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It’s not easy to become a writer. It is fiendishly difficult to stay a writer. To string words together, day in day out, that would be meaningful. To be inspired to do so every day. To not get lost in the deluge of “inspiration” posts that are anything but.
Each week, I dig through the endless archives of the Internet to find those few fascinating posts, which I deliver as issues of this newsletter to assist a writer to stay inspired. This is what I had written while introducing the newsletter as part of the first issue.
There are times when we [the creative people] get stuck and look for inspiration. There are times when we wish that finding help was simpler. With this newsletter, I intend to lend exactly that to the writers, a helping hand of sorts.
With every update, I will publish a curated list of the articles and tools that I believe every writer would find interesting and helpful. I will also feature one writer that inspires me to write more, along with some of their writing.
I have struggled many a time for inspiration, for guidance. I often wished if only there was a hidden dole of helpful articles and directions that will keep me interested, motivated to trudge along. Slanting Nib & A Keyboard (referred interchangeably as Slanting Nib) will attempt to be that nudge for me first. My wish is it manages to do the same for the writer in you, manages to inspire the words in you.
Slanting Nib will be delivered every Sunday at 5 PM UTC. Featuring a personal letter and essays about something close to me, along with three thoughtfully curated posts. That's all. Each issue aims to be interesting enough to be worthy of your time without becoming too long to be a burden, a drag.
What can I expect in each issue?
Each issue generally follows some theme. The first issue focused on the history of writing, for example; the second one presented a few inspiring words from masters. As long as I could, I intended to maintain a common thread that connects all the posts included in an issue.
However, I soon realized that I needed to make the newsletter more about my thoughts. Make it personal. So in addition, I have started drafting a warm letter for the readers. I follow it up by a section of featured writing with a maximum of 3 articles. All the articles will be meaningful. I will make it a point that neither is a listicle of any form. Or one from the myriad of productivity hacks.
What if I have feedback?
I would love to hear from you. If you come across something that you think would be the right fit for an issue, do send the recommendations to me. If you find something incorrect or some part that doesn’t work, don’t hesitate to let me know. And of course, if you like something I have included in the newsletter issue, or it helped you in some way, I would love to hear about that too.
Just hit reply to the issue or email me with any recommendations or tips, writer or tools. I am a completionist, I will acknowledge every email.
So if this sounds interesting to you, you can subscribe here. Or you can also read through the issues archive. No rush.