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That’s what life is about really; self-education
and making progress. I searched the internet
for short and long term courses and found
several interesting and promising online
schools in the United Kingdom, America and
Germany. I was very unsure which one I should
choose because language is an issue for me.
German is my second mother language, but I
have to admit I enjoy writing in English more,
even though it is my fourth language.
I was about to sign up for a writing class in
Hamburg (Germany), but then I decided not to.
I felt that I wouldn’t be able to commit my
time fully for a year or two. And I always say if author. But in fact, I was a writer by nature
you do something do it right or don’t do it at
all. Be in it whole heartedly or leave it! To be
honest, the payment was an issue as well. So, I
changed my mind and asked a fellow Indie
author for advice. She is studying writing for
years and I have no doubt that she will be as
successful with her screen writing as she is
with her books.
Bibiana recommended a few great books and I
decided to do kind of a home-schooling
without the pressure of being a part-time
student again. After all, I’m an Independent
author and nothing is more precious and
priceless than being independent.
I began to read Writing Down the Bones by
Natalie Goldberg. It is a middle-sized book and
has sold over one million copies. It has been
translated into twelve languages. Author
Natalie Goldberg has given seminars in writing
for thirty years and every chapter in this book
is short but on point.
While I was reading the first chapters I
understood that how I see and feel certain
things are the way authors should see and feel
things.
Read My Mind – The Best of Lily Amis
I take my way of seeing, feeling, and thinking
things, people. and happenings for granted;
that’s the way I am. I didn’t realize this until I
read in this book that not everyone sees, feels,
and experiences things, people and life the
same way as authors do.
When Natalie Goldberg explains how writers
should see, feel, and write, that’s the moment
when one realizes whether she or he is a writer
or not. Imagine my surprise when I realized
that I am actually a born writer even without
taking professional writing classes. I always
thought my destiny made me become an
from a young age. I didn’t read any chapter in
this book that made me say: Oh wow, I had no
idea; or, oh wow, that’s the way I should think
and work. All the topics that Natalie Goldberg
thematised and explained in short chapters are
my daily life. The way I think, decide, feel, and
act as a human being and as an author.
So therefore, if you are unsure about your
writing skills and your writing path, give this
book a read and find out for yourself! Discover
yourself and find out if you are really an author.
Because if you don’t feel and see things the
way she has brilliantly explained, you might be
not a writer after all. You may have to re-think
your path!
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