• Writing

    Writers, Social Media, and The Trap of Late Recognition

    We are living in a world of social media. Any profession requires a social presence here. You must have at least an Instagram profile if you can’t have a TikTok or Snapchat account. Have you ever wondered how it influences the life of a writer? Not recently a few years ago, a friend of mine asked for a suggestion. She wanted to know how to build a blog as a side hustle. The first question I asked her was if she was interested in writing. She replied that she would be OK with writing if she could monetize it. It…

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    Is A Degree REALLY Essential To Become An Author?

    I came across this podcast ‘Tiffin Inn’ where in the first episode, Tim and Art discussed about the importance of procuring a degree in writing. The gist revolved around the essentiality of the degree for a novelist (or any kind of writer). Here are my two cents, as a writer and a wanna-be novelist: On days like today, I procrastinate more and write less. Ask any writer, and they might tell you that their procrastination is not limited to Netflix or Instagram. If you must get a PhD in procrastination, sign up yourself under a writer’s program. We have a…