How Not To Kill Sentences With Adverbs

How would you like your coffee made...quickly or in a jiffy? But I'm sure you would like to drink it slowly err... savour every sip to the last! There you have it- those deadLY words that turn your awesome story into mundane chatter. Stories struggle, not always because they are not good, but often because... Continue Reading →

July 28, 2019 8

Let’s have an ‘AHA MOMENT’- Build A New Word

Sometimes, inspiration strikes. Sometimes, we poke and prod at our brains to produce that spark. Whatever. The result is gratifying, though. Often, as writers, or even otherwise in the course of our daily living, we do find ourselves wishing for words to aptly explain what we are feeling. I personally do keep groping for enough... Continue Reading →

May 2, 2019 14

DON’T BE A GOOD WRITER- Be The Best There Is

So you love words. I do too, as every writer should. Writing, at least all good writing, is and should be, a labour of love. That is the difference between making the reader read and enjoy, and making the reader laugh and cry with you. That's what I have always wanted to do with my... Continue Reading →

November 2, 2018 2

GETTING PUBLISHED: An Indie Author’s Journey From Obscurity To The Edge Of The Madding Crowd

It was time! These three words can turn around a life in a million different ways. This is how I can best describe my fast-track journey from being a poet to being a published poet. It would be wrong to say I had never thought about getting my work published. Who wouldn’t? I had often... Continue Reading →

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