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I.V. Olokita

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in kibutz Grofit, Israel

May 06, 1977

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http://www.reasons-to-kill-god.com

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I.V Olokita is a Writer and Hebrew literary editor.
Olokita is the Author of four Hebrew best sellers, soon all avilable in English translation.

I.V. Olokita has been facing life-threatening situations for most of his life, specializing in the management of medical aid to disaster areas all over the world. He has a BA degree in logistics, and an MA degree in emergency and disaster situations' management. He also volunteers for rescue missions in disaster areas all over the world.
Olokita's first book (in Hebrew) - "Ten simple Rules", was published in 2014. It won an Israeli literary prize and immediately became an online bestseller. The following year, another book by Olokita - "Reasons to Kill God", became a local bestseller. In May 2016, hi ...more

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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

I.V. Olokita I'll start with a question; For whom do you write your words?
Is it for yourself or to an audience that will buy the book in stores.

Separate your need …moreI'll start with a question; For whom do you write your words?
Is it for yourself or to an audience that will buy the book in stores.

Separate your need to write words and the marketing efforts of those words. I found writing as the most effective tool (except for my family) to remain sane in the complex world in which we live. Therefore, if I had not written, I don't know where I would be today and what my mental state would be. On the other hand, the desire that everyone will read what we've written and appreciated our work as writers push us to publish our words in all kinds of ways. At first, these are just words that try to break out as a simple post on Facebook or Twitter, then you publish short stories on websites, and finally, you put a book in stores and sell a lot of it (wouldn't we wish it was so simple). Note that once you put the writing pen on the table and start marketing your words, you are less writer and more of a sells man.

I made this mistake at my beginning as a writer, and from the moment I did so, the writing gradually diminished until it almost disappeared. And if for a moment we go back to the question I asked and the first paragraph of this answer of mine, then this was the moment I understood for whom I write my words.(less)

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I.V. Olokita If my first book succeeds in Amazon as I predict it will, my readers can expect another six books that are already waiting in the drawer. Three of the…moreIf my first book succeeds in Amazon as I predict it will, my readers can expect another six books that are already waiting in the drawer. Three of these books have not yet published (not even in Hebrew) and they excite me primarily because of the variety of their stories and the issues they bring to surface. Together with all of these, I am currently working on writing two more books.(less)

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Writers will always unite us

Always in anticipation of Holocaust Day, I have strange thoughts about people. As a member of the Jewish religion, for years I was careful not to irritate or stamp on symbols, which could lead to the desecration of the memory of those who perished. Unfortunately, as a writer, this behavior is more significant than I can display, and although I am familiar with the terrible history of the Holocaust Read more of this blog post »

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“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

tags: frost, glitter, gold, lost, poetry, roots, strength, strong, wander, wither

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“You might be poor, your shoes might be broken, but your mind is a palace.”
― Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes

tags: intelligence, mind, poverty

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“In order to rise
From its own ashes
A phoenix
First
Must
Burn.”
― Octavia Butler, Parable of the Talents

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