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  • The Writers' Cabins at KSP (c) Writers Bloc
    Blog,  Writing

    Day 1: Home on my back, home where there is a bed

    May 30, 2018 / No Comments

    Oh good heavens, day 1 and am I tired. It was a whirlwind weekend with a wedding and various wedding related celebrations and the attempt to pack a bag that does not want to take on pairs of shoes, two saris and related accoutrements and another trenchcoat. “Do you think this fellowship will be useful?” my mother asks, as I decide where the notebooks will go: main bag, carry on bag or laptop bag? I look at her. I know what she means – Sedition took twelve years to write because I also had to live and it ended up on the back burner a lot and even after finishing it,…

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    My top 10 posts in 2016

    January 20, 2017 / No Comments

    It is a fact of life that whenever you try to plan your life you end up dropping something at some point – life intervenes and you have to. You have to prioritise. In 2016 it was this blog. But it is interesting to see what my top 10 posts were for 2016 in terms of how many people viewed/read them. I got views despite not being as active as I wanted to be on the blog. I am hoping to change that this year. It is also interesting to see what people read and to try and unpick why that was the case. PS: All headings are clickable and…

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    January 10, 2016 / 13 Comments

    I have been slowly putting together this list of tips that might help if you decide to travel to Sri Lanka any time soon. I hope it is useful. Feel free to ask questions in the comments or add your own tips and I will keep this list updated as much as I can.

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