Why do we write? Is it for fame or money or just the love of it? If you are a voracious reader, then ten lines down anyone's work and you can easily guess the aim behind the writing. But frankly, does the why even matter? If you ask me, I would say no. The reason [...]
Tag: Writer-Reader relationship
A Story’s Expiry Date
They say, nothing lasts forever. Everything comes with an expiration date. So what is the expiration date of a story? When does it stop making any sense? When does it lose its impact? Every story is placed in some context of time, place and the reigning standards. It will be a hundred percent true to [...]
Simple Writing
What use is such writing that only you, the writer can understand? Writing has been associated for the longest time with a high level of intellectualism. The more the usage of big words, the better the writer's vocabulary. The more complicated the sentences, the more talented the writer. The lengthier the paragraphs, the more credit [...]
Making Them Cry
They don't know you. You don't know them. You write something. They happen to read it. They end up crying. You end up winning. This is basically how any really good piece of writing works. The genre doesn't matter. The age gap between the writer and reader doesn't matter. The stark difference in the lives [...]
An Author You'll Remember 