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STORIZEN INDULGE
The Unknown Journey of the Writer
I
remember the day at school
when I used to write funny
poems and short stories that
used to make all my friends
laugh and ending up with the
teacher punishing us. The first
love poem to my crush and then
her complaint to our class
teacher, those memories I still
cherish.
Writing a story /poem was just a
mere way of expressing myself.
My first story was published in
2008 when publishing into a
book was a foreign concept as
self-publishing hadn't taken over
the market then. The joy of
seeing your work printed into a
book was the ultimate happiness.
After writing for various
magazines, books, periodicals,
and websites I decided to write
my first book and get it
published. The thought seemed
like a smooth cake walk but then
getting it published was a big
deal. Years later when I look back
today, I see an altogether
different approach towards
writing and publishing and the
road made easy to establish
oneself with enormous mediums
readily available.
Over the years, I have learned
that individual thoughts and
ideas are that one thing that
makes you stand out. There are
plenty of people around the
world who wants to share their
lives but unfortunately they don't
get the opportunity and after all,
everyone has a story but
everyone is not a writer. Some
stories are buried deep within
while some shine up in the open
getting critically acclaimed while
some being bestsellers.
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