Writing Podcast Episode 694: Candice Chung and her book, 'Chinese Parents Don’t Say I Love You'

How do you go about writing a personal memoir that heavily features your very-much-alive parents? Author Candice Chung grappled with this and her culturally private family while curating her book, Chinese Parents Don’t Say I Love You. In this episode, she joins us to discuss the inspiration for a book that uses food as a storytelling device, some of the rituals around dining and the story behind the title of her book! 00:00 Welcome 07:10 Writing tip: Developing your own editing checklist 12:44 WIN!: How to Live an Artful Life by Katy Hessel 14:17 Word of the week: ‘Anhedonia’ 14:49 Writer in residence: Candice Chung 15:05 Writing about food rituals 17:25 Inspiration for writing the book 20:20 Selling the book to publishers 22:15 The story behind the title 26:29 Telling parents about the book 31:33 Fact checking emotional details 34:05 Grappling with sharing personal thoughts 38:20 Why Candice decided to get into journalism 42:37 The ‘frozen sandwiches’ anecdote 44:21 Literary inspirations for the book 49:24 Future projects 51:14 Final thoughts Read the show notes Connect with Valerie and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | ValerieKhoo.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.