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If you do not write it down, it will not become.
Conserve every memory spawn from the pits of your inner universe. You will tell yourself that you will remember, but it is the first lie you will say to yourself. The memory comes once, twice if you’re lucky.
The act of writing is spiritual. It will keep us connected from the beginning, even when lost in cyberspace.
You will learn to time travel through your journals. Your metaphors and detailed documentation will allow you to relive every emotion you have ever experienced.
It will take you as long as it takes you to mature to publish.
You will cringe at some of the work and then transform it into stories that will live forever. Alchemy will occur within those thousand splendid pages, but you must not crumble them away. Keep everything. That is the law.
It is true, how the saying goes. Learn the rules to know how to respond when you break them.
I may never fully comprehend the Elements of Style.
Living with a multilingual brain might make you question your story-telling abilities, but focusing on your audience will relieve the strain.
A hint of realness will pull any reader in.
Can’t nobody mimic my cadence, my flow.
Octavia Butler left us the blueprint. Read that again. Go and manifest.
You can write the truth in plain sight, and no one will see it.
Read as much as you write. The knowledge will reflect in your narratives.
Sometimes the most profound message can be told with simple words. Make it digestible. That is Copywriter Law.
Invest in your education. There are fruits hidden in certifications, lectures, conversation circles, and online courses.
The streets are the wisest storyteller. You will find all the prompts you need.
Talk to people; you will have a lifetime’s worth of material.
Start with a blog, or the world may never know.
A wise professor once told me to tell my stories based on historical references, not just emotions but facts.
When ready, you will begin to collect your notes and write a memoir about the craft. Just like the king, you will learn to spread knowledge.
There are mad great storytellers who you will help put their stories on paper. This is how you will pay your respect.
Travel outside of the place you grew up in, it will expand the thinking of your creation.
You will revise and revise and revise the work. You will know when it’s ready.
Be open to criticism, and engage in conversation about the feedback.
Explore philosophies, beliefs, conspiracies, fears, lineage, and history. This is how you will form your opinion. It will teach you to speak with conviction, read the works of others, and share thoughts of value in response.
Ask questions. Curiosity will guide you like a compass. Every question leads to an answer unlocking chapters of knowledge.
Some Birthday knowledge for my 27th! May it serve you in some form.
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