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My influencer book is now available at Amazon.




My book The Evil Called Love (Poems and Stories) is available at Amazon! 

Book Cover of the Evil Called Love


My spoken poetry book "Heartache Out Loud" is now available at Amazon. 

Here is the link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKFLPLNC



I have recently started writing stories, mostly to exercise my typing skills and explore my creative capacity. So far, I have learned several things from various authors and youtubers, for example...

From Neil Gaiman's Masterclass, I learned that: 

  • Finding your voice is the key to developing a story. 
  • We convey truth in stories. All fiction has to be as honest as you can make it.
  • World building has a lot to do with bringing in something that is real. By world building, you can play god, and every little detail you can smuggle into your fiction makes your world more real to a reader.
  • Give yourself license to ask questions.
  • Learn to read a story as a craftsperson and less as an audience/reader.
  • The main block to writing is the fear of being judged. Be prepared to be naked.

So far, I have written some short stories for practice. Find them through this label: Short Stories.


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