Journey Sidney Sheldon Becoming Writer

Not many writers tell kepenulisannya life journey, especially the tricks of how they can write. Why so? because they are reluctant to talk about himself in the creative process.As Stephen King said that a writer writes about writing is something "funny". Because, every writer has their own way in writing. Experience how to write it can not be the thing that is sure to guarantee the other writers to follow his way. There are a thousand and one ways of writing exercises.

But one thing is clear and certain that every writer has the experience to write a long and winding road.

In this paper, I want to explore about the journey of authorship Sidney Sheldon, a writer who is extraordinary novel by which this road to achieve his dream of becoming a writer.

Since childhood, Sheldon does have some talent in writing, it's just that the environment does not support them. In addition to economic factors of uncertainty, other factors are the father. Once when he sent a poem to a magazine but his father changed his name, because his father did not want to shame when writing her son was rejected by the magazine, though his writings successfully loaded. But on display is not his name, but the name of his brother.

At age 17, Sidney Sheldon had attempted suicide. It is encouraging to do that is because he felt his life was not happy. Actually at that time he has worked in the pharmacy. However, keluargalah atmosphere that makes it not feel at home. Ranging from economic hardship, where his father frequently moved around the workplace, to fight his father and mother. Her goal now is to college and become a writer. But the desire is like hitting the wall, because of family economic circumstances are not supportive.

Interesting story to tell Sheldon attempted suicide. When home from work, he has brought the goods to be claimed his life, namely sleeping pills. Later the pill will be mixed with whiskey. a lethal combination, so Sheldon often hear. coincidence that moment her parents want silaturrahmi to his brother, and sister to stay at a friend's house. When they all had gone, he issued the two goods. Own whiskey he found in the kitchen, belongs to his father. Just about to take the pill, her father suddenly appeared.Both are equally shocked. Sheldon did not think his father would return again. His father did not suspect that Sheldon would end his life time. Her father then asked why he wanted to commit suicide? Looks like Sheldon in his father's views have never experienced the variety in his daily life.

He then took Sheldon streets while advising him.

"Life is like a novel," her father said, "Full of suspense. you do not know what will happen until you open the page ... Every day is a different page, Sidney, and every day can be full of surprises, you never know what will be next before you go to that page. "Said his father at length. From then Sheldon vibrant life again. The words continue dikenangnya until Sheldon moved dusk.

In the next year he won a scholarship to college. But he was excited just entered, he aborted his studies again. This is because the classic problem that is always up to date, namely financial hardship on his family. His mother is forced to become clerk for 6 days a week, helping his father who often could not work, make money he should seek as much by working as much as possible. Starting from pharmacies guards, cleaning service, shopkeepers, and others, he lived.

Starting from the Piano
Mrs. Sheldon was instrumental in the careers kepenulisannya. It was marked from a piano bought for his mother. Piano? yes, piano. At first glance there are not so related.As an adult, his mother bought him a piano, and give lesnya for Sheldon. Sheldon really like playing the piano, and learn to write the lyrics of the song. Once, when at the piano, he created the melody and the words, he then had the inspiration to send a melody and sya'ir-sya'irnya to hotels that have the orchestra. There he will meet with the owner of his orchestra. Perhaps they are just interested in his work, Sheldon thought. The idea that he was embodied by visiting one of the hotel near his home. rather he went to orchestra leaders, named Phil Levant.

Apparently, the leader of the orchestra is like the work of Sheldon. He gave the title of the song My Silent Self. The song was later made his orchestra by Phil Levant. After that work was heard in the city and often repeated.
That was the beginning of the world trail tread Sheldon authorship. But when his name will begin to soar, where he will be invited to work with a well-known songwriter named Max Rich, Sheldon actually shrinking. He feels inferior to cooperate with the writer of the song. He worried the writer will be disappointed in him as the writer knows that he is stupid and only hurt the authors.

That was the beginning of the world would they do that authorship, as well as the end of the world of songwriting. He went back to the original work, namely guard pharmacy, hotel keeper, and so forth.

But it was not long. On arrival of Charley Fine family, where to go to California, he got the idea to go there too, rather he will go to Hollywood. Times only himself lucky, he said to his parents. They also give him a chance. The next day he went with Charley's family.There he lived in boarding houses, lodging house. Columbia Pictures is a film studio's most visited first by Sheldon, because adjacent to the boarding house. The first experience was so valuable to him because from there he knew how to apply for a job in the film. Here is a dialogue when you first went to study film Sheldon.

"My name is Sidney Sheldon. I want to be a writer. Who should I meet? "
"Do you already have an appointment?"
"No, but-"
"Then you can not see anyone."
"There must be someone who can I -"
"Without the promise can not,"

Repercussion for the repulsion he receives. And it was done approximately two weeks.Almost all the studios say as said by the guard's first studio. In Sheldon mind, that was just a different studio, but the guard-guard all the same, because it has the same answer. At the moment did not come to the studio, he was in his room, writing his stories with an old typewriter. During the rejection and was in his room, he had run out of its financial provision. Not infrequently he was hungry so he could not think to pour his ideas into the paper. So, there's no way other than asking for food to his boarding house mother.

