10 Lessons in 10 Years: How To Submit To Literary Magazines

10 Lessons in 10 Years: How To Submit To Literary Magazines Twitter Instagram Linkedin-in If you’re a writer, and you want to get published in magazines then you should read this list. If you keep these points in mind, you might be able to get published after all!   I had always wanted to be… Continue reading 10 Lessons in 10 Years: How To Submit To Literary Magazines

Mics On: How We Created Our Books Podcast

I don’t know about you, but I always want to go and talk to the author of a book immediately after I shut the last page. We are very excited to launch our brand new Books podcast, Books and Beyond. We are going to be interviewing writers across genres about their creative secrets, inspiration and… Continue reading Mics On: How We Created Our Books Podcast

Writing In Quarantine: 6 Indian Authors

Writing In Quarantine: 6 Indian Authors Twitter Instagram Linkedin-in This contagion, that has marooned travellers, and has injected paranoia into the world’s nervous system, hasn’t yet forced my words to wear a mask, or stop me from creating a living archive of my love; I feel more pressed, during this quarantine, to wear my literary… Continue reading Writing In Quarantine: 6 Indian Authors

Constrained Writing Can Help You Be More Creative

Constrained Writing Can Help You Be More Creative Twitter Instagram Linkedin-in The idea of using constraints to fuel creativity may seem rather counterintuitive. You may wonder how subjecting your writing to various limits and restrictions can help you to break through writer’s block, ease your writing process and allow you to be more creative. The… Continue reading Constrained Writing Can Help You Be More Creative

13 Short Stories To Read Online During Quarantine

13 Short Stories To Read Online During Quarantine Twitter Instagram Linkedin-in Short stories make our day! Many bookworms have reached out to us sharing that even though they’re able to finally get to their TBR books, they miss buying new books.  The pandemic has put the publishing industry on hold and none of us are… Continue reading 13 Short Stories To Read Online During Quarantine

7 Literary Podcasts You’ll Love Listening To

7 Literary Podcasts You’ll Love Listening To Twitter Instagram Linkedin-in As someone who’s always reading, not being able to read on commutes due to motion sickness is absolutely heartbreaking. So, I turned to podcasts to make my commutes more entertaining (and nausea-free!) There is a podcast for absolutely every kind of reader, and it can be… Continue reading 7 Literary Podcasts You’ll Love Listening To

If Famous Writers Taught Writing Workshops

If Famous Writers Taught Writing Workshops Twitter Instagram Linkedin-in Writing is a craft. It takes practice. It take re-writes, and long sessions of staring at your blinking cursor, and many, many hours alone at your computer and/or vintage typewriter. Having a group or a class with a great instructor that pushes you to meet deadlines… Continue reading If Famous Writers Taught Writing Workshops

Fictional Characters I’d Love To Be Quarantined With

Fictional Characters We’d Love To Be Quarantined With Twitter Instagram Linkedin-in The novel coronavirus has become pervasive in every aspect of our offline and online reality. Since books and movies are always my choice of escape, I imagined how it would be to be quarantined with my favourite fictional characters. Whether you want to imagine… Continue reading Fictional Characters I’d Love To Be Quarantined With

Autumnal Leaves: A Short Story

RUNNER-UP OF BOUND’S DYSTOPIAN FICTION SHORT STORY COMPETITION Her gaze returned once again to the pashmina nestled between her lap and the floor. She had been working on an embroidery pattern for this shawl since a while now, and then, suddenly, as if out of nowhere it had all just fallen into place – a gossamer-like, filigree pattern… Continue reading Autumnal Leaves: A Short Story

Lessons In Lockdown – What I Learnt From My Favourite Children’s Books

The past couple of decades have seen a staggering proliferation of modern queer writing, cutting across genres—memoirs, novels, essays, poetry, ethnographies, short stories and graphic narratives.  To celebrate pride month and make sure that the stories of the queer community are heard, we have compiled 5 LGBTQIA+ books that will help you understand, relate to or… Continue reading Lessons In Lockdown – What I Learnt From My Favourite Children’s Books