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I want to be a full time writer, but instead of writing I spend my time ranting about how hard it is.

Ranting instead of Writing Octavian Aarden

    • Maatschappij en cultuur

I want to be a full time writer, but instead of writing I spend my time ranting about how hard it is.

    How many hours do we need to get good at writing?

    How many hours do we need to get good at writing?

    This episode I try to put a number of the amount of hours needed to get good at writing. Comparing the gaming industry and the programming industry with writing might not be intuitive, but it will still give us insight into the effort needed.

    Here is a website with interesting figures related to famous writers and their output, which I mentioned in the episode: The Daily Word Counts of 19 Famous Writers.

    Follow me on twitter to be up to date with my writing, movie watching and podcast ranting, @OctavianAarden.

    • 14 min.
    What can Charles Bukowski teach us about writing?

    What can Charles Bukowski teach us about writing?

    I just finished reading Charles Bukoswki - Notes of a Dirty Old Man. What makes this book good? What makes Bukoswki in general so good and why is he appreciated on a large scale? Can I, and you with me, learn something from this? Let's find out togheter in this episode of Ranting instead of Writing.

    Follow me on twitter to be up to date with my writing, movie watching and podcast ranting, @OctavianAarden.

    • 12 min.
    Content Creation as the future of Society

    Content Creation as the future of Society

    As automation takes over, we will work less hours and have more time and money to spend on entertainment. Because of that, content will be absorbed at a much higher rate than it is now. Sports, podcasts, novels and sexual content will be in high demand. How does this affect our society and my journey to become a writer? I talk about it in this episode.

    Follow me on twitter to be up to date with my writing, movie watching and podcast ranting, @OctavianAarden.

    • 10 min.
    Ranting instead of Writing

    Ranting instead of Writing

    In the first episode, or trailer, I describe what this podcast is supposed to be. I talk about my ambition to become a writer and how that is more and exercise in ranting than it is in writing.


    Follow me on twitter to be up to date with my writing, movie watching and podcast ranting, @OctavianAarden.

    • 6 min.

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