Flavorful WORLD of a WRITER | Danielle Lim | TBCY

S3 E318 Danielle Lim, Award-Winning Author of 3 Books

00:00 - Introduction
00:34 – About Danielle Lim
01:10 – When did you start writing?
01:30 – What makes one a good writer?
02:50 – What makes a good story?
04:29 – So, when you start writing, do you follow a set schedule?
06:12 – Do you face writer’s block?
07:48 – Tell me about your book, “And Softly Go The Crossings”.
10:56 – What is the difference between writing a short story and a full book?
14:06 – Tell me about your next book. What was your motivation to write about the SARS epidemic and leprosy?
16:28 – Tell me about your book on mental breakdown
15:19 – What are some of the disruptors that you had identified?
19:16 – Please talk a bit about your forthcoming book.
21:58 – How does a first-time author find a publisher?

Martin Luther has said, “If you want to change the world, pick up your pen and write.” If not directly changing the world, one can surely do it by changing one's own life. We know the power of putting thoughts on paper through writing.


And, who doesn’t love their favorite authors who have the power to transport us to a different world? These writers enter our hearts as they relate with us through their stories. It is reading such relatable books that help us develop ideas, inculcate healthy changes, or just feel the emotions we want to feel.

Today, we have Danielle Lim, an award-winning author of three books. She talks about her view of relating with the readers.

Danielle talks about her urge to connect with readers as a writer. She feels writing is not just about technique, but about understanding life and people.

She talks further about the meaning of a successful story. Furthermore, she emphasises on the importance of it being both personal and universal.

Danielle shares her book of short stories, “And Softly Go the Crossings” published By Penguin Singapore. She also draws a comparison of writing short stories vs. a full-length book.

She further talks about her novel, “Trafalgar Sunrise”, which is a story of a nurse battling at the frontline during the SARS epidemic. The nurse looks back at her young career when she had leprosy. The book was published in 2018 before COVID ha hit.

She has also written a book, a memoir called "The Sound of SCH", which has won the Singapore Literature Prize. The book is about her uncle who had schizophrenia and how her mother handled situations as a caregiver.

Danielle tells that a lot of people came out to thank her for bringing forth a topic of taboo.
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