Hafsah Zamir-Khan is a zealous NaNo-er and reckons you should be one too. You’re asking if I have I ever wanted to write a novel? Is that a silly question? I guess there a very few people who haven’t fantasized about writing a novel and becoming an international bestselling …
There’s something cathartic about a storm, As if the heavens had imbued All the torment and misery of this world Into dark nebulous clouds And reached a rumbling rage Pain that could no longer be contained – Like tears, it only takes an unchecked trickle for the torrent to cascade …
That’s exactly what I need. To be told to Get lost and Write. Because, seriously, there is no way on earth I’m going to be able to edit those awful 50,000 words I wrote in November unless I do NaNo again. Oh I tried, in our Facebook group, NaNoWrimo for …
I set up this blog last year as a change from my old blog where I was only reviewing books and period dramas. I wanted to dedicate a space for my own writing; I felt that blogging about about the work of others was holding me back from my own …
I want to feel overwhelmed My senses blown My soul shaken – Hafsah @Esoteric Sips
Yes, I won NaNoWriMo this year! It’s been over two weeks since the climatic moment and this blogpost is the first piece of writing I’ve done since. I’ve needed that break as I’ve been writing like a crazy person (perhaps that’s just what writers do?). Actually, that’s a lie. I would have …
It’s NaNo month already?! The last year has literally swooped past and here I am again… National Novel Writing Month starts in four days and I am literally shaking in my boots. Which is crazy, because this my third year of NaNo and it should really be routine by now. …
Sajid didn’t waste any time arranging a meeting with his friend after Samiah begrudgingly agreed to do so. Two days later she found herself with Sajid, walking towards the restaurant where they were to meet Amer. “This feels like a blind date,” Samiah said, trying to hide her nerves. “When …
Lubna’s wedding was only six weeks away and the planning was in full swing. As the specially selected maid of honour, Samiah was expected to be involved in every detail of her sister’s wedding plans, from the dress and make-up, to décor and wedding favours and even down to the …
Of course, it took a while before Samiah was able to pass the No-Rishta Bill in the house. She hadn’t thought it possible, but after Lubna announced that she’d found her other half, the rishtas became considerably worse and more frequent. Due to the tag-team effort of her mother and …
