My first fiction “drop”! It’s a scene I keep getting in my head, so I’m finally writing it down! I’m not really cut out for novels and short stories; all I have are these vignettes. I still thought writing them down could be a good idea, so here goes. Check it out and let me know what you think, will you?

People always leave.
Yes, they leave right after reading a few sentences in your opening paragraph. That is, if they don’t find anything worthwhile.
This is a fast-paced world; if you don’t have them by the first line of your book or article, it’s over. You could have the best ideas in the world but it would be useless. Readers do not have time to read every article or book every written; they can only read so much. Unless you’re an established author with a serious fan base, you have to …

Finally!
I’d been working on a really massive translation project this past month, and I finally got it done last night. If you’re a translator, you know that just one sentence (a pretty confusing one) can eat up as much as a thousand brain cells at one go.
Anyway, it’s done, and I can go back to blogging and content writing.
Not that I’m complaining, though. Translation is my biggest gig, and I actually love it. It’s just tiring and completely consuming.
So what’s up?

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I’ve always been secretly awed by fiction writers.
It’s not that I’ve never received my fair share of praise for my writing; more than a few people have commended me on my flair for the written word. It’s just that I’ve always believed that writing non-fiction is clinical — sort of a technical ability rather than a creative streak. Nearly any human being with enough smarts can put together an informative article. It won’t be perfect or excellent, but it’ll work somehow in some instances. When you …