Lost your blogging groove?

You should have noticed, and I apologize for not having shown myself up. I haven’t been posting much last couple of weeks. My blog seems to suffer. I can’t figure out what’s happening exactly; may be too much of festive time. Oh! And it’s still half way to the usual yearly celebrations.
Well, it’s got nothing [...]

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Grammar, punctuation and spelling - Do they really matter?

Successful writing is about good writing. Good writing requires a mastery of the language in which you want to write. And even more if it’s not your first language. English is no exception. Grammatical, punctuation and spelling mistakes can make all the difference between a good stuff and a slush item.
I recently read an article [...]

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Writing Tools

I just wanted to share what I picked from Nick Daws’ latest post at mywritingblog.com. You remember Nick, the freelance writer, editor and coach I interviewed some time ago?
Nick alerts us on Fifty Tools Which Can Help You in Writing. This is a set of articles written by Roy Peter Clark, Senior Scholar at the [...]

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Getting started writing a book

Everybody wants to become a writer. Everybody cherishes his name in print. But you got to start somewhere. Every beginner often gets stuck right at the start. He’s lost. The first step is the hardest, isn’t it?
Is writing a big deal? …Ummhh. That’s a big question. It depends. Perhaps not for those I’d call erudite. [...]

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Self-publishing v traditional publishing

There’s much debate among writers whether to self-publish or go traditional. Both have their merits and it’s not always clear whether you’ll make a buzz in either case. If you got the money for traditional it might be worth the sweat you’ll undergo in self-publishing.
Self-publishers are often considered as hacks because their writing hasn’t been [...]

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Motivated to write?

Writing is not like any other career. You need to love writing and be motivated to write consistently. You learn writing most of the time the hard way. This can never be over-stated.
Reading interviews of established and working writers, learning from their views and getting inspirations from their thoughts are what can get you motivated [...]

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Is a writing qualification essential?

Do we need any special qualifications to become a writer? What do we mean by qualifications? Academic? On-the-job? Attending writing classes? Vocational qualifications? Would a degree in English, for example, be a pre-requisite? Or would you need to have a degree in writing or journalism, whatever? Those are the questions many aspiring writers often ask [...]

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Habits of daily, scheduled writing vs good writing habits

Write, write, write; and keep to a schedule. This is one of the basics every aspiring writer learns. Whether it’s enough to keep to a schedule or to a go a step ahead is something on which I’d wish to dwell today and probably learn from your thoughts.
Many experienced writers advocate that keeping a daily [...]

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INTERVIEW with freelance writer, editor and coach, Nick Daws

Here you are folks, the first of my series of interviews which I announced earlier. Our guest today is a prominent figure in the field of freelance writing and editing. He’s published a lot of articles, training materials and written no less than 50 books including popular e-books. He’s also been tutor and examiner [...]

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Coming out soon!

I’ll be coming up with an interview category, where we’ll talk to experts. And as blogging is about writing, we’ll favour interview with
writers in particular. But this doesn’t mean that other experts will be left out. Far from it. We’ll find out as we progress. Any expert is welcome.
I’m also interested to know how beginners are faring, how bloggers are doing, and also about those who’ve just been published, or won competitions, etc. This site, if you remember, aims at honing [...]

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