#aboutawriter

[oceanwriter]

Oh my goodness. Your WWII WIP sounds like something I would be glad to pick up in a bookstore and buy someday

Oh my goodness, thank you so much!!!! That means a lot ❤️❤️❤️

[ophiaihel]

Ah, music. A writers stimulant. Lol. I am very into classical/instrumental music when I write and more often than not, I have Audiomachine playing in the background

YES! THIS!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

[redshield-writes]

V nice power point on your WIP. 10/10. I did have a question though, is your story at all inspired by the life of Shostakovich or his 7th symphony?

Hello friend! Thank you, I’m really glad you liked it! It was a lot of fun to make.

Yes, partially! The story of Shostakovitch’s seventh symphony is such a fascinating one. He wrote it as his home was being invaded, played it on the piano as air raid sirens went off, and eventually saw it performed by an orchestra whose members were exhausted and half-starved. It’s very cleverly composed, well-orchestrated, and oh so timely. Its story inspires me a great deal.

I was also inspired by the story of Sibelius’ Finlandia. It was composed in part because it was part of a covert protest against censorship from the Russian Empire. Eventually the song became more than just a song, but a symbol. I love that - the fact that music can be a resistance, a thing to remind people of who they are and what they stand for, what brings them together.

And honestly? I’m inspired a lot by the fact that being in orchestra myself is a big part of why I’m here today. Seriously. If I didn’t have Orchestra Wednesdays to look forward to, I don’t know where I’d be. Probably not here typing this. Symphony Number Five is, well, my love letter to being in orchestra. To being a musician, really.

In conclusion: yes, and I love music. :D

[hazeywrites]

Very intrigued with your WIP and I have to ask if you shoot photography yourself? Or if it's an interest of yours? Asking because I just bought my first 35mm film camera, and it's so exciting!

Hello there! I do a little bit of photography myself but honestly I don’t shoot as much as I would like to. I have a digital entry level Nikon and two lenses (the 18-55mm which comes with it and the 35mm, which I love!). You should totally tell me more about the film camera you bought!! I hope you get some amazing photos with it, shooting in 35mm is great fun.

It’s only a small and occasional hobby for me so I can only imagine how awesome it would be to study it at university, with other photographers who are just starting out. I think that’s why I want to write about it. I didn’t really live for the subject I studied at university some years ago, the experience must change so much when you study something you love and enjoy.

[arie-dreaming]

Everyone wants to be an author. Everyone wants to be the one to write a story of something magical and touching and honest. Something that can change the life course of a reader, mold and form them. People write for one day thinking the words they translated from their thoughts on to paper are pure gold. Signed sealed and delivered. But the truth is that after an hour, a week or a month, they would have totally abandoned this muse and their art that they thought was so utterly precious to them not a long while ago, disappears. People romanticize writers because they are different and see the world under a different lens. But not everyone can be a writer. Only people with stories can be a writer. I am not a writer. So this is not a story.