Her mother finally allowed her to choose her own path after she passed her Malaysian Certificate of Education exams with mediocre results (she only excelled in English Literature and History).
Working alongside host-writer-actress Rafidah Abdullah,[5] she wrote scripts for a few episodes of Gol & Gincu The Series, Goda, and the kids program Number Squad.
While citing KT Tunstall, Sia, Portishead, The Swell Season, and Padi as her inspirations, Wani singled out Cat Stevens as her personal idol.
Their single "Cela" (sung by vocalist Nazila Abu Zaidi, written and composed by Wani) grew quite popular and was aired by various local radio stations without their consent.
At the end of the same year, Wani wrote and composed a couple of songs for a musical staged at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Center.
Produced by Dato' Faridah Merican and directed by Joe Hasham, Malaysian Girls[11] was dubbed "the year's most glamorous musical" and received positive feedback from media, critics and theatergoers in general.
Abdul Ghafar Ibrahim, winner of the 2005 Southeast Asian Writers Award, described her writings as "honest, vertically heavy, effective, energetic, synergetic, authentic, unpretentious and filled with strong messages."
She continues to publish her writings through Eksotikata and Mesin Cahaya Masa (2014), Melompat Keluar Dari Mimpi (2015), Untuk Yang Telah Pergi (2016), IKHLAS (2017), Hujan Bakawali di Rumah Tuhan as well as Tukang Puisi (2018).