Why am I compelled to write?

As a professional it is easy to get drawn into the race. You want to be more, to earn more, to be promoted more often and so unknowingly you start playing to the race. You follow the rules of the race. You try to beat others at the game. Soon you lose sight of what…

Stories & Situations – How to know if this plot will work for your story?

As a writer you often worry about what your character is supposed to feel. You have created a situation in your story, where now the burden of taking it forward rests on the character. But as the creator, you feel all the angst that this character is feeling. You too are torn based on what…

The BEST way of drawing a character map for your characters!

Dearest Reader, I find myself in a difficult situation because it is hard for me to know how you feel about me; you do not speak much, you simply look but very intensely. Line after line informs you of my desires, my fantasies, my goals and my flaws and yet all I get to witness…

Three books that I can read any number of times.

I was going through a bad break up, my worst so far. I knew in my bones that it was over, but I willed the universe into giving me signals that there was still hope. I looked out for signs behind cars, anything that could be his name. I played Ludo and bet that if…

Three ways to richer writing

This new home that we are looking at has a fireplace. I can’t wait for the winters when it will glow with the fire. I can just about imagine, curling up in front of it with a book in my hand and a coffee on the centre table. I can imagine the plush cushions that…