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15th November 2008

That’s the date yesterday, and really, the only reason I’m putting it up here is that yesterday I began writing Singapura officially. Or semi-officially.

There’s a gigantic chance that it’s just a false start. In fact, I’m predicting that a couple months down the road, this will be recognised as a false start. But just in case, I’m putting a note here to remind myself of the date.

I really just have all of 300 words now. I haven’t added anything from the fragments I wrote before this (which are probably a few thousand words in length), and probably won’t do so for a while. Another thing is I’m starting from the middle, because I figured that this is structurally quite different from The River and writing in this way won’t hurt.

Interestingly, there’s no driving pressure to complete this urgently (as in The River). In fact, I have my deadline for a presentable draft in three years, so I’m quite sure I can take my time. I just want to go at a really relaxed pace this time and see how it pans out.

In summary, though, just don’t take this too seriously. I’m pretty sure it’s a false start. But just in case.

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