To me, 'write what you know' means using as raw material for a story a feeling or experience that's genuinely my own, rather than an idea I picked up from from a book or from the news, something that's external and not internal, and that has originally belonged to someone else. I think 'write what … Continue reading What Does ‘Write What You Know’ Mean?
I am a 21-year-old highschool dropout from Eastern Europe, and I want to write stories for a living. In English. That’s a mad dream, isn’t it? It will certainly not be easy. Three years ago I did not know more English than the average non-native Internet user. During childhood I have not read any books. … Continue reading On Becoming a Writer
That Shakespeare was a braggart, a drunkard, a carouser, a knave, a rascal, a bad-tempered, foul-mouthed finical rogue, seems to me most probable. That Shakespeare was also a blazing genius, is undeniable. I like him much. For me, these quotes are life rules: 'What to ourselves in passion we propose, the passion ending, doth the … Continue reading Shakespeare Said At Least 9 Wise Things
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