by Raj K Lal | Dec 11, 2012 | Blog, Inspirations, Writing Tools
A cup of tea, anyone? If you’re stuck for something to write, or something to write about, why not try this prompt? Take a small notebook and go and sit in a café. Write about anything which attracts your attention. For example, why not try people watching? What do...
by Raj K Lal | Sep 5, 2012 | Blog, Inspirations, Links, Writing Tools
Freedom from deadlines isn’t what it’s cracked up to be. Having finished my uni work and handed in my assignments, I now feel as though I have no purpose. It’s not just for now. I always feel like this after hand-ins. So, I’ve been searching for things to do. I know I...
by Raj K Lal | May 18, 2012 | Blog, Book Reviews by Raj, Links, My Writing, Reviews, Writing Tools
West of No East by Bobby Nayyar packs into a small book many of the issues facing people in multicultural, contemporary Britain today. It tells of difficult relationships, be they marital, friendships, work or parental. Difficult economic times increase pressures on...
by Raj K Lal | Apr 23, 2012 | Blog, Inspirations, My Writing, News, Performances, Writing Tools
Last week, I attended a public lecture ‘Black Country to Red Earth’ given by Candi Miller in the International Centre, University of Wolverhampton on Thursday 19th April 2012. Stories galore for telling and reading. It was a great evening of sharing information...
by Raj K Lal | Apr 4, 2012 | Blog, Inspirations, My Writing, Writing Tools
If you’re stuck for something to write about, take a look around you. Describe what is in your favourite room in the place where you live. What’s there? Is everything where it should be? If not, why not? Describe the colours, the textures, the sounds around you. What...
by Raj K Lal | Apr 2, 2012 | Blog, Inspirations, Reviews, Writing Tools
‘Good Advice Is Rarer Than Rubies’ by Salman Rushdie is the first short story in a collection of ten. It tells of one of the British Consulate’s Tuesday women, Miss Rehana. On the last Tuesday of the month, young women travel long distances to try to gain entry into...
by Raj K Lal | Mar 31, 2012 | Blog, Book Reviews by Raj, Writing Tools
This review is the result of a writing exercise: write a book review in one hundred words or less. Boston-born Meg Rosoff‘s multi-award winning debut novel has wide appeal. Wise-cracking fifteen year old Manhattan girl, Daisy comes to visit her English country...
by Raj K Lal | Mar 31, 2012 | Blog, Inspirations, My Writing, Writing Tools
I am sure the Queen will appear again soon, with her illusions and delusions of grandeur. I have never seen anyone so vain before. There is no denying it, the nasty old witch is the fairest in the land. But I cannot help wondering what the King would say if he were to...
by Raj K Lal | Mar 22, 2012 | Blog, Inspirations, My Writing, Writing Tools
Today has been a difficult day for writing – lots of distractions and a non-writerly frame of mind. What did I do? A cut and paste job from work I’d done already which fitted into the subject. That’s why you should never throw any writing away! Facebook Twitter...
by Raj K Lal | Mar 20, 2012 | Blog, Inspirations, Writing Tools
These beauties are ushering the Spring into my garden. Glorious, aren’t they? What would you write about them? What do they remind you of? Wordsworth? What’s in your garden that would inspire you to write? Facebook Twitter...
