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5 things that I learnt from the BWW writing workshop
5 things that I learnt from the BWW writing workshop by Ankita Singh Classroom learning? Uggggh. I have hated classroom learning since school, all through my post-graduation. Nothing against my genuinely amazing and inspiring teachers, but I have always felt … Continue reading
BWW COVID-19 Chronicles: CAGED IN BANGKOK
I love short stories. This is mine; the one when things go better than expected, and in fact, explode, BUT they also go down, historically-speaking, far worse than expected, and explode too. So my April 1st was March 24th. How, … Continue reading
Posted in COVID-19 CHRONICLES, Uncategorized
Tagged #BWWlife, #BWWlove, Angst, Bangalore, Blog, BWW, BWWCommunity, BWWCOVID19CHRONICLES, Fiction, India, Inspiration, literature, Networking, Nostalgia, Novel, Poetry, Short story, Social Networking, travel, Workshops, Writing, Writing process
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Dystopioid
It is a brave new world and 1984 is not a story. What-abouteries and what-ifferies, binary thoughts, -isms, -ists, and lost nuances galore. Conviction Trumps truth, fiction gratifies, and facts don’t. Gods are litigants, and humans are judges. Real numbers … Continue reading
Adjust
There once was a city named Bangalore, Which swalpa adjusted more and more, When they came for the trees, They confused the bees, And the garden city is now folklore. Author Bio: Sarita Talwai is a full-time reader, part-time writer, … Continue reading
Posted in Saving Bangalore
Tagged Bangalore, BWW, BWWCommunity, Elevated Corridor #TenderRadduMaadi, Inspiration, Poetry, SaveBangalore, Workshops, WritersinProtest, Writing
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Priya Doraswamy on Publishing a Book in India
Priya Doraswamy founded Lotus Lane Literary in New Jersey in May, 2013. She has been an agent for a little over five years and has sold books globally. Priya represents bestselling and award winning adult fiction and non-fiction authors. Prior … Continue reading
Lavanya Sankaran’s advice to aspiring writers
Lavanya Sankaran is the author of the celebrated short story collection The Red Carpet, which spent two years on the best-seller lists and collected praise world-wide. Her debut novel The Hope Factory, just released, has been selected by Amazon UK … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Post, Writing Craft
Tagged Bangalore Writers Workshop, BWW, Inspiration, Lavanya Sankaran, Writing Craft, Writing process
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BWW Star: Dilemma
Rakesh had been in the city for a while and had been Bangalored over the years. He wondered about how Bangalore had changed over the last decade. A beep on his computer drew his attention back to the code that … Continue reading
Posted in BWW Star
Tagged Bangalore Writers Workshop, BWW, BWW Star, Fiction, Pradip Kumar
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Shom Biswas on Getting Published
To start with, I am in no position to advise you on writing. I am a decent writer, but so are you. But the last month has been glorious in terms of getting published. I have got published or accepted … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Post
Tagged BWW, Online Publishing, Out of Print, QLRS, Reading Hour, Shom Biswas, Spark, The New Yorker
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Jeet Thayil on Narcopolis and poetry
I met Jeet Thayil on a wonderfully nippy, December evening in Bangalore. I had read Narcopolis a month back and was desperately hoping he would win the Booker because it had been long since a book had thrilled me so … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Post
Tagged Bangalore Writers Workshop, Bhumika Anand, BWW, Fiction, Jeet Thayil, Narcopolis, Poetry Workshop, These Errors Are Correct
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Annie Zaidi on How to begin
Very often, when I lead workshops or sit on panels featuring writers, young people will ask this question: Where do you start? Sometimes this is also phrased as: How do you get ideas? This question, I must confess, always leaves … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Post
Tagged Annie Zaidi, Bangalore Writers Workshop, BWW, Writing, Writing Craft, Writing process
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