Ask the Author: Tomi Astikainen
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Tomi Astikainen
There are two kinds of problems writers face:
1) Word-constipation: also known as a writer's block.
2) Word-diarrhea: you have so many ideas in your head and words just want to come out uncontrollably.
I hardly ever face the word-constipation but I often suffer from word-diarrhea. Then the cure is simple: write and get feedback to what you have written.
1) Word-constipation: also known as a writer's block.
2) Word-diarrhea: you have so many ideas in your head and words just want to come out uncontrollably.
I hardly ever face the word-constipation but I often suffer from word-diarrhea. Then the cure is simple: write and get feedback to what you have written.
Tomi Astikainen
Imagination and creativity are gifts. Gifts are worthless, however, if not given to someone else.
Tomi Astikainen
1. Read a lot.
2. Write a lot.
3. Experience life as it is. Experience many different things. Experience a lot!
4. Make time available only for writing.
5. Have comfortable pants to roam around the room. Helps you think.
2. Write a lot.
3. Experience life as it is. Experience many different things. Experience a lot!
4. Make time available only for writing.
5. Have comfortable pants to roam around the room. Helps you think.
Tomi Astikainen
I have many unfinished projects. Most of them will never become an actual book and that is totally fine. For a few jewels to come out a lot of entropy is needed. Here is one of those stories that just popped in my mind and I had to write it down: http://tiny.cc/lifeafterdebt
If you feel like I should work on that more, please comment in the document.
If you feel like I should work on that more, please comment in the document.
Tomi Astikainen
They say that the difference between professional and amateur writers is that the amateurs need inspiration to write whereas professionals only need a deadline. I am definitely an amateur.
I get inspiration from real life. The more I experience in life, away from keyboard, the easier it is for me to jot down meaningful thoughts as both fiction and non-fiction books.
I get inspiration from real life. The more I experience in life, away from keyboard, the easier it is for me to jot down meaningful thoughts as both fiction and non-fiction books.
Tomi Astikainen
Rich Without Money is based on my four years of living without money (2010-2014). After publishing the book in Finnish I re-wrote the book in English due to a large number of requests.
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