BOOKS
Ever since I was little, writing books has been my dream. I started many but finished few. And those few never saw the (publishing) light of day. I usually gave up after around 40 pages and I can barely look at my old work anymore. I might upload something from my teenage years one day, just to give you an idea. Or not.
When I thought of writing, I always primarily thought of novels. I haven’t actually published a book yet, but there is this one idea that I would really love to see through. The writing’s all done; but that’s only half of it. I want you to be a part of this:
100 poems about depression, sex and love
I’ve been working on this collection of poems for years now and I want to turn them into a beautiful book. It’s supposed to be a community project, a collection of images (drawings, photographs etc.) from people all over the world. It’s quite frankly scaring the shit out of me, but hey … gotta chase your dreams.
Song adaptations
Translating songs into a different language (in my case either German or English) is quite a challenge. But it is great fun too! Finding the right words and rhymes to make it sound good while still preserving the meaning and feel of the original song – in a way it’s like a puzzle. I like it.
I’ve been interested in this field of work for several years now, and I’ve managed to create a few good translations (or rather adaptations). Here’s a selection:
If you want me to write an adaptation of your own work or your favorite song, feel free to contact me!
Subtitles
Subtitling is an area that I haven’t really found the time to get into yet. I’ve written the official German subtitles for some of Chris Thompson’s (supricky06) videos on YouTube a couple of years ago. I’ve also written several German subtitles for Shane Dawson’s old clips, but he never put them online. Too bad!
Other than that, there’s nothing much I could mention in this section. I think audio description might be a really fascinating field of work. Would be fun to try that someday.
If you want me to write your subtitles, feel free to contact me.
Poems
Over the last decade or so, I’ve posted countless short poems on Facebook and/or Twitter whenever I felt like writing. Poetry is what got me most of my Facebook fans. It’s more or less become my main creative focus for a couple of years. Here is an extensive collection of my favorite poems. Reading through all of them might take a while.
You promise me my wildest dreams
Assuming you can be them
But you have never seen my demons
How could you defeat them?
You think I only long for you
To help release some pressure
But who I am and what I dream
Is far beyond your measure
You call yourself my friend
But never call
Are you my friend at all?
I guess you're here in fear
And when I fall
But not when I stand tall
Wenn Depperte Debatten führen
Sich zu den längsten Latten küren
Nicht spüren, dass die Platte hängt
Und nur beschränkt von Lastern lallen
Nur weil die ihnen nicht gefallen
Die eig'nen Laster überseh'n
Wird's Zeit zu sprechen oder geh'n
I'm far from a hero and not perfect-looking
No movie about me would get perfect booking
I've broken so much and not always said sorry
I'm still the protagonist of my own story
I'm smart and I'm loyal, empathic and funny
But to get to know me you wouldn't pay money
Healthy body, healthy mind
It seems I always have to choose
If one I gain, then one I lose
Sometimes I'm left with neither
Not satisfied with either
My life's a constant battleground
Want to be healthy all around
A ballance I can't seem to find
