A chat with Aleksandra, an English teacher who's passionate about reading and writing in English -- her second language.
Aleksandra shares her thoughts on the importance of writing about what she loves, reading and living a creative lifestyle.
She challenges the idea that big words are crucial for impactful prose and emphasises that even writers with basic language skills can be effective storytellers.
I hope you'll find this useful! Books we mentioned:
On Writing by Stephen King
Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks
Atomic Habits by James Clear
The Secret Life of You by Kerri Sackville
Catching the Big Fish by David Lynch
Stephen Fry's Great Mythology Series (by Stephen Fry)
Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins
The Practice by Seth Godin
Any Language You Want (by me)
Danse Macabre by Stephen King
Episode links
Watch this on YouTube -- https://youtu.be/Ip4nYlQfAVU
Aleksandra on Substack -- https://aleksandrawithks.substack.com/
Aleksandra on Instagram --https://www.instagram.com/aleksandra_withks/
Join my private email list for non-native English writers -- https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private/