Finding Creativity Beyond Writing

Dear Readers, I’ve been spending time with my children’s manuscript lately. The first draft of this middle grade chapter book was written in 2020. I didn’t think much about it back then because I was still experimenting with writing, shifting from one genre to another, writing at my will and pace, and pretty much everything …

Exploring Ghost Stories: A Tribute to Tagore

Hello IWSG Family, I'm happy to be back after not being able to attend the virtual IWSG meet in September. October is a wonderful month in India, filled with festivities, family gatherings, delicious treats, busy markets and businesses. In addition to this, there are various deadlines for writing submissions, with the majority of them occurring …

Inspiration by the Lakeside

Hello, As I sit to write a post after a long gap, I know that in blogging spaces absence doesn’t make the heart grow fonder. Well, I can only hope it does! The rain finally decided to call it quits after three long days in Jodhpur, and so I walked to my favourite place this …

Writing Apps & Software Tools

Hello everyone! Welcome to another month of IWSG - a database resource site and support group for writers and authors. Featuring weekly guests and tips, a monthly blogfest gathering, a Facebook group, a book club, and thousands of links – all to benefit writers!  I’d like to add the link to a recent article on the …

Overcoming Inertia and June IWSG

Hello World! How do you come back from a state of inertia? I’ve been away from this blog for the longest time in so many years. While I will conveniently put the blame on my relocation to a new city, I must admit that the problem runs deeper than that. I was entrapped in a …

Has Blogging Changed?

Hello everyone! April is a busy month for bloggers with the much popular A to Z Challenge keeping everyone busy. It is also the National Poetry Writing Month. The number of collective words churned out in April are no less than a marvel, actually. My earliest memories of blogging are also associated with A to …