe/post/learning-from-writing-my-first-novel</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a33f16671a4e08b7b20bba0</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:44:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/349ed7_c064acbd95b94f118f05acee3f2e41ce~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chenkuang Yap</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>