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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Look back at the Myths
Even as we are looking forward to the year 2012, we are idly wondering whether a supposed prophesy from the Mayan civilization about the apocalypse in 2012 will come true. Another year has almost gone by and we look back … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, 2012, Angst, Bangalore, Bangalore Writers Workshop, BWW, Disapora, Existentialism, Inspiration, Internet Memes, Legend, Manuscripts, Mayan Civilization, Myths, Nihilism, Oral Tradition, Splintered Indentities, Urban Legends, writer, Writing, Writing Craft, Writing process
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Inspiration for your holidays!
We, at Bangalore Writers Workshop, wish you the happiest holiday season and a spectacular New Year. May you experience love, laughter, and the spirit of giving in the days and months to come. Writers, while you enjoy those multiple glasses … Continue reading
BWW Star: A thousand words that mean nothing
Cloaked by the shimmer of their ethnic odhnis were seven women, swaying gracefully in a circle, to the beats of the dholak. The older women beamed their smiles, clearly at ease with the eyes upon them, while the younger girls … Continue reading
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Tagged Bangalore, Bangalore Writers Workshop, Blog, BWW, BWW Star, Creative Non-Fiction, Facebook, Haveli, Kali, Odhni, Udaipur Festival, Ullas Marar
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How social does a writer need to be?
There are many stereotypes surrounding the personality of a writer. When you think of someone as a writer, you think of idiosyncrasies, erratic behaviour, absent-mindedness. You imagine a person who is prone to moodiness and sudden flights of inspiration. You … Continue reading
Musing on Creative Non-Fiction
Since we announced we do creative writing workshops on our site where we focus on fiction and creative non-fiction, we have been asked, ‘But what is creative non-fiction?’ Quite honestly, it’s just another label. Creative non-fiction is a hybrid that … Continue reading
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Tagged Bangalore, Bangalore Writers Workshop, BWW, Creative Non-Fiction, Novel, Poem, Workshops, writer, Writing, Writing process
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Writer’s block – a convenient myth?
For a writer getting inspired is rarely the problem. The problem is coddling the inspiration after it strikes. A writer has to nurture, spoil, clutch at details, and memorize the elements, the colours, and the textures of that inspirational moment. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bangalore, Bangalore Writers Workshop, Blog, BWW, Inspiration, Workshops, writer, Writers Block, Writing, Writing process
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BWW Star: Pissed at Men Syndrome
You wake up in the morning to the sounds of your mother yelling at your brother to finish his breakfast before it gets cold. You smile to yourself, still tucked in bed, semiconscious, contemplating whether you should go back to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bangalore, Bangalore Writers Workshop, BWW Star, Neha R Khandelwal, PMS, Pre Menstrual Syndrome, writer, Writing, Writing process
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City Writes – the first ever BWW
Maraa organized City of Pieces, an urban festival of creative practices as part of their annual October Jam. City of Pieces was a nine day festival that marked the third anniversary of Theatre Jam, a monthly forum to trigger dialogues … Continue reading
What makes one a writer?
Many writers are weary of calling themselves writers. After all, what qualifies one to be a (pause for dramatic breath) a “writer”? Does producing a train of mysteries like Agatha Christie make you one? Maybe being published by glossy magazines? … Continue reading
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Tagged Agatha Christie, Blog, Fiction, Memoir, Novel, Poem, Writing
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