by Asha Rajan | Jun 7, 2017 | Challenge, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
One Isn’t The Loneliest Number Hoorah! It’s microprose time again. I’m filling in for Christine through the northern hemisphere summer, and I’m so excited. Microprose holds a very special place in my heart. For the past three years, I’ve...
by Asha Rajan | May 30, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Open, YeahWrite
It Is Easier To Give Than Receive Yesterday, I went to an Australian Rules Football game. Bear with me, I’ll talk about writing. I really will. Without going into the details of scoring, which can be obtuse if you’ve never encountered an AFL game before, my team lost...
by Asha Rajan | May 16, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Open, YeahWrite
The Summary Of All Its Parts Many years ago, I worked at a university. Part of my job was to write and edit academic papers and reports. Anyone who’s ever written such a report knows that often the only part of it anyone actually reads is the executive summary. So,...
by Asha Rajan | May 2, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Open, YeahWrite
Sitting On My Hands This week I’ve been taking a short break from writing. Instead, I’ve been focusing on reading other people’s beautiful writing. It hasn’t much mattered what genre of writing, or even the subject matter. I’ve...
by Asha Rajan | Apr 18, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Open, YeahWrite
It Takes a Village to Write a Book I’ve been joining things over the last week. Writing groups, blogging challenges, regular meetings with writer friends. If you sat still with a cup of coffee, I’d very likely join you too. It began as an attempt to revive my sagging...
by Asha Rajan | Apr 4, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Open, YeahWrite
Happy Birthday To Me! I love April. I was born in April and I got married in April, so this month is already one of my favourites. On top of that, I share my birthday month with YeahWrite, so I feel like all the exciting things happening around here are joyous...