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My Writing Journey So Far by Age of the Diary on May 20, 2012A blog reader asked me how I became a writer, so I decided to write a post about it. There wasn’t really this one moment that pushed me to become a writer. I used to like singing when I was a kid, and a possible explanation for this could be th...

Sorkin to write Steve Jobs biopic by samut sari on May 17, 201216 May 2012 Last updated at 08:13 GMT Sorkin (right) previously wrote The Social Network, about Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin is to write the script for Sony Pictures' upcoming biopic of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.Th...

Particularity of I Love You by Age of the Diary on May 13, 2012Tackling love by using generic statements like “I love him so much” or “My love is so great” will feel empty in a poem. My teacher Sir Ypil explains that unlike when one says these generic statements to a friend or a lover, th...

My Virtual Notebook: Writing Tips from Writing Tools by Roy Peter Clark by Age of the Diary on Apr 28, 2012I just read Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer by Roy Peter Clark. Here are the writing tips that I learned: 1. You can write long sentences as long as you begin them with the subject and verb. 2. Delay the subject and verb to...

A sweet melody filled the room as he gently pressed on the keys... by Unveiling Mysteries on Apr 26, 2012A sweet melody filled the room as he gently pressed on the keys of the piano. It was great to finally be alone, to finally be separated from the loud and violent world, to be in a world that was entirely his. The piano was his refuge. Aside from his...

Sweet melody filled the room as he gently pressed on the keys... by Unveiling Mysteries on Apr 26, 2012Sweet melody filled the room as he gently pressed on the keys of the piano. It was great to finally be alone, to finally be separated from the loud and violent world, to be in a world that was entirely his. The piano was his refuge. Aside from his p...

04-18-12 She smiled at me then suddenly turned around and dashed... by Unveiling Mysteries on Apr 18, 201204-18-12 She smiled at me then suddenly turned around and dashed across the sand. It took a while for me to register that she was running around the beach. I ran after her and tried to catch her. I grabbed her by her waist and turned her around so th...

Balong Malalim Thoughts. Thoughts. Thoughts. Endless thoughts... by Unveiling Mysteries on Apr 17, 2012Balong Malalim Thoughts. Thoughts. Thoughts. Endless thoughts always seem to fill my mind. From what to do next to being curious about what other people’s stories are. Thoughts too deep that sometimes they seem unusual. Thoughts that make me happy,...

Tell Another Story by Age of the Diary on Apr 17, 2012  Scheherazade, the character in Arabian Nights, was able to elude death by telling stories. A writer does the same—creating works that will immortalize his or her creative spirit. Thus, I always start with hope—hope that my random musings,...

To be Read, To be Loved by Age of the Diary on Apr 16, 2012  I remember one class in creative writing where my teacher Mr. Reyes asked us if we had a reader in mind while we wrote. A classmate said no and that she only writes for herself because she doesn’t want to compromise her art. Mr. Reyes paused...