17 May

Posted at 12:08h in Story Continuation Challenge by
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The Mother's Day prompt was interesting and easy enough , I guess. At least the responses seem to indicate so. There were two very interesting write-ups. Once again, from Mandi and Sonali. I absolutely loved both the articles and especially was impressed by the novelty and unique perspective in both. It helped me change my perspective and I think that's the very purpose of being a writer and also of this very challenge. Another interesting story shared recently but for an earlier prompt was written by Rashmi. I loved the way the story was narrated.

23 Apr

Posted at 04:24h in Random Ramblings, World of Make Belief, Writing Challenges by
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A few months ago, a close friend had said this about me: “Give her any prompt and she dives right into it; writing in full flow.” At the time I had simply laughed and brushed it off. But her words came to mind yesterday after I completed the first assignment at the Interactive Flash Fiction Workshop organized by Wrimo India, the India chapter of NaNoWriMo. Published author Rochelle Potkar was our instructor. We had been given a few preparatory assignments to complete ahead of the workshop. I, being the lazy bum, foolishly thought it was okay to ignore them and decided to wing it. Closer to the appointed time, however, fear gripped me. (Those who know me will know of my chronic problem of self-doubts.) What if nothing came to mind just then, I wondered. With just a few minutes left before the workshop, I hurried through the assignment. I jotted down the details quickly.

19 Apr

Posted at 15:30h in Story Continuation Challenge by
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With Camp NaNoWriMo in full swing and my Sikkim travel tales, the Story Continuation Challenge got second rate treatment, unfortunately. But here it is , with another interesting prompt this week. But first, over to last week's stories. I loved the stories that came in last week. Let me repeat that. Absolutely, loved them! With such a depressing prompt, I hadn't expected such a variety of responses. You continue to surprise me, week after week.

13 Apr

Posted at 07:52h in Awards & Recognition by
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Yup, it's that time again when I count my blessings and express gratitude to you, my Dear Readers. The Wordpress blog is now 400+ Followers strong and the Facebook Page has over a 100 Likes. I am delirious with happiness and am dancing like there's no tomorrow. Please do join in as this achievement is because of you - your comments, likes, feedback, criticisms and of course, most importantly your encouragement and support. So  THANK YOU!

02 Apr

Posted at 17:18h in Random Ramblings by
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So, Camp NaNoWriMo started yesterday and as promised to myself I jumped headlong into it. I've started working on a novel; and even though the plot seemed sketchy, I still took the plunge. I did worry about not having enough length and scenes in the storyline to qualify it as a novel.
I am finally working on my novel. And in the process getting to know new things about myself too. YAY!! It's just Day 2 today and I've got down 1500 words already. What could be better than that! Double YAY!!
During my evening walk yesterday, a new idea occurred to me and gave me a breakthrough for making a dull scene more interesting and moving the story forward. That's when I realized that I'm a 'pantser'.