Introducing the Royal Blue workshops

There are exciting things afoot. Actually, one big exciting thing. A fellow author Devika Rangachari and I are starting writing workshops for big and little people in Delhi, under the banner Royal Blue. Find out more about us here. The first Royal Blue workshop is taking place on 21 May 2016, a one-day creative writing […]

A new year, a new plan

Fair warning: This is the mandatory birthday post, so run now if you must. Of course, no two birthdys are the same, but this year is doubly memorable. For not only do I turn 40, which is sort of bittersweet by itself, but it’s also ten years of being an author, which certainly feels quite […]

52 reviews of 2015

Last year’s blogging project was a success, enough to ensure that Writeside.net got some traffic, made enough money to cover hosting bills and kept me writing. Thus, it’s no surprise that I’m all excited about flagging off another blogging project for 2015. Yep, you’re right—this year it’s all going to be about reviews. The original […]

Week #51: Five writing styles to try

Making plans is easy; it’s carrying them out that’s the hard part. But what would be the fun in never making plans at all? So here’s another of my lists of things to try some day—in this case, writing styles/options/whatever to attempt. Collaboration Albeit the collaborative effort that was Eat the Sky, Drink the Ocean […]

Week #49: Blog plans for 2015

It’s Week #49 already and I can’t believe 52 Weeks of Reading and Writing has been (more or less) a success, even though trying to to co-opt a couple of other bloggers didn’t quite work out. However, I’m pleased—and somewhat surprised—to report that I managed to stick to my own weekly schedule, apart from a […]