READING, READING, AND THEN SOME MORE READING For the past three semesters (1.5 years) I have been studying my Masters at the University of Zurich. I’ve been doing a lot of reading and learning, and despite the stress of assignments and those deadly deadlines, I have enjoyed myself. I have read books that I never … Continue reading
Category Archives: writing
Five Facts that Prove George Eliot Was Ahead of Her Time
ELIOT WAS A HUMANIST George Eliot (Mary Anne Evans) was a humanist. What does this mean exactly? Well, it is important to start at the beginning. She was raised in a Christian family for many years until one day she decided that she wouldn’t go to church anymore. This was extremely painful for her father, … Continue reading
To Self-Publish or Not to Self-Publish… That Is the Question!
As Shakespeare once said, “To self-publish or not to self-publish… that is the question!” Okay, so I may be paraphrasing here, but Shakespeare’s original line from Hamlet is not far from my own feelings today: indecision. Granted, my question does not deal with suicide, it does however, deal with a different type of death, creative … Continue reading
Spelling on the internet: check yourself before you wreck yourself
You have no idea what a person’s story is, and making jokes or rude comments about someone’s spelling or grammar doesn’t make you smarter, funnier, cooler, or better. It makes you a jerk. And nobody likes a jerk. Continue reading
What do editors and proofreaders really do?: A letter to Zoella
If you follow news about books and writing you have probably seen article after article about Zoella and her book Girl Online. You have probably seen attacks against the work for its ghostwriting elements and also defenses of the book stating that Zoella used editors and proofreaders like any other writer would. I’ve never followed … Continue reading
Writing Tips
Writing is never easy. And there is no easy way out: it requires planning, a lot of time, and even more will power. Whether you write for school assignments, your job, or for fun, the struggles are universal. Motivation is the biggest issue for most writers, myself included. I look at the task at hand … Continue reading
A Walk to Clear My Head
I’ve been editing and re-working some writing now for the past few months. All words have lost meaning, so I decided to go for a walk. It was extremely refreshing. Here is what I came across on my walk in my new hometown in Switzerland. What do you do to clear your head? As always, … Continue reading
The Problem with Writing Rituals
I woke up today at a reasonable hour. I ate breakfast, showered, blow-dried my hair. Then, I sat down to write. I turned my computer on at 9am… and that is where my productivity halted. I turned on my WiFi, checked my emails, looked at the latest news reports. I scrolled through cute pictures of … Continue reading
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