Warung Fiksi Content

How to Appraise a Movie

Sometimes we make a different appraisal with others. You said A is a good movie, your friend said it boring one. It is very normal. Different individual, different taste, different point of view.

However, there is always a standard, if I can say it “standard”.

Take A Look Around for Writing Inspiration

Waiting for inspiration

Pretty often, we the writers are attacked by a so-called laziness virus. Doing research for the next story for a time bores us too. It’s stressful! How to make a story without feel it as a burden? If it’s your question (and was mine), here the dos list I suggest:

Go out. Take adventure beyond the routines. Like Jean-Mari Gustave Le Clézio, the 2008’s Nobel Prizewinner in the field of literature, did. It will give you things to write.
Listen to other’s story. You will amaze how your ordinary friends have quite interesting experience. At least, it can be a trigger for your work.
You love the songs? Ok. Listen to the lyrics, not merely the music. Sometime it’s inspiring enough as a starting point.
Or, just take a look around you. Believe it or not, every object near you has a meaning. You just need to be more critical and imaginative about objects that used to be insignificant to you.
Read more

Damn Movies that Made Me Cry

Cry like a baby

All movies that made me cry has obvious pattern within its story. The protagonist: fails after gave the best (Sad Movie), success after fight for somene but he himself passes away (Titanic), has ironic end even though we have fun in the beginning (Laskar Pelangi), is so enthusiastic (Pay It Forward, Patch Adam), performs fake cheerfulness (La Vita è Bella), or success after the abyss (Ayat-ayat Cinta). Did you find any other pattern? What movies that made you cry?

Menulislah Seperti Anda Berbicara

Menulislah Seperti Bicara

Salah satu faktor yang mendukung karier kepenulisan seseorang adalah kegemarannya membaca. Banyak membaca akan menggugah pikiran untuk (ikut) menulis. Namun berhubung minat baca masyarakat kita masih minim, maka begitu pula minat tulisnya.