I'm Published
I have good news to break. My 4 pieces of writing have just been published in the book To Vietnam With Love: A Travel Guide for the Connoisseur (Edited & with contributions by Kim Fay) This is among the acclaimed series of eight guidebooks To Asia With Love. Though I sometimes write books and articles for magazines, this is special because the book is printed and published abroad.
When I got the invitation to contribute to the book, I was all at once impressed by the editor’s idea, which I thought clever and original. The book itself is a nice surprise if in your mind guidebooks are obviously to supply travelers with helpful but somewhat boring facts and nothing else. These guidebooks offer more than that. They feature personal freshly first-hand stories, narrated by a wide range of writers, both professional and freelance: writers, teachers, NGO volunteers, war veterans, Viet Kieu, expatriates, etc. (There are in fact almost 60 of us.) The essays, intended not only to inform but inspire, are followed by fact files which provides all the relevant information mentioned in the essay. In this sense, the book can be used on its own and/or preferably together with another regular guidebook. As a tourist, I need the information necessary for my travels, but as a reader, I enjoy reading personal in-depth traveling stories, still, as a writer, I prefer narrating real tales rather than collecting just facts and information. And that’s the reason why I decided to contribute my part to the project.
Writing for books differs in that there is a deadline. But the result is rewarding. I have received the complimentary copies from the publisher and think it’s a gorgeous book not for tourists only but for all those who love Vietnam; not only because of the great content, but the decent way it’s decorated as well. This is to read over a cup of coffee or a sip of tea in between your trips.
The book is now available on Amazon and will be showing up in bookstores all over the world soon. Give it a try. Sure you won’t be disappointed!
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Congratulation, Anh R!
Posted by: NGHG | November 14, 2008 at 02:10 AM
congratulations!
still remenber your chinese students? we miss you all so much
Posted by: qinxin | November 14, 2008 at 02:44 AM
Good job!
I am proud of you!
Congratulations.
Posted by: Bang Lam | November 14, 2008 at 08:21 AM
Anh viết cái gì trong đó dzị, tò mò ghê.
Posted by: HTV | November 14, 2008 at 01:01 PM
I will read it. Thanks.
Posted by: Duc Duong | November 14, 2008 at 04:17 PM
Congratulations, my friend! I can now count you as a published author.
And - as soon as I finish writing this, I will order a copy!
Posted by: Doug | November 15, 2008 at 01:58 PM
Congratulation!
You have many good pieces of writing. I still keep all of them, which were published. All of them are great!
I will try to get one!
Thank you, my teacher!
Posted by: Le tat Tien | November 16, 2008 at 06:23 PM
Congratulations, and here's to many more!
I'm really looking forward to reading this.
Posted by: Chris | November 18, 2008 at 11:34 AM
Congrats to you on this accomplishment!! ;o) Will look for it on Amazon.
Posted by: QGiao | November 19, 2008 at 12:59 PM
Today is Teachers' Day. I hope Thay Anh a happy life.
Chinese student: Yang Shuyun
Posted by: YS | November 20, 2008 at 06:54 AM
Congratulation !
I'm a student of yours.
I'm really impressed and touch by your writings. I see , feel and learn alot from them.Happy to hear your news.
Hope to have a chance to learn with you next year
Posted by: Dong-Phuong Nguyen | November 21, 2008 at 07:11 AM
We're excited about your accomplishment. Congratulation!
Posted by: Trung & Ni | March 28, 2009 at 05:43 PM