From the book’s description: Unfinished at the time of his death, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Last Tycoon is a story of doomed love set against the extravagance of America’s booming film industry. The studio lot looks like ‘thirty acres of fairyland’ the night that a mysterious woman stands and smiles at Monroe Stahr, the last […]
One word review: Wow! Ever so often it happens that I get to suspend disbelief and immerse myself in such a brilliantly constructed fictional universe that it feels like a dream I’d never want to end. Yes. I did not want to wake up from this. I’m still book hangover. I am currently reading the […]
“Art is never finished, only abandoned.” ― Leonardo da Vinci Lately I’ve been considering the fact that I should/could edit all my previous releases. Lucky me, I’ve got plenty of other projects to keep me busy, so I can postpone this idea and overthink it until it becomes terrible. But, if I were to read my […]
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“Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential.” – John C. Maxwell They say hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. And I do agree. After all, talent is never just an innate ability. It’s a lot more than just that. […]
Another simple question… What gets you to the keyboard?
I like to think of my blog as a blend of a personal blog and a self-development blog. I share advice to people struggling with something I once struggled with. Or people going through a phase I passed sometime ago.
It’s these people that inspire me to write. I look at them and wonder if things wouldn’t become much easier for them if I gave them some tips to overcome whatever they’re struggling with. I believe things would, so I write.
Can I ask who or what inspires YOU to write?
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The desire to leave something behind. I believe that the goal isn’t to live forever, but to create something that will.
Also, to inspire and motivate folks, to have a positive impact.
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I knew that about you, too, Cristian. There’s a little of both those motivators in each of us, I think.
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It comes and goes. A memory, a realization, an emotion. I write to remember
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Don’t you think that we sometimes write in order to figure out what is worth remembering and what not?
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There’s no one person who inspires me to write but I find inspiration all around me in life.
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The Lord is my shepherd, He will guide me
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So many things that I’m not even sure who/what exactly:
People around me whom I know that some of what I write can help.
Christian Mihai
Bodgan (at Pointless Overthinking)
A lot of the great writers whose works I fell in love with (too many of them to list here)
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I am 70 and life has been a rollercoaster. A memory comes to mind, and I have to write about it on my blog. Personal stories and simple times of the past rather than a particular writer stir my soul. Thank you for your sharing your blog.
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You can guess my answer because you’ve visited my blog often enough to know: my greatest inspirations come from life, nature, and my relationships with family and God. My sanctuary each morning is my ah-hah place.
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I’m inspired by my awe of the outdoors. I hope to one day write in a way that captures that awe as well as people like Muir, Abbey, and Thoreau. Thank you for giving us the chance to share!!!
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When I have free space in my day to relax, that’s when I feel motivated to write. It’s my fun place. As soon as stress levels rise, my blog posts become less frequent.
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I’m inspired by nature, journalling and my faith
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God, Unconditional love……..to elevate ‘mankind’
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I have been writing and blogging for six months. My inspiration came from others who encouraged me to take my writing skills to a higher level after retiring from 40 years of teaching.
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My life has been a disaster. I have so much to write about. Many ideas that stem from the loved catastrophes. I have three book ideas at the moment, but need to finish my first. Love to hear other ideas
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I’m pretty filled with ideas and really need feedback on future posts. Would you be interested in sharing?
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Of course…
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I only get to write when I am feeling all kinda emotional, like happy, sad, in love etc.
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I thought I knew what I wanted to write about but recently I’m in a totally different mind set. I’m looking to see who’d want to form a critique group as well.
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