Some stripping, some effing, & some nudity — I know the headline borders clickbait, but, trust me, it's not. Tantalizing? Hmm…Guilty! Well, many people think to become better at something, they need to do a lot of things — learn, practice the trade for a long time, adopt many strategies, etc. But as a writer, I am telling…

NOT the run-of-the-mill — write daily, focus on your headline, accept rejections, blah blah — When I began my writing, it was a random act. I would write just about anything. Almost journaling. A couple of months into it, I knew I was going all wrong. It was just like scribbling something here and there. I was lacking volume and growth. My writing was directionless…

Writing with gender neutrality is important to convey the right message — A woman invented the ice cream maker. Yet, we say it is man-made. Inappropriate, right? I am not a staunch feminist, but yes, it irks me when a person refers to a generic gender as a man by default. The innocent explanation is that though it mentions a man, it…

And stop yourself from calling quits — I never had any proper writing experience, apart from the occasional ones I did as assignments and some intermittent diary entries. Yet, the moment I started writing as a writer, I fell in love with the process. As I continued writing, I was enjoying it more and more. It was…

NOT about great headlines, formatting, or one-line sentences — the ones not talked about. — Steven Spielberg once asked Jackie Chan — how do you do such wonderful stunts? “Simple — I Roll, Action, Jump, Hospital,” Jackie replied! The usual grounded and funny Jackie Chan answer. Well, what he meant was the routine is so ingrained in him that it comes naturally. And as writers…

And Writer’s Block? What’s THAT!? — Writing is a wagon that spans patchy rods and runs on creative juices — a fuel that quickly runs dry. As a writer, replenishing the juice is our task. Always check that the tank is full so that we run full throttle. And what happens when it blinks red on…

A habit that can notch up your story & your writing skills — The writer I see in myself today, tapping away on the keyboard, is not the same a year back. I have traveled quite some distance. And during this phase of writing consistently and learning from every nook and corner, I developed a system to check certain ingredients in my story…

Who said you have to be a slave of the dictionary? Have some fun, instead. — My first encounter with coined words was: Thanks, Obama: My Hopey, Changey White House Years What catches your attention first — Obama, White House, or the coined words ‘hopey’ & ‘changey’? Despite being beside two hot-shot words, the new words were precisely what baffled me. It felt odd — Something…

Distractionless Writing is the ONLY answer — Do you know what’s the worst part of being a solopreneur? There is no penalty if you sneak in some extra fun time or drop your work efficiency by 20%. No deadlines. No targets. No accountability. You are your own boss. And THAT, my friends, is why writing is a…