Writer in a Foreign Land

Fiction writer with German mother tongue writes in English. How to bring these ideas into good stories, well told.

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Sunday, May 31, 2015

Quo Vadis Writing

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Back in 2009 I wrote my Master thesis about the optimal way to publish a debut novel in Switzerland using business strategy tools. I had a ...
Wednesday, October 8, 2014

The Third Hat: Marketing and Sales

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As a writer you need two hats. One is for writing, where you should limit your thoughts on such profane things like grammar or the perfect ...
Sunday, September 28, 2014

The Craft vs. The Money

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Recently I read and heard a lot about money in writing, business and all the discussions around it. Last week I read a blog post from Micha...
Thursday, May 15, 2014

Midweek teaser: You Are Not Special

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Inspiring commencement speech from Wellesley High School.  This is not only true for high-school graduates, but also very much for new ...
Sunday, May 11, 2014

Writing Advise: Read a Lot

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Among all writing advise there is one, which I find the most compelling one: Write a lot, read a lot. I'm trying hard to write a lot, k...
Friday, April 18, 2014

Tribute to Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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At first, I wasn’t sure if I should write a tribute to Gabriel Garcia Marquez, at least not as aspiring writer. How presumptuous, as if...
Sunday, March 30, 2014

Starting Point

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When you come from another language you realize several pain points as soon as you start writing.  First your vocabulary is mostly business,...
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