Indonesian Author of Fiction

Fiction Author
Big thanks to internet, writers today are connected each other and with their readers. Not merely via social media which requires us to be member, they do blog or have a website. So others can easily contact him/her, to interview, to discuss about certain passion, to give feedback about the works, or simply to embrace him/her. These links will lead you to Indonesian fiction author’s blogs or websites you might want to know. Mostly, they are in Indonesian.

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Masa Depan Industri Kreatif di Indonesia

Masa Depan Industri Kreatif di Indonesia

Peradaban selalu berkembang melalui tahapan-tahapan. Pada awalnya, manusia hidup di zaman Bercocok Tanam. Setelah terjadi Revolusi Industri yang dipantik dari penemuan mesin uap, segera kita mengalami Zaman Industri. Kemudian, seiring dengan perkembangan teknologi, kita dengan bangga mengklaim hidup di Zaman Informasi.

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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:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. You love the songs? Ok. Listen to the lyrics, not merely the music. Sometime it’s inspiring enough as a starting point.
  4. 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.

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