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 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…