Literature classes and their teachers were the dreaded dreams of most students. No matter how much you loved it and were interested in it, it was usually challenging and the teachers were conservative, opinionated and demanding. So what were we missing as students? Literature was taught by rote, and little was learned beyond the names and authors of the first works. Lessons became repetitive - as if there was very little to talk about. Perhaps your teacher simply made you rea

One of the rare things I like about social media platforms is that they can give us ideas about what we are interested in or working on, help us visualise something and allow us to see what other people are doing. A friend of mine is interested in cameras, photography and digital editing. I love it too, but not as much as he does, to be honest. But we can meet at a common point, which is actually the output of the shoots: leaving something behind. You may have read similar ar

On 10 October 2024 it was announced that the Nobel Prize in Literature would be awarded to South Korean writer Han Kang, who will receive the prize on 10 December. The author, who has won other awards, won the International Booker Prize, which has been awarded since 2005, in 2016 for her book “Vegetarian”. According to the Nobel announcement, she won the prize “for her intense poetic prose, that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life”. After winn

In the last few weeks, one of the most important events in the history of art has taken place. It was an event of great importance for art lovers, but especially for musicians. No, I'm not talking about everyday singers, I'm talking about real artists. As you may have heard, Mozart has released a new piece. It's called "Serenata ex C" and it's accompanied by three violas. What do you mean, which Mozart am I talking about? The one we know, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Born in 1756

At our book club meeting two days ago, when we were discussing the book we were reading on each topic, one of the relevant topics was the title. If I am not mistaken, I had an article in which I talked about this title. This time, however, I would like to discuss a more interesting and different aspect of it. Our book was the novel "Definitely Maybe", one of the works of Arkadi and Boris Strugastki. If you've never heard of it, it might sound a bit fascinating. That wouldn't

We don't know what the shades of autumn or the stillness of winter will bring, but the moments we're trapped in can always find us. So you may find yourself losing your inspiration again and again. As this has happened to me, I wanted to write a recent article about where I find inspiration. It will be a reminder for me as I think about it. There may be some things I have mentioned in my previous articles, but I will note the ones that are good for me these days without readi

When I visit a bookshop, before I buy a book, I carry out a number of tests to see whether I am attracted to it or not. In the first place, of course, is the recognition of the author, the attractiveness of the title and the style of the cover. I think this is inevitable, especially in our time. Of course, these may be less important for the work of a well-known or bestselling author. If the book in my hands passes the first test, I read the back cover. I find it very importa

More than a year has passed since I began my writing adventure in June last year. In that time I have written dozens of articles. So much so that this is my two hundredth article. While I was writing in the last few weeks, I wanted to re-read what I had written in an old article. And what did I see! I had written it in the first month of this year. I couldn't believe it. Months have officially passed since then, but it doesn't feel like it. The day I celebrated New Year's Day

People cannot learn what they think they know unless they are deeply curious about it, even for a moment. As we entered September this year, which is probably in the top three of my favourites, I learned the other meaning of the month. The first month of autumn, the first day of the second spring of the year. I was a child who loved dictionaries, I always had them in my hands. It was one of our primary school teachers' instructions, and I did the same for English in high scho

Four days ago was the birthday of one of my favourite writers, Ray Douglas Bradbury. I am grateful that he once honoured the world with his presence and lived the writing profession to the full. I didn't grow up with his stories, but I grew, enjoyed and developed with them. He was a man with a spirit that was said to be childlike . He would even organise activities such as magic shows for the children around him. He would also share some of the toys he had in abundance in the

Especially in the last year, most of the thoughts that occupy my mind are the ones I have been working on. As I am guided by the endeavours I take the time to do and enjoy, I feel the need to question their quality. “How good am I at what I am doing?” For a few days now, my friends and I have been discussing contemporary art. This is the name given to works of art and craft that are considered to be the best representatives of modernity. At least that's the logic behind it, b

Herbert George Wells, whose 78th death anniversary will be commemorate tomorrow, dealt with a comet in his famous book, but it was not Perseid. Moreover, as I pointed out last year, Perseid is a celestial event that we can call the "remnant" of a comet. It is a meteor shower. Imagine you are driving down a dirt road and there is a vehicle in front of you. That is a comet. The dust from its wheels hits your windscreen and leaves a trail and you have to drive through it. This s

Today I realised that I paid more attention when I reread a story I had already written. I found myself trying to look at it with a critical eye, even though it was difficult. I tried to observe whether I had made the narrative strong and appropriate. Although I mostly used it where it was appropriate in this story, there is one literary tool that needs to be fully established in my mind in general. Imagery. Although it has a very basic meaning, this concept does not only con

A few days ago I came across a sentence by Socrates. When I come across the points I pay attention to in my book, I involuntarily pay attention. Today I saw a video on the same subject, so I thought I would share a short piece with you. The subject is wisdom. When it comes to wisdom, Confucius actually comes to mind. Here is a quote that I think belongs to him: ”True wisdom is knowing what you don't know.” In fact, there is a modest point here that should not be overlooked. A

I had never read a book while I was writing my book, but as there were places where I felt blocked during that year, after a while I started to read, whether it was relevant or not. For me it was an act that I can liken to refuelling. None of the books I read were novels, they were all books I thought might help my fiction. They were the kind of books that would shape the art of writing, or put it in a certain order, or they were the kind of books that would establish the phi

If you have a tendency to avoid responsibility, it may inevitably prevent you from doing the things you love. It's strange, but that's how it is. Why would anyone try to find an excuse not to do things they enjoy? I haven't felt energetic for a while now, and a sense of inactivity surrounds me. These periods are very annoying. You don't know how long it will last and you don't know how to get out of it. Recently I wanted to do something that I had been avoiding and putting of

The most commonly used letter in English  is letter E. It is followed by the letter T, while third place is shared by the letters A, I, N, O and S. This means that when you write or say an English word, it is more likely to contain the letter E than any other. This also means that if you tried to make sentences without the letter E in them, you would find it even more difficult. But can you imagine a book in which a particular letter, in this case the letter E, is not used at

My process of writing books is mostly sustainable in the digital space, because it seems extremely challenging to write a book in physical form. When I think about how they managed to do it in the past, I find it quite unbelievable. I don't know if it sounds ridiculous, but I'll explain it better and even show you what I mean. Although the use of typewriters eventually became widespread and made life a little easier for writers, not everyone could afford one. They could eithe

On 20 June 2023 I decided to write in a way that I could accept semi-officially. I learned a lot during this process, which took exactly one year. First of all, there is the feeling that "one day, all this time will have passed and I will not even notice how it has passed", and that is what I am experiencing. Although my feelings towards writing have sometimes gone beyond curiosity since I was a child, it could never be said that it was fully on my agenda. My diary entries we

I'm at a stage where I can't organise my thoughts, which is not surprising. I want to talk about everything, but I don't know where to start and in what order. I feel all over the place, again not surprising. It's so pointless, unpleasant and stifling to complain all the time. It's the same from the reader's point of view. Nobody likes to listen to other people's problems. But I feel I can't help criticising things. In fact, I think I express what I don't like about myself by