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.
It's not the day that's slow, it's me
I couldn't bring myself to be
To leave my bed and kind of live
It's me when something's got to give
What changed?
It wasn't me
I've always been the same
Persistence is my name
How can we be
Estranged?
It hurts when I'm with you
It hurts when you're gone
You're clearly the issue
But I can't move on
I haven't been dreaming
Cause there was no sleep
And there's no redeeming
When cuts go so deep
Spoil a movie or a show
And we're not longer friends
I hope that you are good to go
Cause this is where it ends
You say I'm acting like a boy
That's not what it's about
Take away what brings me joy
And I will kick you out
Turn my summer into fall
Make the leaves go all Van Gogh
Cool the heat that swallows all
Let us breathe now, make it so
Kiss my forehead, let me rest
Bathed in soft melancholy
On your mellow naked breast
After months of misery
