by Asha Rajan | Apr 20, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
New Year, new age, old me This week has been a big one for me. It started with Vishu–the celebration of the New Year in Kerala–on Monday. Vishu signals the end of the spring equinox in Kerala and the transition into the first solar month in the Malayalam calendar. The...
by Asha Rajan | Mar 23, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
The other side Last week was a good one for writers. Wednesday was World Storytelling Day, and Thursday was UNESCO’s World Poetry Day. Thursday was also the International Day for the Elimination of Racism; a day that commemorates and honours the 69 peaceful...
by Asha Rajan | Feb 23, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Repairing my pants Those of you who have encountered NaNoWriMo will be familiar with the terms planner and pantser in reference to writing style. Planners, as the name implies, tend to map out the parameters of their story and have a clear idea of who their characters...
by Asha Rajan | Jan 26, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Story Time It’s almost February (where did January go?) and time to refocus on writing and telling stories. The end of January brings with it the Society for Storytelling’s National Storytelling Week in the UK. Officially starting on January 26 and ending...
by Asha Rajan | Dec 29, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Squad Goals Remember what babes in the woods we all were at the beginning of 2018? I think I may actually have dared 2018 to “COME AT ME.” It did. Now that we’re at the nub end of the year, I’m bowing in supplication to 2019, that it might be...
by Asha Rajan | Aug 1, 2018 | Challenge, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
Once (more) upon a time… Fairy tales hold a special place in my heart. They usually contain tight writing, a clear plot, identifiable and exaggerated characters, and often an important moral. The stories that contain magic, witches, wizards and high drama are my...
