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Bill O’Hanlon, in his book “Write is a Verb” has a rather unusual and helpful writing exercise for those at the beginning of their writing careers:

I’m picking up this writing exercise for myself, because it gives me a picture of where I’d like to be in my writing career a few years from now. As a writer, it also helps me gather courage to put down my dreams on paper, and work towards achieving them.

This book is an excellent resource if you’re blocked as a writer, or are simply having problems getting started.

Damyanti Biswas

Damyanti Biswas is the author of You Beneath Your Skin and numerous short stories that have been published in magazines and anthologies in the US, the UK, and Asia. She has been shortlisted for Best Small Fictions and Bath Novel Awards and is co-editor of the Forge Literary Magazine. Her literary crime thriller series, the Blue Mumbai, is represented by Lucienne Diver from The Knight Agency. Both The Blue Bar and The Blue Monsoon were published in 2023.

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