“Unlocking the Secrets: How Coding Transformed My Writing and Revealed a New Dimension of Clarity”
Have you ever stumbled into a new skill that completely changed your perspective on something you thought you already knew? That’s exactly what happened to me when I decided to learn how to code. Initially, it felt like taking a plunge into the deep end of a pool I didn’t know how to swim in. Yet, amidst the lines of code and countless debugging sessions, I found not just a new hobby, but a vibrant tool to enhance my writing craft. It’s fascinating how the journey of learning can lead to unexpected rewards, isn’t it? Join me as I share my adventure from storytelling childhood tales—complete with treasure hunts and curious monkeys—to discovering the intricacies of programming and how it unexpectedly enriched my creative arsenal. Trust me, this tale might just inspire you to pick up a new tool for your own writing toolbelt! LEARN MORE
A story about how I decided to learn how to code and accidentally added another tool to my writing toolbelt.
When I was in primary school, I wrote a story about a young boy and his friend who sailed the seven seas to find a pirate’s buried treasure. I also wrote a story about a monkey named George (who, I should add, was not at all curious) who slipped on a banana peel and gained amazing powers.
Dubious moral messages about how putting yourself in harm’s way pays off, there’s one thing about me that’s plainly obvious. I’ve been a storyteller since I learned how to string a sentence together. From those humble beginnings through to a rocky middle involving awkward fanfiction, purple prose, and deep character explorations from someone barely old enough to have character of his own, I’ve emerged a more confident, more skilled, and more experienced writer. And while there were a number of factors that helped build me into the competent writerly sort that I am today, one recent addition to the so-called toolbelt was surprising in how much of an outsized impact it made.
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