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Going Truly Writeous - A Blog for Writers

30/11/2019

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Today, Sandcastles turned one. And it is sometimes appalling how fast time flies. There is a giveaway contest running on Instagram on the occasion until next weekend, ending on December 7th, 2019.

I created this anniversary trailer today and gave a voice-over for the first time in my life. To be honest, I am very shy when it comes to speaking or facing a camera. So, have not ventured to youtube or IGTV yet. But when I tested this today, for a moment, I felt like, wth, just do it. Go put it out there and there it is! Lol.
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So, if you haven't grabbed a copy of Sandcastles yet, take it from me - I may not write like that again. It is my debut work, but there is a compelling passion stitched into its words and pages, when I wrote that book. Those people I lived with for years and some days, I miss them so badly. Even as I wrote my second novel and began the third, I miss being with Selena, Ria, Trisha, Neil and Vincent. I miss those characters who dwelt in me and lived through my fingertips so much like they are family. I miss the Sana who wrote that book as well because these days, my writing and thought process are very different from those days. My themes of interest too have undergone some change although it will always have something to do with childhood, growing up, love, traumas, family and mental health.

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My writing rants aside, I have decided to do something through my blog. I get several questions from aspiring writers about writing, mostly about how-to's of which I can only speak from my experience, and much about publishing as well. And it is becoming difficult for me to answer them individually because these topics are unarguably wide.

So now on, each blog post will have something that will help you forward in your journey as a writer - lessons learned, tried and tested tips that work and writing motivation in general. I will also share links to useful articles that have helped me and guided me along the path over the years.

Hence, The Writeous Way shall become true to its name, Insha Allah. :) Are you game?
Of course I will rant at times. But I will do this, too.

So, peeps, what are you reading now? What is you favourite genre? And what do you want to know about writing? Leave your answers in the comments so that I address them in the next post.

Reading Now: Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

So until next time, Adieu!

Love, Sana

2 Comments
Fayyas
2/12/2019 10:34:57 am

Sana,

It is great pleasure to see an author from Kerala writing in English.

Your writing is beautiful..there are always people who like to read even if it is few..never stop writing.

All the best.

Fayyas

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Sana Rose
5/12/2019 07:24:12 pm

Thank you, Fayyas. :)

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  • About
    • Bio
    • In The Media
    • Gallery
  • Books
    • Books
    • Other Writings >
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      • Articles >
        • Writing, Creativity, Productivity >
          • 5 Resources to Enrich You As A Creative Writer
          • 4 Reasons I Will Stick To An Early Morning Routine As A Writer
          • 3 Reasons To Free Yourself From ‘Write What You Know’ Advice
          • Gratitude — A Key to Unlock Creative/Writer’s Block
          • How I Balance Writing With Two Jobs And Parenting: Two Practical Techniques To Get Things Done
          • When Is The Best Time To Be Creative?
          • 10 Quotes on Writing Every Writer Should Take To Heart
          • The Two Leaps - My Author Journey
          • 7 Ways Art Dissolves Writer’s Block
          • 5 Reasons Your Novel Manuscript Is Too Long
          • 'I Am A Writer' - 3 Reasons You Should Say It More Often
          • 5 Ways to Bring Life into Writing - The Brave Writer
          • 5 Don'ts For Productive Creative Writing - The Book Mechanic
          • Writing With Self-Confidence
          • The 4 P's To Stay In Writing
          • 5 Don'ts for A Productive Creative Writing
        • Parenting, Family, Relationships >
          • When My Child Asked Me About Childbirth
          • 5 Underestimated Instances of Unhealthy Boundaries
          • 7 Lessons From My Journey To Better Parenting
          • Love May Not Be Why A Marriage/Relationship Lasts
          • Sacrificing Your Dreams — One Of The Worst Parenthood Mistakes
          • The Most Powerful Realization I Ever Had Was In Motherhood
        • Better Living >
          • 5 Ways A Digital Detox Improved My Mental Health And Life
          • A Time To Rethink And Unlearn
          • 6 Reasons To Let Go Of Ideas Of Happiness
          • Rest, But Don't Let It Rust: 7 ways to keep cobwebs and dust off your mind during COVID-19 lockdown
          • 7 Profound Quotes By Ray Bradbury - On Life, Creativity and Culture
          • 7 Reasons To Start Reading Fiction
          • Journaling Up The Ladder of Life
          • The Art of Acceptance - The Ascent
          • Reading Fiction - 6 Reasons Why
          • The Art of Acceptance - The Post India
          • 6 Ways to Make Your Healthy Eating Resolutions Stick
      • Poetry >
        • Love >
          • Ad infinitum
          • Back Home
          • Beneath the Bridge
          • Clarity In Silence
          • Eye To Eye
          • Heaven
          • I Stopped Looking For You
          • Knowing
          • Lost In Translation
          • Magic
          • More For Less
          • Petrichor Rising
          • Preservation
          • Sailing Home
          • The Cosmic Dance
          • The Fossil
          • The Mold
          • Valentine Box
          • When Love Brims
          • When The Rain Ends (Prose Poem)
        • War, Destruction, Injustice >
          • Burnt Blood
          • Don't Matter
          • How Faux!
          • Let Her Go
          • Mother
          • Numbness
          • The Way Out
        • Pain, The Muse >
          • A Note to Pain
          • Disease
          • Of Scars
          • Only You Know
          • Rearrangement
          • The Cloudburst
          • The Slow Demise Of Hope
          • The Undoing
          • Tricked
        • Life, The Muse >
          • Broken Bridges
          • Glass Doors
          • Have We Met?
          • In The Grey Days
          • Invisibility
          • Nutrition
          • Paper Dolls
          • Possessions
          • Respite
          • Tag
          • The Bird-Watchers
          • The Foundation
          • The Garden of Life
          • The Immeasurable
          • The Old Woman At The Sewing Machine
          • The Rose
          • The Scripted Plan
          • The Tornado
          • The Transformation
          • Unmasking
          • When You Forgive
          • Winds of Change
        • Motivational >
          • A Little Less Trauma
          • Chaos
          • Crossroads
          • Dare to Break
          • Dear Heart
          • Enough
          • Fire
          • Healing
          • I Flow
          • In Fall
          • Liberation
          • On Faith
          • Reason
          • Surviving The Grey
          • The Phoenix
          • Why Fret?
        • The Puppet - 1
        • The Puppet - 2
        • Songs of Motherhood >
          • Fading Moments
          • Fly!
          • Ode To A Nestling
          • Passion Fruit
          • Pink And Blue
          • The Day I Met Her
          • The Dreaded Nest
          • The Existential Little Warrior
          • The Fruits
          • The Galaxy
          • The Promised Oasis
          • The Refuge
          • The Reminiscent
          • The Wish
          • While You're Still In The Nest
    • Request Author-Signed Copies
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