On the floor beside the desk lies a small graveyard of sentences. Some are beautiful. A few are clever. One carries an image that would have pleased almost anyone who encountered it. Yet they have all been crossed out. The page above them is quieter now. Less decorated. More alive….
Tag: Writing
Tips and lessons on writing well. How to write faster? How to write better? How to write the best stories and books?
Books & Literature 
Why I Write: Reading, Writing, and the Life I Want to Leave Behind
I have always believed that a writer’s life begins before the page. It begins in the listening. In the books carried through ordinary hours. In the sentence that arrives while walking, driving, exercising, waiting at an airport gate, sitting in a bus, standing between one life and the next. It…
Philosophy & Spirituality 
Blessed Be All
By afternoon, the beggar had reached the center of the city, where the streets widened, and the stone buildings seemed to look down on human ruin without surprise. Along the square, beggars sat in rows against the walls, and near the steps of the churches, each with a bowl, a…
Memoir & Life 
People I Admire
The fall colors are taking over the New England region. There is beautiful fall foliage all around. So naturally, I thought it was a great day for reflection. What came to mind is who the people are I admire the most, and what I can learn from them and apply…
Books & Literature 
The Ultimate Guide On How To Market & Monetize A Poetry Collection
I am a writer and a semi-successful poet. However, writing is only part of my passion. The other part is creating an effective brand that adds value to the society. I make videos, engage in public speaking and offer one-on-one consultation. Building an author brand is more than just writing….
Uncategorized 
How To Write A Book Every Year: The Secrets to Writing A Million Words
There are many writers who are renowned for the sheer volume of words that they have written in the course of their literary career. Isaac Asimov, the science fiction writer, produced over 400 volumes of work and was commended for his work with prestigious awards. What did it take for…
Books & Literature 
The Top 12 Books Of All Time | To Make You Wiser & More Complete
Friends, starting this month, I am going to make book recommendations every couple of months. In each issue, I will have 12 new books for you to choose from. Read all of them or read as many as you can but remember these top books are treaties on the collected…
Books & Literature 
Amazon Bestselling Poetry Book – Naked Soul: The Erotic Love Poems
Hello, beautiful souls, I wanted to take a moment to thank you and appreciate you for all the light that you shine in this world. My first book “Naked Soul: The Erotic Love Poems” has become the bestselling book in the Love Poems category. It’s also available on Kindle. Please…
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A Writer’s Daily Routine | A Day In the Life of a Writer
Writing a book can be a long, hard grind. On the other hand, writing can be fun. Writers love to write. Writing is a true joy when it is done for the sake of writing alone. Writing is both art and meditation. For me, writing is akin to a spiritual practice….
Memoir & Life 
The Pain of Perfectionism | Writer Anxieties, OCD and Coping Mechanism
It’s getting late, you’ve been working on your article for days now, thankfully, after several “final” drafts and edits, as well as the umpteenth reread, you’re now feeling confident enough to submit your work to your client or ready to hit the publish button. Moments after you’ve hit “send”, you…
Archive 
Hacking Instagram Growth: How To Get From Zero to A Celebrity Status
I have been using Instagram for only 8 months now and observing the very successful and unsuccessful IGers, I have some thoughts to share. The following post is my crystallized tips on how you can experience explosive growth (like me) and gain very high user engagement on Instagram. This post…
Books & Literature 
How To Write Faster? Writing A Million Words In A Year
We all know about prolific writers such as James Patterson and Stephen King that are somehow able to produce anywhere between two to five books or more in a single year. Are there tricks and techniques that they employ to produce books at such a high rate? This article will…
Archive 
Questions About Book Publishing: How to Self Publish a Book?
I am writing this blog post in response to several emails that I get each week. These emails usually start like: How do I get published? How to self-publish a book? How to publish my poetry book? In this blog post, I am going to attempt to make book-publishing simple…
Books & Literature 
Find Your 1000 True Fans: How I Am Growing My Author’s Platform
I believe in cultivating a tribe around my writing which resonates with my voice. I write both fiction and poetry. At some point in time, I want to write a memoir too. I am not a single genre writer. I like to read all kind of things and likewise,…
Archive 
How I Am Marketing My Self Published Poetry Book
This is a blog post I originally wanted to write as “How am I going to promote my upcoming book “Naked Soul: The Erotic Love Poems“. But I believe it is better to write this post now since the book is already out. The Paperback was released on Jan 9,…
Love, Romance & Eroticism 
Erotic Poetry And Literature: Do People Prefer It Over Other Art Forms?
There is something particularly delightful and passionately engaging about reading erotic poetry. We all can agree to that. But, do people prefer it to watching erotic films or admiring the eros in other arts such as sculptures or paintings? Let’s look a little dipper into this question in this blog…
Poetry 
Interconnectedness of Music, Poetry, Literature, and Other Arts
“I love to write poetry, I love to sing,” chirped American poet and singer, Jill Scott, by way of introduction on her debut album at the turn of the millennium. A few tunes in, I could tell she meant business. Interconnectedness of Music and Poetry The fusion of music and…
Books & Literature 
Understanding A Book’s Copyright Page: What Does It Tell Specifically
Cast your mind back, way back to those archaic pre-internet times — long before sharing and liking were everyday actions synonymous with the online world; when tweeting was just something birds did and when copyright protection, although still a tricky business, was far less open to abuse than it is…
Poetry 
How to Write a Sonnet, Haiku, Riddle, Poems and Rhyme
The Naked Soul Learning Zone How to Write a Sonnet, Haiku, Riddle, Rhyme, etc. Learn with examples and write your own. How to Write Poems and Rhyme When I was a kid, I had a huge obsession with Dr. Seuss’s books, practically every poem I read, included end-rhyme…
Love, Romance & Eroticism 
Top 10 Most Celebrated Erotic Poets and Their Most Famous Erotic Poems
Erotic poetry has always lived at the edge of literature’s oldest energies: desire, longing, beauty, memory, the body, and the ache of human intimacy. At its best, it is not merely provocative. It is charged language. It is sensuality shaped into music. It is longing made memorable. Any list of…
Love, Romance & Eroticism 
A Brief History of Erotic Poetry: The Evolution of Eros in Literature
Erotic poetry is almost as old as poetry itself. Before desire became a scandal, a doctrine, a psychological condition, or a private confession, it was a song. Human beings looked upon the body, the beloved, the absent face, the unreachable lover, the marriage bed, the forbidden glance, the ache of…
