12 Feb 2021

2020, MyAlchemy, Training, Writing 0 Comment
potatoes
She hated the way he scraped the spoon on his plate.The sound was loud in her mind as they ate in silence. Over the last decade of her marriage it seemed to be getting louder. She made a mental note of looking online for scrape-free or scrape-resistant crockery or cutlery-that-didn't-make-a-sound. Was there even something like that?She had wandered into the territory of no-thought-is-unw...
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31 Dec 2020

2020 0 Comment
No I am not going to bemoan 2020. Or celebrate its end. I am not going to shower you with flowery wishes for 2021. Nor am I going to encourage you with pithy proverbs, wise advice or motivational mouthfuls. 2020 is over (at least in the next few hours) 2021 will pretty much slip in with one turn of the-page-a-day-desk calendar(remember those?), unobtrusively, continuing in th...
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17 Sep 2020

2020, Customer Experience, MyAlchemy, Training, Writing 0 Comment
Birthday gift
“Happy Birthday!” “Thanks for the gift. But it’s not for another 3 weeks!” “I know. I know.” “I presume you’ve marked it in your calendar.” “Haan, haan. Of course.” “As usual, you’re preoccupied with something. It’s something to do with you’re writing. Or thinking of writing. Right,” “Er… okay… well…” “Admit it. Okay… wait, wait. I know this. Let me say my piece befo...
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16 Sep 2020

2020, MyAlchemy, Training, Writing 5 Comments
MyAlchemy
Introducing My Alchemy I just finished yet another batch of my writing workshop. A workshop that runs across 16 hours, 4 weekend, 2 hours each session. Plus time every week for individual feedback for each assignment. And then there's the time I spend one-on-one with each participant. 24 hours. Not to mention the time I take to create the modules. But don't count that time! Intro...
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15 Sep 2020

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plated watermelon; posttitle
"Watermelon?" "What?" "What-er-Melon", she laughed at her own joke as she continued punching the keys on her laptop. He did not seem to find it funny though. "That's your dinner tonight. Don't miss the careful plating. A seed or two may have crept in. I am told it's good for you." "Er... you ARE joking, aren't you?" "See this look on my face? Am I joking?" She looked at her scre...
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14 Sep 2020

2020, MyAlchemy, Training, Writing 0 Comment
MyAlchemy, Writing Workshop, Online
Do you struggle when it comes to writing? Are you unable to write an important email? Confused how to structure your report?Not sure how to get started writing?Want your writing to be flawless?Can you spare 2 hours + 4 weekends to help improve your writing? My Alchemy: The Online Writing Workshop Choose between weekdays or weekends. My Alchemy is a simple guided online workshop con...
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14 Sep 2020

2020, MyAlchemy, Writing 2 Comments
Fries Burger and ketchup
"Why not?", she said biting into her burger. The mayo oozed out. She licked it off her fingers. "Well...for one it's a working day." "Amazing isn't it? " She took another bite, then had a swig of her coffee. "Er..." "Look," she said excitedly and held her hands out. "It's Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday!" "Yes, I know the days of the week." he said dourly, sip...
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07 Sep 2020

2020, MyAlchemy, Writing 2 Comments
the participant says
What the participant says... A workshop is as good as what the participant says about it. So we decided to ask a few questions of our participants. Meet Sakshi L, a student who found great value in the online writing workshop. Sakshi was one of the participants of the July batch of My Alchemy, the online writing workshop. A good writer herself, Sakshi said she wanted to hone her writi...
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20 Aug 2020

2020, Writing 0 Comment
3things
There are 3 things I learnt when I ran a writing workshop recently - with adults. Of course there are more than 3. But let's start with these. It was over weekends - four weekends to be precise. 15 eager beavers joined my workshop, knowing it came from a place of passion. And what they learnt was simple - how to write better! But more importantly, what came out what my own learning! ...
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20 Aug 2020

2020, Writing 0 Comment
When participants speak, the people listen. 15 participant. 4 weekends. One wish. To write. To write more. To write better. And did we do that? Yes. And how. Listen to what Alpana S. a professor in Botany had to say about how the workshop grew on her! Here it is: My Alchemy Participant Speak Here's what Alpana S had to say about My Alchemy Which is the one aspect in which ...
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