“That was the most intense two months of my life!”

I wrote this in my journal after finishing the first draft of my fiction novel.

All my life, I’d always wanted to be a writer. But until now, I’d only written short articles and stories all over the internet. When…

Habits for Smart Writers

Since March, I’ve been on a writing streak. I spent the first two months of self-isolation working on my novel and finished the first draft (87,000+ words). I was also writing a few articles here and there, but then, once my novel was complete, I started writing one article daily.

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I grew up with a lot of negativity around money.

In an Indian middle-class family, it is believed that there are only two ways to earn more money: either by overworking yourself and staying at the office for 18 hours a day or by being corrupt.

This cage that I…

I’m not a huge believer in picking books specific to your gender.

But being a woman and making friends with so many women all through my life, I know the struggles we face. …

I have a Tintin box set where I lost the sixth book.

When I was shifting cities, I might have misplaced it while packing or somebody else might have borrowed it. …

In today’s world, the word “workaholic” has a lot of negative connotations.

When someone says “workaholic,” we tend to picture a person with thick glasses who’s cooped up in a tiny cubicle, furiously tapping away at their computer screen all day long.

Back home, their family consistently complains that they…

As a writer, I’ve tasted success in different forms over the years.

I’ve written bestselling books, attracted high-paying gigs, grown my follower count to over 120,000 across various platforms, and the consistency of my growth gave me enough courage to quit my government job.

All these years, I’ve never had…

I got my first freelance client towards the end of November 2020. It’s soon going to be one year of me being a freelance writer.

In the past 12 months, the journey has been a full-on roller coaster ride. …