Lovely phrases and lines are like lollies or cupcakes we come across as we savour or endure a story. They provide bursts of pleasure that take a book or blog from good to great or relieve the tedium of an informative piece we must get through.… Read the rest
I love English, with its myriad influences and ability to express many shades of meaning (although other languages are no slouches in that, e.g., Urdu and French that I know of).
Metaphors give power, similes add a dash of colour, and colloquialisms provide infinite variety and interest.… Read the rest
One of my friends remarked, ‘It’s awesome how you keep up your writing with work and everything else you do. How do you find the time?’ Not that I am a prolific writer, but I understood the question from a non-writer’s point of view.… Read the rest
Once in a while, I come across a writer who strikes a chord in my heart. It’s always the heart first, although the mind soon follows.
We love and respect great writers and their work, but the sentiment I am talking about is for a contemporary writer with whom I sense a kinship and who has the same range of writing skills.… Read the rest
Once upon a time, not so long ago, I was a writer who didn’t think much about alternatives for conveying my thoughts and ideas. That I’d come to think of myself as a writer, and some people agreed, was satisfaction enough.… Read the rest
No, no, no! ‘Improvise’ does not mean ‘improve’. It may sometimes achieve that, but it’s not its intention. Improvise means to think on the spot, get out of a sticky situation adroitly, spontaneously save the day and such.… Read the rest
Humankind has been seeking a Perpetual Motion Machine for centuries, however impossible it may be, and writers have been seeking a Perpetual Ideas Device for just as long.
Finally, the quest is over for the latter.… Read the rest
