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This Event Became Turning Point of My Life on the journey of creating get?", "I wonder if I have any In the morning, everyone
a work. Dreaming before
mistakes, will the reader
took turns reciting the poem
becoming a writer can only
told to them from the book.
notice my flaws?" I had the
be a paving stone on the path
I read the poem that I both
excitement of questions like
to becoming a writer, and
these... Allah, the infinitely
wrote and memorized. The
it does not mean anything
teacher liked the poem I
powerful, did not let me
on its own. If a person can
wrote very much. "Who is
down... My first novel to be
dream of becoming a writer,
published as a book is "Yanık
the poet of this poem, from
he should turn this dream
into a goal rather than an
he asked me. When I said "I
picked up Yanık Buğdaylar as
enthusiasm. Because you Buğdaylar"... When I first which book did you take it?"
wrote it...", he got angry and
a book, I was like a baby born
cannot become a writer by at that age... Thanks to this slapped me. No matter what I
dreaming. You become a book, I felt like I was reborn... said, I could not convince my
writer by improving your teacher that I wrote the poem
writing ability, studying, Is there a moment or event myself. I was so distressed by
striving, observing, that you consider a turning this experience that I decided
researching and gaining style. point in your life? to leave the village and settle
in Ankara. The first turning
There was nothing that I point in my life was when I
It was like being experienced as an instant wrote a beautiful poem that
reborn... turning point… There are surprised my teacher and
many events that I can
he did not believe that the
consider as turning points. poem belonged to me and
The excitement of firsts is
undoubtedly unique. How If you ask me to name one he thought I was lying and
did you feel when your first of these, I can briefly tell you punished me.
novel was published? about the first one.
What does Ahmed Günbay
I was 9 years old... I was YILDIZ do in his daily life?
My first novel adventure
developed a little differently. living in the village and For example, what is your
My first novel, "Çiçekler studying in primary school... routine day like?
Susayınca", met with the It was a public holiday... The
readers by being published teacher told us to memorize On a typical day, all my
as a series of articles in the a poem and come and read routines are like everyone
newspaper. It was my first it at school on the national else's. I don’t consider writing
meeting with the reader, it holiday. There wasn't a as a boring routine. Because
was very exciting for me. poetry book at home... The every fiction I make, every
Most of my excitement teacher shared the poems event I tell, every sentence I
was occupied by questions in the coursebook with the write and even every word
starting with "I wonder" other students and there I use are special moments
questions such as: "I wonder was not a poem left for me. that take me out of the
if I will be able to achieve my It's a child's instinct, I had a routine and into the world
goal?", "I wonder how the desire to read a poem. When of the work I have done for
reader will react?", "I wonder I got home, I pushed myself that moment and carry me
if my novel will be gripping so much that, as a solution, on the path of my ideal. This
for the reader?", "I wonder I wrote my first poem and way, making every moment
what kind of reactions it will memorized it. feel special is my source
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