#buku — Public Fediverse posts

Aku ingin belajar Bahasa Indonesia dari buku cerita, tapi di negara aku tak ada buku 'tuk beli. Kalau mengimpor dari Amerika Serikat sangat mahal!
Ada yg bisa merekomendasikan situs web tempat yg aku bisa membelinya?

#bahasaIndonesia
#buku
#languages

Kok bisa buku yang isinya buatan chatbot AI bisa lolos percetakan dan dijual di Gramedia?

#sofiaflorina #ソフィアフロリナ #gramedia #buku #book #books #ai #aichatbot #aigenerated #artificialintelligence #plagiarism #unethical #ihateit #ihatethis #hateit #hatethis

THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO WRITING A BOOK
https://wp.me/p84YjG-a3t
#writing #author #word #penulis #nulis #writers #writingcommunity #novels #books #buku #reading #reader #learn #howtobook #zsoltzsemba #publishing #penerbit

https://zsoltzsemba.com/how-to-write-book-story-blog/

THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO WRITING A BOOK

With narrative examples from“The Could Have Been Man.”

https://payhip.com/b/sSyX7

THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO WRITING A BOOK

You Too Can Write a Book

Writers often believe they need training or permission to write a book. You do not. You need a clear process, clear goals, and the ability to start. My own path began with soap operas. Then film. Only later did I write novels. That journey shaped how I build stories. I focus on clarity and character choices. This guide shows you the same approach.

Let’s make the process easier to follow. We use one reference story throughout this guide. The story is a simple drama called “The Could Have Been Man.” It is about an old man who never married, never built a family, and now spends his days alone on a park bench feeding pigeons. He narrates pieces of his past with regret and honesty. Each step in this guide uses his story to demonstrate what you should do in your own book.

Why You Write, and Why It Matters More Than You Think

You sit down to write because something inside you refuses to stay quiet. You might want to tell a story, build a world, or leave something behind long after you’re gone. None of that happens unless you understand why you’re doing it. A clear purpose keeps you steady when the work feels slow or when you’re doubting yourself.

How to make this real? You’re going to meet someone who could have used this chapter decades earlier. His name is Harold, but the neighbourhood calls him the Could-Have-Been Man. He spends most days on the same park bench near the old fountain. He feeds a small group of pigeons that gather around him. People walk past him without thinking twice. He notices everything. He notices the parents, the couples, the noise, the silence, and how time moves, whether you want it to or not.

Harold never wrote the stories he carried. He used to keep ideas in a folded notebook. He had a plan for a small novel about a boy who learned to fix clocks. He kept another idea about a retired detective solving one last case. None of the ideas reached a first draft. At first, he ran out of time. After that, he ran out of confidence. Later, he convinced himself it didn’t matter. Years passed. The pages yellowed. Then the notebook disappeared during a move. Harold assumed writing was something he had missed his chance on. He settled into a routine. Now he feeds pigeons and tries not to think about what he abandoned.

Be Creative and Follow Harold

You don’t want Harold’s ending. You want your words on a page, in a file, in a finished book. You want something you can point to with pride. So before you get lost in structure, character arcs, or editing theory, stop and answer the questions Harold avoided.

Why are you writing this book?
What do you want your reader to feel?
What do you want your work to leave behind?

Writers who skip these questions tend to drift. They write in circles or abandon what they start. Writers who take fifteen quiet minutes to think through their purpose finish more often. You don’t need a perfect mission statement. You just need clarity. A simple sentence is enough, such as:
“I want to help a first-time writer finish their book.”
“I want to share a story that has lived in my head for ten years.”
“I want to teach something I learned the hard way.”

Get Back To The Keyboard

Purpose keeps you moving when pressure hits. When I wrote my first long project, I nearly quit halfway through. I didn’t like the middle chapters. I thought the entire concept might be weak. The only thing that pushed me forward was remembering why I started. I wanted to show myself that I could complete something difficult. That reason pulled me back to the keyboard every time.

Think of Harold again. Each morning, he wakes up early. He sits on the same wooden bench with a small paper bag of crumbs. The pigeons run toward him. Some jump onto his shoes. He talks to them quietly. You can hear him if you walk close enough. He tells them stories he never wrote. He describes worlds and characters,s and twists. He does it for free and for no audience. He could have shared these stories with thousands if he had taken the first step, then the next, then the next.

Finish What You Start!

Our task in this chapter is to avoid becoming him. The moment you write your purpose down, you become someone who will finish.

