As those of you occasionally pop onto my blog know, I did a series of Young Author Program workshops last year. The good thing about the workshops besides the frolic and fun was that I was finally able to put…
Word Count
How's the NaNoWriMo going? I started but halfway through I realized that I need to read up a bit more, so am back to reading...it's satisfying to have a word count of 2000 odd words a day but unless you…
Genre: Fact or Fiction?
Have you ever thought about what genre your book lies in? This is a tricky question and is really important as it affects the way you market the book. I went to the Bangalore Lit Fest today and was fortunate…
#NaNoWriMo 2019
It's NaNoWriMo month. I've been trying to do the 50,000 word count in November for many years now. Most of the time, something comes up and I stop. This year I'm trying again but the only reason I'm attempting it…
Young Author Program-4 in July, August 2019
Over a couple of Sundays in July and August, I commuted to Artwist, Electronic City where I met a bunch of eager young writers- the most playful batch I've had to date. The oldest writer here was eleven and the…
Young Author Program-3 in June, July 2019
This time the Young Author Program was held at the quaint Dhyaana Cafe, a peaceful and meditative space in Indiranagar, Bangalore. Every class has a different dynamic. In this class, the mood was extremely cerebral and playful. My students conversed…
Selected Scribblings
I write with friends on and off and many times I meet them, I realize that I don't have a notebook with me. Very unwriterly, but a fact. So I borrow paper and scribble sensory stories or prompt responses. When…
Getting Back to Writing
It often happens that I write a couple of chapters and then am inundated with reasons not to continue. This can go on for a couple of weeks, even months. In the back of my head, I wonder: Is it…
Young Author Program- 2 @ Atta Galatta in April, 2019
We spent a lovely #writing weekend at the very cozy Atta Galatta in Koramangala. We wrote a bit of sci-fi, mystery, historical fiction, diary entries and adventure. My happiest moment? When I learned that many of my students were writing a full-fledged story…
Young Author Program – A Beginning
On Feb 23 and 24, 2019, I conducted my first writing workshop called the Young Author Program for children in the age-group of 9-15.When I was young, I wrote all the time. I remember attending a workshop, a friend's home…