Felicia Yap

Felicia Yap (born November 1980) is a Malaysia-born author. Her debut novel, a thriller titled Yesterday, was the subject of a bidding war by publishers.

Quotes

• ...When I realised that inspiration is the alchemic response to the surprising, unfamiliar and unexpected, I also began doing a lot of writing on the road...
• ...the five senses are crucial in the art of storytelling, their rich and delicious alchemy...
• ...Stories come alive when readers can feel, touch, hear, taste and see what the characters are experiencing. I believe that one can only write about the five senses convincingly if one has experienced them in the magical amalgamation unique to a particular location...
• ...I love how crime stories are frequently propelled by a sense of urgency, how they often have in-built ticking clocks that compel us to keep turning the pages...
• ...If it’s fun to read a crime story, it’s even more fun to write one...
  • Author Felicia Yap On Her New Book, "Future Perfect" And Why Crime Stories Attract Her
• ...Thrillers should have in-built ticking clocks...
• ...Concepts are merely empty canvases to hang tales on; what makes books come alive are the small but lively details that populate them...
  • Interview with Felicia Yap