Writing a novel is an adventure. It starts with the taming of the great living beast that is language, and then requires exploration, of the shadowy attic in your memory, and the holes in your heart, and the labyrinth in your mind... Some of the things you'll find along the way will be unpleasant. But … Continue reading Writing a Novel Is An Adventure
When the writer is inspired, clouds with fantastic shapes can be observed in the sky, and the shadow of the wind can be seen, and the beating of ants’ hearts can be heard... 1. Reading a. Non-fiction – I get more story ideas from reading non-fiction than from reading novels. It seems to me that … Continue reading 9 Things That Inspire a Writer
When you write at your leisure, when the children are asleep or in the evenings after work, and you do it because putting words on paper improves your disposition, without caring too much how good your writing is because you don’t plan to show it to anyone anyway, all is well. But when you isolate … Continue reading Is Writing a Vice or a Virtue?
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