War horse

Book version:

A nice book to read from Michael Morpurgo.
As i used to do horse-riding, this book has brought many lovely childhood memories.
This is the story of a strong friendship between a Young man (Albert) and a horse (Joey) he's grown up with at the farm.

Novel: Chapter one

I've often been asked this question : "how am I going to start my novel?"

The first chapter which is the primary part that will either attract the reader or repel him ( of course there are cases where the reader gets dragged in the story in further chapters..)

Still, starting a novel, with the first chapter, the first part, the first sentence is often a struggle. We want to make sure that as soon as we start, the game is on.

Writer's block

I tend to call it my battle against the blank page.
It happens, and it can bring doubt about your potential.

We tend to forget that our brain can't always function with all its energy. There are times when it shuts down.
This should remind you of my previous article : Burnout.
Both are somewhat related, but it can also happen when you're fine and that you've run out of ideas for your story.

When I experienced this, I knew I wouldn't write well by forcing myself (usually when you force yourself, you tend to write something messy).

Burnout

 Burnout, one of the worst feelings you can encounter during your life.

As soon as you get the first signs that you're on the edge of a burnout, back away immediately.

What is a burnout exactly?



My description will be based on my personal experience.

Yoshiki Classical

 It required patience but it came true. The word impossible was merely an illusion.

This is what I strongly remember in my mind at Yoshiki Hayashi's concert.

During and after the show, most of my talk included: "wow", "incredible", "I can't believe it".