Yes, a writer is a creator too — I have been actively creating content on various platforms for 1 year now. ➡️Writer on Medium, Quora and Twitter ➡️Travel blogger on Instagram Here are some tools I excessively use to up my game: Grammarly — Free tool for your grammar check. As a non-native English writer, sometimes I make grammar mistakes, especially while using prepositions. Grammarly instantly points it out and suggests…

This is my 100th story and I am redefining myself as a writer My heart is rejoicing today and that precious soul inside me is dancing in pride, accomplishment, and contentment. I started from nothing, six months ago. Each day presented itself with a new challenge, new learnings, and a…

Dear new writers, this might help you if you are feeling lost — There is no greater force than the power of a community My dear friend Tamil once shared these words of wisdom in her story Your Passion is Hidden in Your Strengths, and I couldn’t agree more. I personally experienced the positive impact created by my community on Medium when all…

I am in the phase of knowing myself better — It was 2014. A few months had passed since I started college and I was having the ‘best’ time of my life. One evening, after my friends and I had tea, we headed towards a nearby crossroad and seated ourselves on one of the benches which lay there. It was…

It is okay to be emotionally unwell but it is not okay to let it hurt your relationship — The worst time to get in a relationship is when you are an emotional wreck. In other words, when you are suffering from: Anxiety Insecurity Self-doubt Loss Life is full of bends and turns. It is normal to experience a state of lowness, a phase that demands time to heal. …

It is time to face some hard truths — Medium is an online blogging platform like no other. It is indeed the best space to discover yourself, especially if you are looking to find a voice, and this is not just as a writer but as an individual too. Just like so many of you, I too will never…

Being a human is enough to feel the pain — I was six. I barely have any memory of this horrific day. Years later, I learned more about this day when I was in my American history class at a public high school in Washington, D.C. Devastating. Terrifying. Again, who am I to comment? Do I have a clue of…

Not when you have a ton of other things to look forward to in a person — Let me just start by saying that Indian society is complex. Many Indians don’t know the answers to so many things, why we do things, and what the logic is. The same applies to naming children. Bollywood fans will name their kids after their favourite actors/actresses. Cricket fans will give…

Of course, if money was no constraint — Now that I have started earning my own money and am in the process of becoming financially independent, I am realizing its worth and value. Money. Yes, friends. I am understanding the pain and discipline which goes behind building wealth. I have barely started. Sometimes, I just wish I didn’t…