00:02At just 13 years old, Malaysian novelist Avril Heung has marked another milestone with a double
00:09book launch at the Sunway Library by Book Excess. After publishing her debut novel titled Laura
00:15Taylor's The Shadow of Three last year, Heung now celebrates the release of her sequel and
00:20the illustrated editions of her novels. They are all released within a year.
00:25The Philippines, the UK, the US and Canada.
00:35I think a lot of things that inspired me to write these books is mainly because I was
00:40reading like quite at a young age. After reading, my mother said that you could make your own
00:45stories and then I was like, you can be an author. I was very surprised and I was like very
00:48excited
00:49and so I continued to write. I actually had a lot of unfinished projects but until I stumbled
00:54across Laura Taylor's and I just finished it and that's how it happened. I have many moments
00:59of writer's blog actually doing these books. I would discuss with my editor, my sister and
01:04then she would like give me some ideas and then we would like pitch in. We could do like
01:08with a lot of ideas and I would try writing it, try writing every idea, see which one is
01:13the best.
01:13So what is her advice to young aspiring authors?
01:17Just a book a day and just keep reading consistently and just keep typing, just keep writing whatever
01:23you like and just keep drawing and then once at the end you will find out that you have made
01:28a book by yourself.
01:30At the event, Hung shared with the audiences her literature journey, passion and dedication
01:36to storytelling. She started to gain popularity in 2024 for her early achievements in literature.
01:44Recognised as one of the country's youngest authors, Hung has planned to continue her literary
01:48journey by working on a book trilogy.
01:51And with that, everyone's four books are officially launched.
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