Ask the Author: Nanda Milbreta
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Nanda Milbreta
I'm not sure if it is a writer's block, but sometimes I'm not in the mood to write. In those moments I go through the list of ideas that I've collected in the course of time in the notes app on my phone. Usually that brings back my inspiration.
Nanda Milbreta
Writing is healing.
Nanda Milbreta
Writing is a muscle, practice writing regularly. Stay true to yourself and always stick to your gut.
Nanda Milbreta
I have several poetry projects that I've started working on a while ago, as well as a collection of short stories.
Nanda Milbreta
In general I observe things around me and write about them as an exercise. Sometimes all I need is a tiny moment that evokes a happy, sad, nostalgic, worried, etc. feeling in me. I turn these observations and sensations into poems.
Nanda Milbreta
About five years ago I went to a therapist for the first time and got an assignment to write down my childhood memories. I collected these memories in one notebook, and to make the process more fun I also added little doodles. At the end of the therapy my notebook was full with many short stories.
When I once spoke to an American friend about some experiences that I had growing up in the Soviet Union, she was so surprised, that an idea sparked to write a book about it.
When I once spoke to an American friend about some experiences that I had growing up in the Soviet Union, she was so surprised, that an idea sparked to write a book about it.
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