It seems counterintuitive that noise would help a writer write better and/or faster, but I find a specific kind of focus only when I’m in coffee shops. What could be the special kind of motivation here? The obvious culprit seems to be the energy boost provided by my caramel macchiato or vanilla latte. But you can easily make coffee …
I don’t read too many writing books, as I believe that actually writing is the best teacher, but once in a while, I come across a gem like Immediate Fiction by Jerry Cleaver. I’ve had this book for quite a while, but I read it every few years or so, just to refresh my knowledge. There’s a reason I keep coming back …
There’s a dream version of my life where I have long days seated at a desk on a terrace overlooking the ocean, lost in draft pages, and evenings catching up on my reading list. A life where I have enough financial runway to allow my writing to take as long as it needs. Unfortunately, it’s a dream, for now, and …
“Is it possible to be creative under pressure?” One of my stressed-out friends asked me this a few weeks ago and it led me to remember something that happened when I was in secondary school. When I was 16, I was commandeered, to write a poem. Yep, you read that right. My boarding school was having a creative arts competition …
Today marks day 65 for me in quarantine. I still can’t believe I’ve been indoors for 2 months. I go out for grocery shopping and to pick up mail at the post office but I’m mostly in my room. Though I’m an introvert, the first two to three weeks of quarantine were tedious for me because my reading and writing …