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Tag Archives: Writing process
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: Keeping Time
My kitchen clock no longer tells the time. Since I do not have spare battery cells, it will be out of work for a while. I do not need it though, it has been rendered redundant by the lockdown. I … Continue reading
Posted in COVID-19 CHRONICLES, Writing Craft
Tagged Angst, Bangalore, Blog, BWWCOVID19CHRONICLES, Existentialism, Fiction, India, Inspiration, literature, Nostalgia, Poetry, Short Fiction, travel, Workshops, writer, Writing, Writing process
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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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Choice
Minu looked at her watch again. He was late. Or, she was early. As she was to every date or appointment. She couldn’t help it. The clock inside her set up a clanging gong as the appointed time arrived. It … Continue reading
Synonyms For Green
My ringing phone is perched precariously on top of the files for today. Steadying it with my sweaty chin I leave court. Sweating. In bloody Bangalore. And not a single drop of rain. I dump my files in the association … 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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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
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Tagged Annie Zaidi, Bangalore Writers Workshop, BWW, Writing, Writing Craft, Writing process
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Shashi Deshpande to aspiring writers
When I speak of the art and the craft of writing, I take it for granted that: You have the talent. That you have an urge, a strong urge, to say something and that this is what drives you into writing. That you … Continue reading
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Tagged Bangalore Writers Workshop, Shashi Deshpande, Writing Craft, Writing process
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Ignore the ocean
In school, one of the literary exercises I found most unpleasant was précis writing. My mind wanted to run away with the words. Make big brush strokes. But here she was, my teacher, asking me to do the opposite. Edit … Continue reading
Posted in Writing Craft
Tagged Bangalore Writers Workshop, BWW, Inspiration, Philip John, Philip Roth, Writers Block, Writing, Writing Craft, Writing process
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Nick Johnson on ‘What do you do when you leave the workshop?’
Workshops, no matter how professional or laid-back they may be, are difficult. Everyone hopes that they will walk through the door into a room of peers and present them with something they will be astounded by; something that they will … Continue reading
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Tagged BWW, Creative Non-Fiction, Fiction, Nick Johnson, Workshops, Writing, Writing Craft, Writing process
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