One of the advice given to aspiring writers by those already there, and those not quite there but provide sorts of courses, is write, write, and write everyday. Even a paragraph will do. Never miss a day without writing.
But what to write about?
There are plenty of things to write about. But writing about one's daily chores for everyone to read, or most likely ignore, is not useful unless there is lesson to be learned from it. Nakamora feeling like being at that stage recently laid down his pen and let the keyboard rest for a while. Instead read and read and read.
Some of the titles/writers he found interesting include The Alchemist and The Zahir by Paulo Coelho, Nelson Mandela's Long Walk To Freedom, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins, and even some titles by John Grisham. Perhaps no need to mention that book Mukadimah by Ibn Khaldun or Memahami Keutamaan (Understanding Priority) by Yusuf Al-Qaradawi.
In between daily chores, reading and writing become only filler activities most of the time. But they add a breather to hectic life.
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