Writing

Cover reveal for my novel!

Writing by Loan LeJuly 3, 2020July 3, 2020

Writing by Loan LeMay 23, 2020

One of my favorite websites is revealing the cover for A Phở Love Story, and I CAN’T FREAKING WAIT. I finalized it back in March and have only shared it with family and close friends. It’s been hard keeping it a secret. Let me just say that it perfectly represents Vietnamese-American culture. And it’s flirty […]

Writing by Loan LeMay 2, 2020

Writing Playlist

It’s such a sunny day outside, but I’m hoping everyone still remembers to practice social distancing! I’m sitting in my parents’ living room, alternating between reading Remember Me Like This by Bret Anthony Johnston (wonderful so far!), downing a glass of Dalgona whipped coffee, and jotting down notes to a potential second young adult novel. All the while, my favorite music plays in the background.

Copyediting: Some Thoughts

Writing by Loan LeApril 28, 2020April 28, 2020

Writing by Loan LeMarch 24, 2020July 2, 2020

Editor Wish List

Present circumstances are preventing face-to-face meetings, which are so important to forging agent and editor relationships (even though we end up re-scheduling so many times that it seems like we really don’t want to see each other, ha). So, I thought it’d be helpful to provide my “wish list” for any agent who’s interested in learning more about my reading/editing taste. A shortened version is also available on the Atria Books’ ‘About Us’ page.

Writing by Loan LeSeptember 14, 2019September 14, 2019

Vietnamese Song #0.5: Thành Phố Buồn

While food tends to act as a gateway to my childhood, music also summons the past into the present. I remember listening to Savage Garden’s “Truly, Madly, Deeply” as it played from our radio in the kitchen. I’d wondered how the singer planned to stand on a mountain (of all places!). During long car rides […]

dispatch three

Writing by Loan LeJune 3, 2019June 3, 2019

Writing by Loan LeMay 4, 2019May 4, 2019

Vietnamese Folk Poem #1

Yeah, I take Vietnamese classes on Wednesday nights. But . . . aren’t you Vietnamese? * At first, I thought learning Vietnamese in a class setting would only further embarrass me. It’s gonna be full of non-Vietnamese people and they’re going to look down on me. They’ll think, “Why is she in this class?” I always felt […]

dispatch two

Writing by Loan LeSeptember 2, 2018September 2, 2018

Writing by Loan LeAugust 4, 2018May 4, 2019

back to nonfiction

Nonfiction writers possess the fortitude to admit their flaws, excavate truths hidden in their bodies. This isn’t easy, especially for an introvert like me.