[Kavishala Daily] To be a good human being you have to read, read and read!
Pia Bajpiee has taken to reading like a fish to water. She never into books heavily in the past, but she challenged herself and is now is a voracious reader.
“100 books challenge is a life-changing thing that has happened to me. I was a non-reader completely. I wasn't able to sit even for 5 minutes with the books. I was very attracted to people who read and I wanted to start reading. As all the intellectuals in our industry say that actors have to be well-read and that was my weakness, and I am the person if I say something then no matter what, I do that,” said Pia.
“Gradually, I loved the process of reading and it became a habit. Once I started reading, books appeared automatically. I love reading biographies, self-help, fitness, Ayurveda, and Indian history. Now I love shopping for books. I had no idea books can be such an integral part of my life. I have done 57 books and 43 more to go,” she said.
“Books have changed me like anything. My perspective has changed completely. Of course, I was a little slow in the starting but now I am reading back to back. It has literally saved my life in this lockdown,” she added.
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Many people want to have written great things. That’s different from being a writer. They want the result, but they don’t have the passion to do the work, and it does take passion, inner drive and determination. If you aren’t already doing these things, then you’d better get started. Writers write. Butt in chair, hands on keyboard. Put words on paper. You can’t “want” to be a writer and then become a writer. To be a writer you have to write.
As Stephen King has said: “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.”
First things first, just write something that you like! It can be anything - a poetry, a story, an essay, instructions on how to do something. Just make sure you begin by writing, and make sure it is about a topic that you love and could talk all day about.
The more passionate you are about what you are writing, the more you will want to always continue and keep doing it. You will still have motivation even if you haven’t heard from your readers, or if you aren’t making sales in the beginning. This is the most important part - for you to love your chosen topic or genre.
Start to study what you read. If it's books, study technique and style.
If you want to be a poet/ Author/ writer, be professional about it. It will become your life.
Good luck. We're all in this together.