NeharikaJul 3, 20212 minThe Artist's Way by Julia CameronSeven reasons to pick up the self-guided course - The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron: A Course in Discovering and Recovering Your Creative...
NeharikaJun 5, 20213 minThe Perfect DayThe Sun’s first rays glinted marvellously as they hit the surface of the black water like floating diamonds catching light and throwing...
NeharikaJun 5, 20211 minAn Eclipse Hung in an Ocean SkyThis poem is a palindrome, meaning it is a mirror image of itself. Written in reverse, the two stanzas mean different things. I wrote it...
NeharikaAug 2, 20202 minWriting Challenge Day 33: Coming TogetherI'm done with this writing challenge and quite relieved! As I wouldn't forget the writing bit, but to update here. My most important...
NeharikaAug 1, 20201 minWriting Challenge Day 32: The Nuances of the ThingSo here I am happily trotting along with the creative writing workshop I'm attending, happy to plot and create a scene from chapter 5 of...
NeharikaJul 31, 20201 minWriting Challenge Day 31: Life Goes OnI can spot the writing that I wrote when I was really really inspired and I guess instead of fighting with my mind, that I need to be...
NeharikaJul 30, 20201 minWriting Challenge Day 30: Days Become LongerFar from the coming to my writing desk and spewing out writing, the way I'm beginning to work is a little different. It starts with...
NeharikaJul 29, 20201 minWriting Challenge Day 29: Finding First GearAs I'm spending the entire week analysing short stories and working on just a couple of scenes, this is allowing me to take my time...
NeharikaJul 28, 20201 minWriting Challenge Day 28: A System That Might WorkToday I went from continuing the scene assigned to me, to working out the names and characteristics of the main characters. I notice that...
NeharikaJul 27, 20201 minWriting Challenge Day 27: Always a studentI began the day, continuing off from where my creative writing class stopped. And it worked. We have to craft a scene and all the intense...
NeharikaJul 26, 20201 minWriting Challenge Day 26: Starting a blueprintI spent half the day in a novel writing workshop and the other in a script writing workshop. The crux of both was the same: to not tell,...
NeharikaJul 25, 20201 minWriting Challenge Day 25: Inundated in a Good WayWeekends are the cruellest days. High five if you get the reference. Saturdays and Sundays are when I end up doing and taking creative...
NeharikaJul 24, 20201 minWriting Challenge Day 24: Reading is also writingI find that when I start reading, noticing how another person writes, in my case, another teen dystopian novel, I ask how does this...
NeharikaJul 23, 20201 minWriting Challenge Day 23: Stranger ThingsToday I found a document where I had listed the book plot point by point - and I mean a plot that worked. I also had ideas for possible...
NeharikaJul 22, 20201 minWriting Challenge Day 22: Mapping a routineMy day started at 6 am today, so needless to say, I got a lot of writing done. The ideas also came quite easily, of more than just what...
NeharikaJul 21, 20201 minWriting Challenge Day 21: Off with ProcrastinationToday was a stunningly good day. I got in a writing session before noon, and by writing, I don't mean getting down words for the heck of...
NeharikaJul 20, 20201 minWriting Challenge Day 20: Classical conditioningToday I began my writing day bright and early in the morning. Well - a little late but first thing in the morning is what I mean. I put...
NeharikaJul 19, 20201 minWriting Challenge Day 19: Word by WordToday was unique in the sense, I gave the book due time. But I sat with it. From the first page of my notes, I went over everything I had...
NeharikaJul 18, 20202 minWriting Challenge Day 18: Occupational HazardsSometimes the thoughts take over. That's when it's important to meditate, clear the slate and find ways to stay inspired. Does it work?...
NeharikaJul 17, 20201 minWriting Challenge Day 17: Keeping at itIt's not easy to write on a full stomach. That's two things writers need. A little bit of hunger and a strong back. I'm doing okay, now...
NeharikaJul 16, 20201 minWriting Challenge Day 16: Inching aheadI have come to a point well into the second act of my novel and I'm trying to explore the possible struggles that the characters go...
NeharikaJul 15, 20201 minWriting Challenge Day 15: Tabula rasaToday was a sleepy day, though I had lots of tea. I spent some time ideating and have a good lead of how the character starts off. It's...
NeharikaJul 14, 20201 minWriting Challenge Day 14: Movement AheadToday I spent a lot of time reading, trying to get lost in the world of books again :) When I started my book, that was how I came about...
NeharikaJul 13, 20201 minWriting Challenge Day 13: A bump in the roadBecause of many reasons, I end up writing at the end of the day these days, squeezed between lists and meals. It won't be for too long,...