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Bart Westgeest;
a Dutchman in Denmark.
Random personal posts.
Category Archives: Writing
Natalie Goldberg – Writing Down the Bones
I can understand why Natalie Goldberg’s “Writing Down the Bones” is a bestseller. It is a inspiring book with a mission: To get people to write as a habit in an honest and spontaneous way. She advocates the practice of … Continue reading
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Organize your Stories
While playing a game of cards it struck me how important it is to organize well. First it looks like the cards don’t combine and that I have no chance of winning the game, but when I start to sort … Continue reading
Just Write
When words come quickly and my fingers barely can keep up with the stream of thoughts I usually don’t stop to look up a word in a dictionary. My English vocabulary isn’t too big unfortunately so I sometimes use words … Continue reading
Thought about a Style
I read a little in the autobiography “Tove Ditlevsen Om Sig Selv” last night and noticed that the style of that book was somewhat unusual in my eyes. The Danish writer had written it in a light tone and without … Continue reading
Sources of inspiration for J.M.A. Biesheuvel.
After rereading some of the stories I eagerly read in my youth by the Dutch writer J.M.A. Biesheuvel I noticed that he actually gives clear hints about his ways of collecting material for his stories. In for example the story … Continue reading
