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on writing and social media
The old writer vs content creator battle. Writing captions on Instagram every day is not only a great exercise to improve concision, conversational writing, and effective conveyance of messages, it also builds an audience for my writing. But…
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I think I’ve been doing this wrong the whole time.
I think I’ve been doing this wrong the whole time. I was watching some famous screenwriters talking about their writing process and I immediately thought, Wait a minute, that makes perfect sense. I raised my eyebrows and found a little lightbulb shining next to my head, you know what I mean? My process would be so much better and simpler if I did that! I’d divide this process into three steps: FIRST STEP — gather, collect, and freely hoard notes, beats, characters, themes, ideas, dialogues, scenes, and everything they can, even sketches and pictures if that is the case. SECOND STEP — filter and organize the mess, separate the wheat…
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If reading is like eating words…
If reading is like eating words and digesting ideas, writing must be like cooking. If you think that way, your piece of writing will turn into food you could make in a million different possible ways. Food for thought or food for the mere delight of savoring words.
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what is a good definition of reading?
Reading is more than just looking at ink on paper and fluently making something out of it. Reading is…
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how to make time for reading and why this is not a how-to post like any other else you’ve read before
This is not going to be the first time I talk about this. And this is not gonna be the first time you’re gonna need to read this. Making time for reading is one of the biggest challenges of modern life, and it’s so challenging that most people end up thinking it's impossible or impracticable. But it’s not.
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Sapir-Whorf hypothesis and how to be a writer of the world
The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, or *language relativity* hypothesis, is a principle that suggests that the structure of a language affects its speaker’s perceptions and thoughts, thus affecting their behavior.
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a very simple list of six arguments in defense of lists
There is a certain magic in a number of items consecutively written one below the other. A secret that only a few people know. And if you dig deeper, you’ll find lists in every great thinker’s works and habits.
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is a book what you want it to mean or what the author wanted it to say?
I want to provoke a reflection here without telling what I think about it. And before you decide not to keep reading this, that’s exactly the point of this post.
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reading life and the joy of worlds within it
You might know the Lion or the Witch and even the Wardrobe. If you don’t, you should just know that any wardrobe is a very foolish place to shut oneself into, but there’s a magical one.
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how to be mindful in small chunks
Life can be crazy sometimes. Always too much going on at the same time. We’re always caught up in big projects, with no time for anything. But I think there’s a way to change that.
