by Asha Rajan | Dec 23, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Happy Merry Bah Humbug Whether you observe religious celebrations at this time of year or not, it’s still a busy time. The end of the calendar year is often when contests are winding up, submissions windows are closing, and rejections or acceptances are flying...
by Asha Rajan | Nov 18, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Rejection collection Every writer has heard the advice of collecting a hundred rejections, right? I don’t know what your Rejection Collection [trademark pending] is looking like, but mine’s… burgeoning. The rejections pile up and I feel increasingly...
by Asha Rajan | Oct 21, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Doctor, doctor give me the news I haven’t told too many people (hahahahaha and here it is for the world to see), but I’m trying to get into a PhD program. Part of that process is writing a thesis proposal. So I’ve been reading theory and pulling...
by Asha Rajan | Sep 16, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Peaks and troughs As is often the way in the world of writing, there’s been a flurry of my work published all at once. While that’s delightful and a huge ego boost, I’m also bracing for the fallow period to come, when it feels like absolutely nobody...
by Asha Rajan | Aug 12, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Let it go This week I’ve been thinking about when to say I’m done with a work in progress. You’ve probably heard some version of the old adage perfect is the enemy of good and it’s never felt truer for me than now. The deep need to perfect a...
by Asha Rajan | Jul 15, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Rip it, ribbit I haven’t done a lot of writing this week. It’s been one of those weeks where everything I write feels prim and stale and unoriginal. Everyone else’s writing has looked amazing and innovative, and I’ve felt like I’m just...
