Zico Pratama Putra

Dr. Zico Pratama Putra, M.Sc. lives in make-believe worlds, talks to imaginary friends, and survives primarily on chocolate truffles and espresso. He is an active engineering practitioner and also an IT book writer. After graduating from Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB) in Aerospace Engineering, he spent years working as an IT consultant and telecommunications. In 2011, he continued his Master studies to Germany in the Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences while working in the field of computers in one company in Germany. He continued his PhD at the Queen Mary University of London in Human Computer Interaction field. He writes and speaks at various events in Germany & UK.

Why I write:

Stories are like breathing. Life without a story in my head is one-dimensional, stagnant, vapid. I love the life God has given me, but I think I love it better because I'm able to live out so many other lives on the page. I'm more content to be who I am because I'm not trapped in that identity. When I sit down at my computer and put my fingers on the keys, I can be anyone or anything, at any time in history. I write because it's freedom.

Advice:

Writing is both a gift and an art. As a gift, it must be approached with humility: the writer is only the vessel through which inspiration flows. As an art, it must be approached with passion and discipline: a gift that's never developed wasn't worth the giving.