A while back, my blogger friend, Shilpa Gupte, wrote about how the old days of blogging are no more. We no longer seem to connect like we used to. In some ways blogging relationships have become transactional – like other relationships. After her post, I’ve tried to comment on some blogs and read them diligently,…
Crime Writer’s Week 2021
ProWritingAid’s Crime Writer’s Week is a series of events all geared towards crime writers. Whether you’re crafting a police procedural, a whodunnit, or a good old-fashioned mystery, you’ll learn how to keep readers turning pages. Attend live sessions with bestselling authors, including Karin Slaughter, Lisa Gardner, Ian Rankin, Peter James, Fiona Cummins,and more. Crime Writer’s Week is jam-packed with events for crime authors. Get insider publishing advice from Katherine Armstrong, the Deputy Publishing Director…
Rashmi Raj & Uncommon: Stories of Love & Acceptance
Today I’m happy to welcome Rashmi Raj to this space and ask her about her writing journey and her debut short story collection, Uncommon – Stories of Love and Acceptance Rashmi Raj – Her Writing Journey Hi Rashmi and welcome to The Frangipani Creative. I always believe that writers are readers first. Is that true…
Writing Bravely Again
My word of the year for 2021 is Yes. And a big part of that is I’m committed to writing bravely again. This means that I’m going try new forms, take on new challenges and venture into finding new readers for my writing. Writing Bravely Again Last week I took part in the Hope Writers’…
Ghostwriting
A lot of avid readers (including myself) believe that there is a dearth of good writers in recent times. Many still prefer to fall into an Austen novel, a Shakespearean play, or one of the classic fantasy works by J R R Tolkien. But while the debate of whether or not we have writers as…
Bird By Bird
As writers and creative, we need all the motivation we can get. Some of you are currently working through the NaNoWriMo. Today, I thought I’d share some from Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life. Bird By Bird The title of her book comes from an anecdote about her brother writing…