A monkey on the neighbour’s roof Pushes aside the lid on the green water tank Slurp slurp slurp slurp. My first haiku Inspired by monkeys playing around our house todaY
Category Archives: Creative Writing
Umbrellas Out in Munnar
Building on Debbie Smyth’s One Word Sunday post, Umbrella, for this Sunday. One of my favorite pics of our trip to Munnar, Kerala in South India.
Writing Resources
List of publications, contests etc that accept submissions. Focus is primarily Indian/Asian Blogs Cha Journal – Hong Kong-based Asian Literary Journal – Can submit reviews of listed books, or submit own book for review Contests/Submissions Inkfeathers.com Laughter anthology No submission fee If selected, publishing fee of Rs1000/-; Theme – funny anecdotes Deadline – 30th SeptemberContinue reading “Writing Resources”
My Writing Calendar
What with the work from home situation, getting a Kindle Unlimited subscription, and discovering new shows on Amazon Prime, I’ve been quite irregular in my writing. As a sort of motivational measure, I’ve decided to start a writing calendar. Nothing fancy. Just a table with notes-to-self and deadlines to sort out things I’m planning (allContinue reading “My Writing Calendar”
Four Essential Ingredients You Must Use in Creative Writing
Every piece of creative writing has four essential ingredients: Content Literary Form Structure Style Let’s examine how you can use them. Content: Content is the building block of any creative writing. It is the idea around which your creative work revolves. To be a successful creative writer, you should base your content on experience. ObserveContinue reading “Four Essential Ingredients You Must Use in Creative Writing”
Pitchfest at Litventure – A Guest Post by Aindrila Roy
With NanoWrimo in full flow now, FWBA comes with its new initiative – The Pitchfest! Aindrila Roy shares with us the juicy details. Litventure was conceived when the minds behind the Facebook group, For Writers By Authors, realized that there is a gap between the authors and the readers that is seldom bridged. That singleContinue reading “Pitchfest at Litventure – A Guest Post by Aindrila Roy”
It Knows
There it is. Looking saintly and innocent, Minding its own business. I know it is all pretense, A storm brews within, Threatening to break through any moment, I wait and watch. It knows I’m watching Somehow, it knows. Maintaining its calm With nary a murmur, Also waiting and watching, For me to lose patience. WhoContinue reading “It Knows”
Poor, Poor Paul
Remember Paul? The octopus who predicted the outcome of all matches in which Germany played in the 2010 FIFA World Cup? Well, here’s a poem I wrote back then. Two little Germans, sitting on the wall, One named Adolf, one named Paul. Deep-cleansing Germany was Adolf’s call, Paul just predicted the fortunes of a ball.Continue reading “Poor, Poor Paul”
What Is Creative Writing?
Traditionally, all writing has been classified into two clear-cut categories, non-creative writing and creative writing. Non-creative writing usually deals with hard, cold facts. Its purpose is to inform readers and enhance their knowledge about a specific happening, situation, product, or concept. For instance, a book on history, a news write-up on a recent event, andContinue reading “What Is Creative Writing?”
Creative Writing Exercise #1
As you know, style plays a critical role in your creative writing efforts. For a beginner, it is important to experiment with different writing styles to find out which style suits him or her best. So, here’s a simple creative writing exercise that you can use to familiarise yourself with different styles of writing. WriteContinue reading “Creative Writing Exercise #1”
