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
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
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 SpeakHere's what Alpana S had to say about My AlchemyWhich is the one aspect in which ...
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19 Aug 2020

2020, Writing
Participant Speak
In July 2020, 15 brave warriors came to the writing battleground armed with their keyboards and their imagination. And went back victorious!Listen to what young Saamiya had to say about those 4 weekends we spent writing. Learning. Thinking. Laughing. Playing. And writing.Here it is: My Alchemy - Participant SpeakHere's what Saamiya S had to say about My AlchemyQ: Which ...
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