Hurting your characters

‘Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls’ (Kahlil Gibran) Be it a rookie writer or not, it’s crystal clear for us that a story can’t be all sunshine and rainbows. Let’s take a love story. The main characters have to get through hardships to reach a desired point. A relationship has its ups and […]

Get your plot going

‘The real story is not the plot, but how the characters unfold by it.’ (Vanna Bonta) Ideas come and go. And right when you write them down, you might get stuck at the plot. You start writing that story cause you’ve got all the characters cleared out in your head. You know how to start […]

Write that story

‘If a story is in you, it has to come out.’ (William Faulkner) I always thought that, as a writer, telling a story inspired by your real life experiences is a courageous thing to do. What does it feel like when readers get through your story and they admit they found themselves in it? Knowing […]

Love is powerful

Today’s thoughts are: ‘There’s a million songs in my head I could sing at the top of my lungs There’s a million melodies I can’t forget But you’ll always be my number one’ (Nico Santos – Number 1) As a rookie writer, I get highly inspired when I listen to music. Every song I listen […]

Bliss

Take your dose of serotonin from today’s quote: ‘I could love you with my eyes closed Kiss you with a blindfold Figure you out I might hold you with my hands tied Show you I’m the right guy To figure you out’ (Song: ‘Figure you out’ – Voilà)     Personally, this bit makes me […]