Is Writing Fun? In short, no. For me, writing feels more like a calling, a necessity I need to satisfy daily—an obsession that keeps both my mind and anxiety busy by working together toward a common goal. But the secret about writing is really rewriting. The first draft will never be as good as the…
To begin, I find it fitting to invoke the words of George Orwell, “Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout with some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand.” – George Orwell…
The publishing industry has undergone dramatic changes in the past fifteen years. With the surge of independent publishing and the advent of numerous new venues for selling books, one might assume that writing has become more profitable for authors. To some extent, this is true, but the reality is more complex than it initially appears….
Jews represent only 0.02% of the world’s population. That’s approximately 16 million people. It is easy to see just how disproportionate the hate and attacks we suffer as an ethnicity/religion/etc. In fact, if we go by probabilities alone, it is more likely for someone to hear about “the Jews” than to meet one themselves. I…
It’s been six years since my best friend passed away. It was sudden, unexpected. He was only 24 years old. To this day, it is still hard to comprehend that insidious day. Here are my reflections, six long years later. Grief is an odd emotion. It changes with time, and yet it stays the same….
We all have it, and yet no one really talks about it. That voice in your head that is constantly judging you. Constantly telling you, you aren’t good enough, questioning how you are spending your time, judging your looks, etc. The one that gets particularly loud at midnight as you are trying to go to…
