In the words of Stephen King himself “Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work”. Writing is like any other skill that if you are working on today will build over time and you cannot even imagine how much further you will be in 6 months […]
I didn’t ask for it all I asked for what meant everything The fall doesn’t scare me now It is the height You will dig my dreams out of the earth You will because they are yours too There is an evident lie called truth And you’re not a memory yet
Maybe it’s just me, but when the year started there were so many things, I wanted to get on top of. But the plan doesn’t always match reality. This is not to say that there has been no progress, but growth is far from linear. Here are a few of the writing commandments you should […]
At the bottom of misery’s ocean Is a soul manic to its core Pride that lingers the wreck Doesn’t bring it back life The closest we ever get Is that we forget The invisible boundaries if not touched Will never be found The only reason that keeps you around are roses that bloom right out […]
All the light we cannot see is among many of the acclaimed works of Anthony Doerr. The New York Times Bestseller starts brilliantly as the writer acquaints us with a blind Marie Laure who traces the miniature of Paris her father built as it is bombed by the Nazis and it is by far the best […]
And this is where I built my prison This is where I’m still waiting A heaven for all the dreams that died screaming And a hell for all the ones that lived to see me fail A place where I haunt the staircases looking for you And you rip pages out of a desolate copy […]
I promise you sometimes the world is on my side. and I write the future. I let the trees grow their barks through walls and then they are homes no longer sometimes the pavement cracks open for a clover. sometimes a deer in the woods gets to decide the trickle down of planets. and when […]
I bet if you’ve been thinking about pursuing writing as a career you’ve come across this term. A literary agent? Where can I get myself one of those? Why do I need an agent exactly? How do I charm the literary pants off of them? Do I need to? Can I just bring them cookies […]
Find me then The recorded futureThe exalted statureFigures which depictDoes it even exist?
Writing a Novel is a tricky business. You will spend a lot of time reading, more so than even writing and this is to research ways that an idea can be executed. Now there are many rules to start a storyline, and you should take them all with a grain of salt. There are always […]
He shivers like a flame Asks me to write a poem That looks like me I spin in riddles Of contempt Like a snake Shedding Forgetting I’m not the same person I was last December I don’t know what I look like anymore
I often get story ideas and my first instinct is to start writing a trilogy. Not chapters. Not an outline. Not even a book, but a whole lot of them. It’s overwhelming and it is recipe or failure. I’m sure it is not just me but getting over-excited about our good ideas is something we […]
Behold the British Law, the horse breeder and his reptilian bastards. May they grow into men. May they know better than fear. Behold the Shakespearean threat. Women who tasted freedom and never returned May they never return. May they never learn. Behold the blood that ran blue and tangled you in it’s web Let it […]
And do not wither into foolishness Thinking crystals of diamonds. In every fiber you hold the strength of lifetimes that blister the hands of death. And never believe that you’re delicate. The skies tremble for the souls that wake to try again every time. Even if the eternal wrecks in toll. They will never be […]
You would think that now Just as you have before. The voices have lied to you as often. As they’ve whispered the truth. Fear the fateful turn of belief
You’d be interested in finding out what exactly is a bookstagram if you are a book enthusiast, a writer, a blogger under the book-blogging niche or just someone who has been swept off of their feet by the obnoxiously beautiful images of books on Instagram You also might have followed a certain tag to see […]
What do you need to know about writing poetry? What are the things that differentiate poetry from other kinds of writing? And most importantly, what makes a good poem? Keep reading to find out all the things that make up a poem. A feeling that really stuck with you.
Here is a peculiar list of things I know about artists by living with one. 1- ) They rarely know what they’ve made: So this is an exercise I have with my sister, who is an artist, after she makes any piece. I ask her what it’s about, she looks at me like I asked […]
For the idea of this blog post, a day in the life of, I have to credit someone else- Thequietpeople.com A day in the life of me includes first of all waking up early. And I do that because I sleep early too. As boring as the very introduction sounds, it is what it is. […]
Max Delany isn’t a usual kid. He doesn’t like change, or people, or wearing more than a number of things. Although the book Memoirs of an imaginary friend never confirms it Max does show signs of suffering from Autism Spectrum Disorder. His parents worry about him constantly. They do everything they can to make him […]
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Here’s the thing about this blog, it’s a writing blog. So for my very first blogpost I would like the topic itself to be writing. I want it to be about how ‘writing’ works with perfect examples of what the writing process looks like. First of all it’s the inspiration. […]
When the days came crashing I whispered promises into debris Made demon deals and blind dives into things you don’t return from But I wanted my skin off I was no butterfly and I was a wicked caterpillar I believed in nothing and every feather I collected off the earth I wanted to fly less […]
Hi! My name is Momina Arif, creator of this website. I’m a professional Writer & Editor. This is my personal blog where I share my work and give writing advice. If you are someone who likes books, poetry, music, movies and TV shows you’ve come to the right place.
