The Writing Room

How to write, really write? This is the question that you may have asked yourself when someone sneers at your writing. Ignore them. Everybody has their own writing style. What you probably need is a bit of guidance to say what you want to say.  Here are three easy steps that should help you to finish that book or that piece of extended writing that is still trapped inside your head.   Know what you want to say. This is self-evident, isn't it? It seems to be, but it is not! This is one of the reasons that your story is still trapped inside your head. So, what do you want to say? What is the topic that interests you, that you want to share with your audience?  You want to write and many ideas are fighting for ascendancy in your head, but what is that burning idea on which you will focus your first book?  Do you want to focus it on that special story that your grandfather used to tell you, or the one that your mother used to tell you before tucking you in bed, or the stori

A road leading to nowhere and everywhere Journey by JBF You are standing at the edge of despair A bottomless chasm stretches toward you Urging you to dive into its promise which it says is your due A promise of forgetfulness and welcome rest Rest from the pain of constant disappointments Rest from trusting those untrue Rest from the hurt of blighted dreams Rest from the inner silent screams Screams at those who don’t want to understand That you are trying to do the best you can But you refuse to give in to your fear Though your journey is full of twists and turns Your dream within you still burns Exploding into visions most clear The sky will sometimes be grey But the sun will always chase those clouds away Birds will sing; butterflies will play And you will be on your way Before you go, spend a few minutes to browse the blog, subscribe to get the latest posts as soon as they are published and do read some  poems . A bout the Aut