What Nobody Says About Writing

Jotting words down is jumping into the darkness and sparkling

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Do you dream to be a writer? Why? Just because it's cool?

Forget it.

You can learn writing techniques but not to be a writer. Humanity comprises two mutually exclusive ensembles: writers and non-writers. When you become an adult, it's determined which of the two sets you belong to.

Let's abandon non-writers to their fate.

Here, I want to talk to you about my experience as a writer beyond the writing skills that I have or don't have.

If you continue to read, it's because you experience daily that knowing how to write is necessary but far from enough. Writing requires courage to fix on the page what has been scratched away from the darkness.

Note: This article is strongly inspired by Murakami Haruki's latest novel, The City and Its Uncertain Walls.

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