{"id":871,"date":"2015-01-02T09:09:20","date_gmt":"2015-01-02T09:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/?p=871"},"modified":"2015-03-06T12:21:57","modified_gmt":"2015-03-06T12:21:57","slug":"013-andrzej-tucholski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/013-andrzej-tucholski\/","title":{"rendered":"ICP 013 Andrzej Tucholski on Writing For English and Polish Audiences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Blogger and author Andrzej Tucholski reaches 40,000 readers each month.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Listen<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"player_container player-871\" ><div class=\"spp_player_textabove\"><b>  <\/b><\/div><div id=\"sm2-871\" class=\"playercontent sm2-bar-ui compact flat full-width full-width-player\"><div class=\"bd sm2-main-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-inline-element sm2-button-element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-button-bd\" style=\"background: 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<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/inspirationalcreatives\/ICP013-andrzej-tucholski.mp3\">Right Click Here To Download This Episode Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Scroll down for detailed episode notes and quick access timings<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>In this episode you&#8217;ll learn:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>How Andrzej manages his time and writing environment<\/li>\n<li>How Andrzej deals with hurtful reviews and comments<\/li>\n<li>How English and Polish blog readership differ<\/li>\n<li>The challenges of translating a book<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Andrzej_Tucholski.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Andrzej_Tucholski-300x300.png\" alt=\"Andrzej Tucholski profile picture\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Andrzej_Tucholski-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Andrzej_Tucholski-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Andrzej_Tucholski.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>In deepest Warsaw, Poland, Andrzej Tucholski publishes one of the most influential blogs in his country.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\" title=\"Inspirational Creatives\">Inspirational Creatives<\/a> Andrzej reveals how he finds time to write, study, judge coffee-making competitions and play video games. He also shares what challenges and inspires him whilst giving some insightful ideas on how to handle criticism.<\/p>\n<p>Having recently published his latest fictional book, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andtucholski.com\/admiralette\/\" title=\"Admiralette\" target=\"_blank\">Admiralette<\/a><\/em>, a tale about sea-faring exploration and friendship, Andrzej reveals the inspiration behind his new story and the challenges of translating the book from his native language. <\/p>\n<h2><strong>Items mentioned in this episode (quick access):<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Admiralette<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>[0:01:30]<\/span> Andrzej shares how having his third book published on-line feels for him. Why he shelved two books previously written.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:02:15]<\/span> Rob asks Andrzej what his biggest challenges were writing <em>Admiralette<\/em> for an English reading market.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:03:03]<\/span> How Andrzej found that one of his characters spoke differently in English when translated from Polish.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:03:30]<\/span> Andrzej explains the extra steps taken to translate his book from Polish to English.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oceanic exploration, inspiration and writing for two audiences<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>[0:04:02]<\/span> Revealing where the initial inspiration for his new book came from, Andrzej shares how he was inspired when spending time studying in Portugal.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:05:28]<\/span> Andrzej describes how he manages his time writing books and for two popular blogs.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:06:22]<\/span> Writing for both English and Polish reading audiences.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:07:05]<\/span> How English blog readers differ from Polish blog readers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On writing<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/ctt.ec\/naHP5\" title=\"Click to Tweet\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;I drink a lot of coffee\u2026&#8221; &#8211; Andrzej Tucholski<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span>[0:08:06]<\/span> Rob asks Andrzej how he finds the time to produce his material.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:08:33]<\/span> Andrzej describes the environment he creates for his writing practice.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:09:28]<\/span> Rob mentions Stephen King&#8217;s <em>On Writing<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:09:38]<\/span> Andrzej reveals he has always wanted to write stories.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:10:15]<\/span> Andrzej shares the best advice he was given and discusses how he deals with hate mail and critiques.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Red pen<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/ctt.ec\/26shb\" title=\"Click to Tweet\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;I read positive reviews, I read negative reviews. I always try to get better.&#8221; &#8211; Andrzej Tucholski<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span>[0:10:58]<\/span> Andrzej describes a process that involves deep trusting friendships for blunt editorial feedback.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:11:28]<\/span> Andrzej gives an example of the kind of feedback he gets from his friends.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:12:11]<\/span> Rob asks how receiving feedback from friends feels for him.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:13:00]<\/span> Andrzej reveals what stories inspire him the most and what he doesn&#8217;t like about the current trends of storytelling in writing.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:14:28]<\/span> Details of how to connect with Andrzej.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/inspirationalcreatives\/ICP013-andrzej-tucholski.mp3\">Right Click Here To Download This Episode Now<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Links and Resources:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Admiralette\" href=\"http:\/\/www.andtucholski.com\/admiralette\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <em>Admiralette<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Andrzej Tucholski's Blog\" href=\"http:\/\/www.andtucholski.com\" target=\"_blank\">Andrzej&#8217;s blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"jestKultura.pl\" href=\"http:\/\/jestkultura.pl\/\" target=\"_blank\">jestKultura.pl<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>People mentioned in this episode:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Jules Verne on Wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jules_Verne\" target=\"_blank\">Jules Verne<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Stephen King On Writing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/1444723251\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1634&#038;creative=6738&#038;creativeASIN=1444723251&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=inspiracreati-21&#038;linkId=3UZZGEJEJFSMZCZ3\" target=\"_blank\">Stephen King <em>On Writing<\/em><\/a>*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>If you enjoyed this podcast, you&#8217;ll also like:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/003-pamela-slim\/\" title=\"Pam Slim on Storytelling, Creative Writing and Childhood\">Pam Slim on Storytelling, Creative Writing and Childhood<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/006-the-minimalist-guide-to-creative-writing\/\" title=\"The Minimalist Guide to Creative Writing\">The Minimalist Guide to Creative Writing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/000-what-is-inspirational-creatives\/\" title=\"What is Inspirational Creatives?\">What is Inspirational Creatives?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Thanks for listening<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you enjoyed the show, please share your honest review with others on iTunes by clicking <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/itunes\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> and rating the show. 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