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The Three Seasons of My Creativity
I’ve always struggled with consistency, but maybe the problem was never my creativity. I’ve realised that I simply create better in certain seasons. Summer slows my writing down, while monsoon and winter bring back my focus, imagination, and love for creating. Maybe creativity has seasons too—and I’m finally learning to embrace mine.
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The Importance of Slowing Down in This Hustling World
Hustle culture taught us to rush, optimize, and exhaust ourselves in the name of success. This reflective piece explores the quiet importance of slowing down and choosing a gentler rhythm of living.
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From One Fanfic to Another, Why We Keep Rewriting the Same Love Stories?
An intimate reflection on why fanfic writers rewrite the same love stories, again and again—soft endings, familiar characters, and emotional comfort.
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How Your Writing Style Shapes Your Story
Discover how your unique writing style—whether you’re a careful plotter, free-spirited pantser, or a flexible hybrid—shapes the stories you tell. From novels to short stories and articles, learn where each style shines and take a fun quiz to find your signature approach. Cozy up and dive into your writing adventure!
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Why Fanfiction Isn’t Inferior — It’s the Internet’s Most Honest Literature
Fanfiction often gets a bad rap as “not real writing,” but it’s just as valid as other forms. It lets fans connect with beloved characters, create emotional stories, and grow as writers without worrying about industry standards. Platforms like AO3 celebrate this community-driven approach, making writing about love and connection, not just metrics.
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The Value of Quiet Moments, Solitude, and Taking Breaks
Quiet moments, it has become a distant memory, isn’t it? The world is so loud nowadays. Constant hustle and bustle, traffic noises, pubs, clubs, loud music, that, after a while, it all just becomes a noise. Everyone wants to keep moving, keep going, and in that race, the value of stillness has been lost. Isn’t…
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Why I haven’t posted in months?
This space has been abandoned for months now. I was trying to be consistent but then vanished. No new blog post, nothing. Reason? I actually took a break from everything. You ask why months-long break? Honestly, I was struggling through a lot of mental health issues. I have a category dedicated to mental health –…
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Is talking about mental health becoming a source of entertainment?
Mental health is a topic that we cannot ignore. What people believed to be weird diseases or spiritual possessions back in the day has a scientific term now. Most of them are related to our mental health like depression, anxiety, OCD, and so many more. In this age of social media, people are coming forth…
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How social anxiety affected my entire childhood. Do I still have it?
Being anxious is something everyone goes through. Be it before a special event, presentation, starting something new, or sometimes in bad situations. Anxiety is a common term to describe how we feel in certain situations, but it is also a type of mental health disorder, or simply put, an anxiety disorder where a person feels…
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A letter to my past self. Goodbye 2022, Welcome 2023.
It’s 1st January, 2023 in India. The new year has begun. I have already reflected on my previous years, seen myself break and rise, faced a lot and saw myself changing by the end of 2022. I have a long way to go, to work on myself, to be a better version of me, to…