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.
I feel like everything's slipping away again
I held it tight for as long as I could
And I don't know how to get through the day again
And I'm not even convinced that I should
Of all the alternate lives I would rather live
Each one progresses while I'm standing still
And all the passion and love I would rather give
It seems so pointless to hope that I will
Ich sollte heut trainieren geh'n, jedoch es freut mich nicht.
Ich könnt auf allen Vieren geh'n, und beugen mein Gesicht.
Ich könnte hüpfen ab und auf, bis dass es mich erbricht.
Und atmen schwer im Dauerlauf, jedoch es freut mich nicht.
We used to talk a lot
And it was going fine
It's not like you were mine
But it was all I got
We're barely talking now
And I can't pinpoint why
Guess too much time's gone by
I'd change it all, but how?
I trust you with my happiness
I trust you with my pain
My company means less and less
There's nothing here to gain
I know, sometimes I need a lot
And sometimes it's too much
Sometimes it's more than all you've got
Sometimes it's just a touch
Sich an den kleinen Schritten freu'n wird immer propagiert
Sich selbst das Scheitern zu verzeih'n, ich hab es oft probiert
Ich lebe mit der Dunkelheit und Leere tief in mir
Ich wär sie aufzufüll'n bereit
Doch du
Du bist nicht hier
