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.
Then I tried to get a poem collection published for a while. The idea was to combine my writing with pictures from as many different contributors as possible … but that didn’t really work out either. So no books yet. Sorry.
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.
Another one has disappeared
And I could say that's what I'd feared
But I am truly long past fear
And used to being lonely here
Without a word they've vanished too
Like all the others, left me blue
And left me thinking way too much
About the absence of their touch
It's telling how you judge me
By taking one quick look
Or maybe you begrudge me
The leaps of faith I took
You'll never try to know me
And I'm not hard to know
Your preconceptions show me
We all have room to grow
It is four in the morning
My day ends without warning
When the sun's almost up
Life's an endless rotation
And I lack motivation
Others drink from a cup
Oh, I'm trying not to ponder
All those moments blessed with wonder
When your tiny heart still beat
When your hand and mine would meet
And I tried so hard to show you
That my mind and heart would know you
Till my soul will follow yours
To the endless, timeless shores
Your pain is over
Mine goes on
You're free now
I am not
Again my eyes feel hot
It's only me now
Empty, sober
You were my special one
