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 …
This writing challenge is one I’ve set for myself in 2020. It’s a little bit different from the popular NaNoWriMo. In that challenge, people attempt to complete a 50,000 word manuscript between November 1 – 30 every year. I tried that a few years ago and didn’t care for the undue pressure it put on me, which ended up stifling …