I’ve been thinking about the meaning of success. It is a concept that each person defines in a very unique way. I’d say it’s also the result of being convinced that you’re in the right place and doing what you really like.
Success is so personal, so I want to share what it means to me.
Reading is as essential as breathing, especially if you’re a writer. It’s wonderful to find inspiration or motivation in someone else’s words.
Whether it’s a book being released this year or a masterpiece from centuries ago that’s been on your reading list for some time, all those stories await you.
Here’s three books I’m really excited to read.
Continue reading “Books I’m looking forward to reading this year”
A recurring theme for this month is new year’s resolutions. Your own social media feeds will be showing you articles that will motivate you to follow your dream or passion and make 2019 more successful than 2018.
I like that motivating vibe, and I’d like to share a few thoughts on yearly goals.
Continue reading “New Year: Focus on solutions rather than resolutions”
Networking is a buzz word. Marketing gurus talk about it constantly, and reliable online sources insist that this is something you should be doing right now.
In the creative world, networking is also a big deal. We can’t escape it, and that’s either good news if you’re an extrovert or bad news if you’re an introvert like me.
This is the second part of a series of articles I’m calling “Combo Skills” for writers.
Lately, I’ve been thinking about the importance of combining different abilities to improve our writing style. The more I observe certain trends, the more I convince myself that it’s necessary to go beyond a pen and a piece of paper.
The first article focused on public speaking, and now I’m writing about the importance of developing design skills as a writer.
Continue reading “Combo Skills: Writing + Designing (Part 2)”
This is the first part of a series of articles I’m calling “Combo Skills” for writers.
Lately, I’ve been thinking about the importance of combining different abilities to improve our writing style. The more I observe certain trends, the more I convince myself that it’s necessary to go beyond a pen and a piece of paper.
This first article focuses on public speaking.
Continue reading “Combo Skills: Writing + Public Speaking (Part 1)”
As a writer, it is your own responsibility to improve your word usage so that you can create characters, situations and universes.
“If you want to become a really good writer, you have to read a lot.” That’s the first idea that comes to mind when thinking about improvement. While I definitely agree with that, I also think there’s other helpful ways to get there.
I recently started doing something completely new to me: copying passages from my favourite books and lyrics from songs I really like. This technique is worth trying.
Continue reading “A New Technique to Become a Better Writer”