Here’s what you can do right now:

• Write one sentence about why this book matters to you.
• Write one sentence about what you want your reader to gain.
• Write one sentence about how your life would change if you finish.
• Write one sentence describing what will happen if you don’t.

Writers respond well to honesty. When you see the cost of inaction clearly, you stop wasting time. You avoid what Harold became. He is a reminder, not a warning. He shows you what happens when desire meets hesitation for too long.

As you go through this guide, you’ll come back to him at key moments. His story will help you stay grounded in your own. You’ll watch how small decisions shape his life in the park. You’ll see how a shift in his day can push him out of his usual pattern. And unless something big happens, he stays in character.

No Writer’s Conviniences Here!

This is important. Characters must act in ways that match who they are unless something strong enough forces change. In Harold’s case, the only thing that could alter him would be a real shock. Something that breaks his routine. Something like someone hurting his favourite pigeon. A moment that forces him to stop accepting the life he settled for.

Keep this in mind when you write your own characters later. For now, stay focused on yourself. You’re here to finish a book. You’re here to avoid regret. You’re here because you don’t want to wake up years later feeding pigeons with stories stuck in your throat.

Your writing starts with purpose. Set it down. You’ll need it for every chapter that follows.

Zsolt Zsemba

THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO WRITING A BOOK
https://wp.me/p84YjG-a3t

#writing #author #word #penulis #nulis #writers #writingcommunity #novels #books #buku #reading #reader #learn #howtobook #zsoltzsemba #publishing #penerbit

Akhirnya langganan Gramedia digital, lumayan dapat diskon jadi 74rb-an sebulan #buku #bacabuku

Known for crafting both bass-heavy anthems and pulsating techno under his Calvin Stanley alias, Buku’s signature essence shines throughout the EP.
https://retroworldnews.com/buku-unveils-his-soulful-bass-journey-with-the-unraveled-essence/

#Buku #SoulfulBass #UnraveledEssence #MusicJourney #BassMusic #ElectronicArtist #LivePerformance #MusicProduction #SoundDesign #BassCulture #MusicalExpression #ArtistSpotlight #CreativeProcess #Inspiration #MusicCommunity #BassLovers #InnovativeSound #ArtisticVision #MusicalStorytelling #BukuMusic #music

Karma, will get you every time!
https://wp.me/p84YjG-3TA
#karma #buku #novel #penulis #zsoltzsemba #bali #author #writer #mybook #published #jakarta #indonesia

http://zsoltzsemba.com/2024/06/03/gerobak-777/

Membaca ini dulu: Petualangan Tam

Katanya buku ini semi-otobiografis. Pengarangnya Wildan Yatim, dosen Universitas Padjajaran kelahiran Pasaman.

#buku #bookstodon #indonesia

A countdown extra on KNHC's Top 89 Hit Election of 2023...

"Sweet And Sour" by Buku & Subdocta

#Music, #KNHC, #HitElection, #Buku, #Subdocta

Salah satu buku nonfiksi yang cakep.

"Membaca buku ini kadang melelahkan mental. Rasanya stresful. Kita 'dipaksa' untuk mengerti kehidupan perempuan dengan segala masalahnya. Diremehkan lingkungan, dibenci, tidak diakui, dan sebagainya."

#BacaBuku #buku

https://rmdzn.web.id/blog/2023-05-05-menambah-wawasan-feminisme-dengan-psikologi-feminis/

Melanjutkan serial #BilanganFu. Kali ini, #Lalita, yang tetap menegaskan spiritualisme kritis ala Ayu Utami

Apa yang menonjol darinya selain logika beragama dan spiritual? Gaya sensualitasnya!

#AyuUtami #BacaBuku #buku

https://rmdzn.web.id/blog/2023-03-23-lalita-dan-misterinya/

https://archive.org/details/bokobandela

Bokobandela : lisolo by Bienvenu Sene Mongaba

Topics
#lisoló, #búku, #mokandá

"Kimina azali kalaka ya leta. Mpiaka likolo ya mpiaka. Mokolo mosusu, ngenge : ministre alaki ye na moninga ye. Bakokende Addis-Abeba na koyangana monene ezali kuna. Bakofutama na ndenge ekoki. Na lifuta wana, Kimina na mwasi na ye bakani kozwa mabele epai ya Bateke mpo na kosala bilanga. Nzoka nde..."

Selesai!

Muhidin secara gak langsung mengajak pembacanya untuk membuat risensi yang bermutu dan mantap. Bukan mengajarkan dengan hal teknis, tapi dengan menyodorkan sedikit fokus topik dan contoh-contoh resensi yang pernah ditulis orang-orang keren.

