Semua orang memiliki kebiasaan buruk atau bad habits, termasuk mereka yang menekuni profesi penulis. Jangan salah, kebiasaan-kebiasaan buruk ini dialami baik penulis pemula maupun yang sudah pro. Mungkin Anda termasuk? Nah, mari kita membahasnya.
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Newbies Have Questions
Beberapa bulan belakangan, saya banyak menerima pertanyaan-pertanyaan dasar tentang penulisan. Hm, aneh. Padahal saya bukan guru atau motivator penulisan. Saya cenderung orang lapangan dalam dunia penulisan. Man in the arena, kata Theodore Roosevelt. Bagaimanapun, jika pertanyaan-pertanyaan itu tidak dijawab, kesannya saya sombong. Namun kalau mau dijawab, kok pertanyaannya itu-itu saja, bikin capek, hehehe. Maka tebersitlah …
6 Assets to be a Productive Writer
We are amazed by prolific authors who produce great stories. The question is, how come? We know, often quantity is inversely proportional to quality. So, what is their secret? Burned by curiosity, I short-interviewed some prolific writers. In my notes, there are six common assets they have: a good physical-mental condition, a conducive atmosphere of …
Back Up Your Manuscript Online
Imagine this. You’ve been working hard to write a novel. Then one day, your computer’s hard drive is broken. You can do nothing. Files are all there! Brief, your manuscript is gone. Your deadline is messed. Have you ever experienced such “tragedy”? I have once. So, I share this message: making a back up is …
Terapi Itu Bernama Menulis
Mungkin Anda sudah pernah mendengar ini: menulis itu obat awet muda, obat pikun, terapi untuk problem-problem psikologis. Saya berkali-kali membuktikannya. Dan saya mempersilakan Anda mencobanya sendiri.
Is Blog Still In?
This question came up my mind when I attended Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum in Bonn, Germany, a week ago. One of the events there was BOBs (Best of Blogs) Awarding. Blog might be promising type of media in 2005-2009. But now, the quantity is declining since the netizen prefer social media as microphone for their inner voice. What a bitter fact.