Writing and Publishing: Inspiration Part 2 – Isaac Asimov

When I was in High School, I read the book “Nine Tomorrows” by Isaac Asimov. Back then the book was hard to get because it was out of print, but I managed to get my hands on it anyway. It was required reading, after all. I forget why.
Inside this book, there are nine short stories by Isaac Asimov. The first one is called “Profession” and it is one of my favorite stories of all time.
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Ever since reading this collection of short stories I became an instant Isaac Asimov fan. 
​One thing that has always caught my attention when reading Isaac Asimov is that his writing is very simple. His vocabulary usage is not too complex and yet, his ideas are.


One thing that I have learned about Isaac Asimov is that, when writing, I shouldn’t worry too much about which words I use or how complicated my sentences need to be. More than that, I should focus in telling my story. Of course that having a good enough vocabulary helps, but only because it lets you explain or describe what is going on, where your characters are and how they are feeling… or why they are doing what they are doing now and why they will change next.


If anything, Isaac Asimov showed me to do it! It doesn’t have to be perfect. It doesn’t have to be a work of art. More than anything, it’s just about a person with an idea wanting the rest of the world know about it because, to the author, it’s an amazing thing to experience.


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