#BacaBuku #InilahResensi #buku

https://rmdzn.web.id/blog/2023-02-27-jadi-peresensi-yang-lebih-ngegass/

https://archive.org/details/ciyawo

Mgopolela Maloŵe jwa Ciyawo by Stella Kachiwanda; Alick Kadango Bwanali; Jean Chavula; Arnold Mboga; Ahmmardouh Mjaya; Al Mtenje; Francis Botha Njaya; Mario Thodi

Topics
#Ciyawo, #chiYao, #citabu, #buku, #dikishonale

"This is a Ciyawo Monolingual Dictionary, produced by mainly staff of Chancellor College, University of Malawi. The Ciyawo are to be found principally in Mozambique, Malawi and Tanzania."

I'm starting to use #buku #cli again for #bookmark management - https://github.com/jarun/Buku - gathered lots of great holiday season bookmarks to digest.

"The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read" ini self explanatory yaa.. kayak ngebikin si calon pembaca kudu banget baca ini kalau mau jadi orang tua.

Saya skeptis, apaan dah buku kok gitu banget bikin judul?? Setelah baca sampai halaman 34, lalu teryakinkan sih. Beneran deh buat temen-temen yang baru akan menikah atau akan punya buah hati memang perlu banget tahu isi buku ini.

Key point yang saya dapat dari baca ini sejauh ini adalah: rupanya respon kita membesarkan anak itu kuat sekali dibentuk dari pengalaman masa kecil bagaimana orang tua kita dulu merespon kita.

Kalau beliau dulu sering membentak kita karena menumpahkan minuman, sampai gelas pecah.. maka kemungkinan kita akan meluapkan respon yang sama apabila anak kita menumpahkan gelas sampai gelasnya juga pecah.

Di sini kita menjadi sangat tidak rasional, namun sangat emosional dan secara tidak sadar malah terhubung ke masa lalu.

Lalu bagaimana cara memutus rantai pengasuhan ini? Lebih lanjut baca aja sendiri yaa 😁

#books #book @bookstodon @indonesia #parenting #orangtua #keluarga #buku #pengasuhan #polaasuh #polapengasuhan #monday #senin #bookston

https://archive.org/details/lingen

Lingala Dictionary & Phrasebook: A Language of Central Africa. Lingala-English/English-Lingala by Aquilina Mawadza; Yeno Matuka

Topics
#Lingala, #dictionary, #dictionaries, #bilingualdictionary, #bilingualdictionaries, #translationdictionary, #translationdictionaries, #phrasebook, #phrasebooks, #bagó, #lingɛlɛ́sa, #búku, #Congo, #Kongo, #Kongó, #KongóKinsásá, #RepublíkiyaKongóDemokratíki

Lingala (a Bantu language of the Niger-Congo family) is spoken by approximately 10 million people living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and Angola. It originated in the Equatorial Region of the DRC, but as the official language of the Army, it became the major language of the Capital city, Kinshasa. Lingala is considered one of the national languages of the DRC.

This dictionary uses the simplified Lingala dialect, also known as Lingala facile. It is mostly a spoken language.

This unique, two-part resource provides travelers to central Africa with the tools they need for daily interaction. The bilingual dictionary has a concise vocabulary for everyday use, and the phrasebook allows instant communication on a variety of topics.

"The Uninhabitable Earth - Life After Warming" by David Wallace-Wells

these are some of my reading highlights

#books #bookstodon #reading #amreading #book #buku #diversity @indonesia @academicchatter #climate #climatechange

https://log.pyratebeard.net/entry/20220325-mark_my_words.html

mark my words - using a bookmark manager to track my never ending readlist

28/100 #100daystooffload

#bookmarks #readlist #buku

rss: https://log.pyratebeard.net/rss.xml

#buku is a #terminal #bookmark manager.

buku is a terminal program that stores links with titles and keywords/tags in a mergible SQLite database. buku can import bookmarks from major browsers and can also open bookmarks in a browser if needed. Bookmarks can be searched using several search methods, and can be edited using your favorite text editor.

Website 🔗️: https://github.com/jarun/Buku

apt 📦️: buku

#free #opensource #foss #fossmendations

I want to love #buku but the process is just too slow and I can't figure out if it can be sped up. I just want to write `buku somesite` and just directly open the best match. Now, you first see a list, type in the number of the match and press enter. The website opens, but to you're not done 'cause buku is still open. Go back to terminal and hit enter twice to go out of the TUI. Too much work. Useful for looking for similar articles, but I need a sped up workflow for day to day bookmarks