When a group of bloggers I know gets together to publish a book, I want to be there applauding them. So when Anshu Bhojnagarwala told me about Route 13 – The Highway to Hell, I asked her to share more about. Here’s our interview. Route 13 – The Highway to Hell – Interview with Anshu…
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’.…
That Time Of The Year #WordsMatter
Today we kick off the third instalment of the #WordsMatter Blog Hop and our prompt for October is ‘It’s not that time of the year without…’. Shalini, Parul and I thank you for your great response again! Yes, it’s that time of the year. Or shall I say it’s not that time of the year…
Mindful Writing: The Best Antidote for Writer’s Block
Writer’s block. Every writer has encountered this devil more than once in their lives. Sometimes the ideas just keeping flowing and you have to write them down stat before they are completely gone. And then there are times when you try so hard to squeeze the last of your creative juices and nothing—NOTHING comes out.…
Story And Storytelling Quotes
Humans need stories. From childhood, we’re always more drawn to information that comes through a story rather than just facts. Apparently, when we hear a story, our brain lights up – the neural activity increases five fold! Today I’m sharing story and story telling quotes that re-affirm our need for and love of stories. Story…