Girls To The Rescue: Sowmya Rajendran’s Rewriting Of The Toxic Culture Of The Submissive Little Girl

Girls To The Rescue: Sowmya Rajendran’s Rewriting Of The Toxic Culture Of The Submissive Little Girl Twitter Instagram Linkedin-in “Who doesn’t want to be a princess?” asks Sowmya Rajendran in her Girls to the Rescue (2015), “A princess can have whatever she wants… How can that possibly be a bad thing?”   All literature is… Continue reading Girls To The Rescue: Sowmya Rajendran’s Rewriting Of The Toxic Culture Of The Submissive Little Girl

Little Nooks and Crannies: Bombay’s writer’s Havens

Little Nooks And Crannies: Bombay’s Writers’ Havens Twitter Instagram Linkedin-in In the rush and bustle of a city like Mumbai, it isn’t always easy to find time to breathe, let alone find your muse and write. Writing can be messy. Sometimes, you just need a bit of peace. And sometimes, you need just enough background noise… Continue reading Little Nooks and Crannies: Bombay’s writer’s Havens

Disgruntled And Underpaid: Writer’s Are People Too

Disgruntled and Underpaid: Writer’s Are People Too Twitter Instagram Linkedin-in Unpopular opinion: writing is a skill. It takes time and effort to develop, and involves a lot more than knowing where to place a comma and never ending a sentence with a preposition. Writers, of both fiction and non-fiction, work hard at what they do.… Continue reading Disgruntled And Underpaid: Writer’s Are People Too

In Search Of Refuge: Khaled Husseini’s Sea Prayer

In Search Of Refuge: Khaled Hosseini’s Sea Prayer Twitter Instagram Linkedin-in “you have to understand, / that no one puts their children in a boat / unless the water is safer than the land” – “Home” by Warsan Shire   Khaled Hosseini has always been famed for his moving writing, his poignant characterizations, and his emphatic depictions… Continue reading In Search Of Refuge: Khaled Husseini’s Sea Prayer

5 Cliche Plot Points To Avoid In Your Novel

5 Cliche Plot Points To Avoid In Your Novel Twitter Instagram Linkedin-in Here are some tips to help you think of a unique story! Cliches can be a good thing: when done cleverly. And yes, they do exist for a reason: because they convey our thoughts so clearly. But think about it, using cliches is… Continue reading 5 Cliche Plot Points To Avoid In Your Novel