Diving into the world of medieval fiction writing — One of the most exciting and distracting things about writing fiction is the research that goes into making something realistic. It may not directly make it into the manuscript, but sit in the background of a fiction writer’s mind to help create a more realistic scenario. Writing about lighting was…

HmmmMMMMMMMMM — We all hold identities close to heart, and one of mine is “clumsy”. I’m clumsy. I bump into corners, coffee tables, and doorframes. Parking in reverse has been a pain for me to learn because everyone keeps saying “well, you just learn what size the car is the same way…

The autopilot month — Purpose of this series: We're entering half a year of my project of being transparent about my earnings through the Medium Partner Program! Pros, Perks - Get the scoop from a writer who is mostly a poet, with the occasional essay or meme article. It's a dice roll. - Get a more…

a poem — Journalling might be intrinsically rewarding to me, yet sometimes I mix in novelty, just to keep things interesting. On Monday, I write in red. On Tuesday, I write in orange. On Wednesday, I write in yellow. On Thursday, I write in green. On Friday, I write in blue. On Saturday, I write in purple. On Sunday…

I know, I know, some of my systems are too complex — and even I think so sometimes! — Mental Time Travel: There was a huge hype over waking up at 5 am as the productivity tip of the era. At that time, I adopted it too and followed a number of creators who adopted and shared their experiences with this routine too. Every single one of them has…

One of the few paid subscriptions I actually have — Evernote is one of two paid subscriptions that I have. (Yes, Medium is the other one I have!) …

a poem — Is your response genuine empathy ready to understand from the point of view of the person you so wish to help, or is it merely an extension of your own wound, own belief system outside of the context of what this person may be feeling, imposing a choice that you already think they should make, a belief…

a poem — Shot through the heart not physical unsubstantial frozen in time not beating not dead. Ice cold, shattered by what’s next: I saw the resounding power of your energy in beating all the same, a rhythm of living. #ShansPoetryPrompts: shot through the heart Inviting Dandy Lioness 🌻 | Damilola Abiola | Carlos Garbiras | Sarah Paris…

a poem — Sometimes my mood is just randomly “ehehehehehehehehe” and I think that’s a skill amidst all of this disaster. #WritingPrompt: your form of resistance, resilience Inviting Marilyn J Wolf | Mittu Ravi | Ellie Jacobson | Judson Vereen | Alex Godley | Anuradha Wickramarachchi Abbey Streett | John Meszaros| Hardly.Timepass | if you’re up to it and…