One day a friend told me that his rented his friend's sister was accepted as a script reader at MGM studios (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer).
"Readers? what does that mean? "said Sheldon.
"All the studios have a reader," he explained. "They make a synopsis of the stories, so the producers did not bother to read a lot of garbage. If you liked the synopsis, the producers will read the entire book or the play. Some studios have a staff of readers.Some others use a reader from outside. "

Hearing the explanation from his friend, Sheldon then encouraged to make a synopsis of the results of his reading. Incidentally he had just finished reading Steinbeck's work, of Mice and Men. Synopsis book that's used as a tool to offer his services as a reader in a studio film. she sent a synopsis to the six studio. What is immoral, until three days after delivery was not one who responded. Until the fifth day there were only a phone call from the studio Selznick International Studios. They asked Sheldon to make a synopsis of a novel. The novel is the work of the director of studio's 400-page.

Actually Sheldon is a bit hesitant to accept it, because the synopsis should be approximately 30 pages, and should be finished at six o'clock in the evening. But, since this golden opportunity as the initial capital to be a writer, plus they really need the money, so he accepted the offer. After that they did not call him anymore.

Based on that experience, Sheldon then wrote back with movie studios to include the words below:
"At the request of his personal, I just finished a synopsis of a novel to David O. Selznick, and now I am free to do another synopsis ... "
Two days later the phone began to arrive. Sheldon They need to become a freelance script reader, because the reader still they're not able to handle the booming manuscript. It lasted for months.
One day Universal Studios offered himself to work there as a fixed reader. What a happy Sheldon get the offer. Since then his life began to prosper. He was able to pay for boarding on time and can eat with a delicious menu as well. Seeing the development of himself, he phoned his parents to tell the situation was. However, a month later he was laid off because his boss to sell the studio.

But every few days he got an offer to work in Twentieth-Century Fox as a reader fixed again, with a salary of 23 dollars per week. It was very easy to get a job perceived. Her goal is almost accomplished. But he does not have its own work. While working to keep the reader in Twentieth-Century Fox, he and his new friend, Ben Roberts, a new boarding house residents, trying to write novels. Their collaborative works entitled The Dangerous Holiday. The work was accepted by Paramount with the price of one thousand dollars (approximately 10 million dollars). Every other day another work titled South of Panama received by the Producers Releasing Corporation for five hundred dollars, but have also made the script. Collaboration is very impressive, because they could sell two works at once in 24 hours.

Since then his career began to rise. Permanent jobs in Twentieth-Century Fox, he left behind, and ask dismissed only. Flooded ordered items to create a scenario makes it must sleep until early morning. Every night. Almost all the studios need it. All the scenarios working on, ranging from movies, soap operas-sinteron, and events-way TV and other performances.

In a way then, he also concurrently be a screenwriter, director, and producer as well.Extraordinary efforts. Everyone entrusting studio. Because his business is successful.All the works of his hands touch always works. There are no significant failures. But seeing her name terapampang in all areas (screenwriter, producer, copyright, etc.) he was not pleasing to the eye, because it seems so selfish. So he was making a pseudonym, such as Christopher Golato, Devon Alan, and Mark Rowane.

After a bit bored with the world of film and sinetron, while still working in that field, she writes novels. He titled his first novel The Naked Face. The novel was rejected five publishers, and publishers to receive 6 new. When the novel was already in the hands of readers, many reviews out. And most are good by Sheldon is from the New York Times, "The Naked Face is clearly a mystery story best newcomer this year." But the very surprise, he was awarded the Edgar Allan Poe Award.

Compared with other written works, making the novel has a very important element, Sheldon thought, that he had felt a creative freedom not known before. Write screenplays, television shows, or drama is always a collaborative effort. Even if it's written himself, the writer is always working with the players, directors, producers, and musicians.

The novelist is a player, producer, and director. Novelist, Sheldon thought, freedom to create all the words. Could return to the past or forward into the future, giving the characters, soldiers, servants, villas, and others. There is no limit except the limit of imagination itself. He then wrote a second novel titled The Other Side of Midnight who later changed her life became a full-time novelist. Novels that survive in the Best-Seller list for 52 weeks. The Other Side Of Midnight became phenomenal international best-seller extraordinary.

The novel is a different world, the world's mind and heart, Sheldon thought. In the novel, people can create characters and turn it on. According to Sheldon transition from playwright and novelist screenwriter becomes easier than ever imagined, and again the advantages. Sheldon can wander all over the world, do research, meet interesting people, and go to interesting places.

Sheldon sometimes get very emotional letter. This is because they are affected by the novel. Sheldon received a letter from a woman who suffered a massive heart attack and was hospitalized. He forbade her parents and her boyfriend came to see him. He wrote to Sheldon that he just wanted to die. In the room where she was treated there that left a copy of The Other Side Of Midnight, next to his bed. He then read it and dissolve in it, so that he forgot his own problems, and ready to face life again. It is one of the stories contained in the letter. and many other stories.
Sheldon's novels sold in 108 countries and has been translated into 51 languages.

In 1997, the Guinness Book Of Word Records lists his name as the Most Translated Outhor In The Word-writers whose works are most widely translated in the world. His book has sold more than 300 million copies. Sheldon believes that the success of his books because the characters are very real to him and, therefore, evident also for its readers. Readers outside, from other countries to recognize the books of love, hatred, jealousy is understandable emotions of everyone. Universal emotions.

There are the words "pearl" of Sheldon that can be used as motivation for all of us who want to learn from him. "I love writing, and I'm lucky to be doing something I love. I'm sure no one should get credit for any talent that may be owned. Talent is a gift, whether it is for painting, music, or writing, we should be grateful for any talent that has been given to us and work hard with him. "