Today we start the 4th round of the #WordsMatter Blog Hop and our prompt for November is ’20 years ago, I….’. Shalini, Parul and I thank you for your participation! 20 years ago, I was teaching. Having quit my bank job, finished my time as a volunteer for an NGO, and done an MA in…
7 Efficient Ways to Handle Blogger Overwhelm
“Blogging? What type of passion is that?” You must have heard such comments if you are a passionate blogger. Not to mention the disapproving glances and sighs of your family and friends when they see you doing your stuff. What is even worse is when they tell you to ditch blogging if you (God forbid) share…
Don’t Dangle Your Participle
Don’t dangle your participle! Now that sounds a bit rude, doesn’t it? I came across this lovely little book on NetGalley and downloaded it in exchange for a review : Don’t Dangle Your Participle – by Vanita Oelschlager. Words and pictures show children what a dangling participle is all about. Young readers are shown an incorrect sentence…
It’s Raining Words
I hope you enjoy this post and don’t suffer from ombrophobia (a fear of rain), because it’s raining words today. Last week’s rain, found me looking for rain related words and I was amused to see an article in the BBC wondering if we had 50 words for rain. Apparently not, although there are many…
Writing A Nonet Poem
A Nonet refers to a group of nine. In music, a nonet refers to a composition that requires nine musicians for a performance and in poetry it refers to a composition which comprises of nine lines. Sounds simple, doesn’t it? Yes it is. But what tests your poetic calibre yet again is the ‘syllable count’.…
Re-purpose Your Old Blog Posts
Treat your old posts well! Yes, you read that right. You’ve been blogging for sometime now. And as you keep adding posts, your old posts move from the front page of your blog, further and further away from being viewed by visitors. Let me share with you why and how you can re-purpose your old…