My childhood passion is to share stories that have human learnings

Aug 11 eve 1.
Did my Shoonya, it was not deep but I feel at ease.
Was bit difficult to go into Samyama but was able to sit with ease. Plough back was good.
Father, internal influence card of Schizophrenia is correct.
I have made my decision and yet the mind made a comeback. But it was not a strong one. I will sail through this one.
For the mind I have Linga Bhairavi. Just did the pose, some tears came followed by laughter. I m fine now.


Now watching the video link sent by A on writing by Tim Ferris and guest.
The famous author said he begin writing when someone asked about his passion during childhood. He wrote a book at age 11 and sent to publisher. He wrote that he wants to be a writer that write millions of book.
Suddenly an overwhelming feeling. When I was in lower secondary, my hobby is watching television cos I found many aha moments of human rising to their humaneness. All my composition is about learnings I gathered from television shows. My teacher said the story is good.
And now I write learning gathered from books.

Tips on writing
1. Write about what u care about.

2. Remember that nobody cares about ur writing, about u. So how do u make someone care from the first sentence that u write. How do u keep them going for the next chapter. How do u keep them interested?

3. If u want to live in whatever ur passion is, u have to be willing not to make any money on it. If u want to do what u love; u got to choose - money or what u love.
The insecure way is the secure way.
If u choose ur passion, no matter what happen u will still be happy.

4. Have a looming in pending deadline with a hard consequences if u don't deliver.

5. The process of writing is the fastest way to improve ur thinking.
Soul - this I know.

6. It is good to have editor.
Or u can have friend read ur stuff.
Soul - this I know but too pricy.

7 take notes on what u r doing, ur tots, feelings or what u read or what someone says.
Soul - I do that. That's why I can write 3 stories today.

8. When u r block; use the word TK. U can then search.
The first draft is for u. Second draft is for ur writer.
Eg. When u first write it, it was so important to u. Later when u read it, its not important.
Soul - yea that I experienced last week. I thrashed it. But perhaps should keep a folder of My own.
Yea, before I published it, to read it again.

A book when you are done. U can't remove a word or a paragraph or a chapter without impacting the book

That's why you need a third draft - third is for the hater. So that it can be air tight.

9. Time management.
No email in the morning. No phone. Internet goes off.
Monday is for meetings and etc.
Tuesday to Friday is for writing only. Even automate ur lunch. So all focus on writing.
Wednesday night is for friends.
Compartmentalise.
Be pro-active instead of re-active.
Do something physical healthy everyday.

10. The art of writing is in proof reading afterward. It is not just in the writing. Eg ironing a wrinkled shirt. U just keep on ironing.
Soul - no one is helping me. All want to be paid. I really wish I can have a partner that can shared my passion with me.

11. Feedback time. Read the book to a friend. To assess the reception. See if u can keep their attention.
Proof reading - get good people, preferably better than one in terms of thinking or writer. Lawyers give brutal feedback.
 I need a consensus to remove something from the book. But if just one person love it, it will stay.

12. Use Evernote to do my research gathering.
Drafting in a program called Schuvener (not sure if this right word). Used by screen writers. Words program always crashes.
Dropbox for file sharing.
Screen flow. Use base camp.

Have 2 emails or 2 phones. One for urgent. The other for every few days checking. U got to limit people channels to u. Especially in this age of Internet.
For every draft I print it out to read.
Limiting others is important cos every interruption require at least 20 minutes before u can go into the flow. U need to create the space.

13. Writing based on first hand. They do research.
Soul - my writing is based on me. The tools I shared is based on my experience.

14. Don't think about marketing until after u r done.

15. Having blog before book or book before blog. Don't think about marketing. Just write.
To test if u enjoy writing.
Not many small post can go into long book.
Soul - Mmm not sure on my stories.
That's why I don't think I m a writer.

16. In the end, u need to be able to tell a story. U need to be able to capture attention.
Soul - I can tell a story. It just happen to be my life.

It is story or metaphors that teach us.

Soul
I m on the right track.