Exactly one year, one month and a day ago, I wrote my first Scribe’s Madness post. What started as a virgin attempt at blogging turned into a labour of love. The past year brought me closer to realizing my writing … Continued
In July – August this year I made a trip to Pakistan where I had the opportunity to read my poetry at an event organized by the South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) and the Islamabad Literary Forum. It was … Continued
“It has been estimated that the average person has sixty thousand separate thoughts each and every day.” – Wayne W. Dyer. Most of us have minds that race night and day and if you’re a writer a major chunk of … Continued
I am back from my Pakistan trip. It was by far the most literarily productive vacation I’ve ever taken. Reasons being: * I ran a Poetry Workshop in collaboration with Foundation for Arts, Culture and Education (FACE) which was a … Continued
This blog post was written during jetlag and recovering from the FIFA World Cup 2014 Final (I was supporting Argentina…sigh). Factor in kegs of caffeine and you get a fair idea of my state-approaching-zombie. I have tried to be lucid … Continued
Part II: LESSONS AND EXPERIENCES Two screenwriters, a memoirist, three novelists, one creative nonfiction author, and a poet: This is what a typical breakfast table in the Pierson Dining Hall during the 5 days of Session II of YWC 2014 … Continued
In addition to knowledge of craft and technique, command over grammar and syntax, and all the other tools of their craft, writers must also draw on their instinct of what constitutes good writing. A writer’s instinct is what tells them … Continued
If I had to distill the writing experience into 10 golden principles, these would be it. 1 – Develop a daily writing habit. 2 – Always fast-write your first draft. Get the content down. 3 – Set SMART (Specific, Measurable, … Continued
After years of reading about the writing lives of authors who’ve made it, I feel it can be distilled to these truths: 1- Motivation “I write when I’m inspired and I see to it that I’m inspired at 9 ‘o’ … Continued
The love affair started in the aisle of a Tasmanian supermarket. I gravitated towards the bookracks, circumnavigating the attractively displayed toys and made a beeline for the Children’s Book Section and picked out my first Golden Book. Thereafter, every week … Continued