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Spellbound

September 3, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

We’re rereading Spellbound by Nalini Sorensen at my book club next month! There are some books that simply must be read at a book club. They’re full of possibility, bursting with ideas and imagination.  When author Nalini Sorensen visited my online creative writing programme a few months ago, Spellbound was hot off the press, and the reviews I read […]

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Lucky, It’s Summer!

May 7, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

A story told from the point of view of a Cocker Spaniel–what’s not to love about it? As a book club read, Lucky, It’s Summer! is perfect in so many ways. The lightheartedness of the story, the repetition, the in-built activities–everything about this book by Nalini Sorensen and Shamika Chaves promises to be fun! Besides, for many […]

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Writing Stories with Nalini Sorensen

November 19, 2020 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Guest sessions are full of fun! Yesterday, I went on not one, but several writing journeys with children’s book author Nalini Sorensen. What did I take back from my journeys? Several things, actually! For one, I love Nalini’s phrase ‘story eyes’. Just like Nalini, the question I hear most often is ‘where do you get […]

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Writing Stories with Nalini Sorensen

November 1, 2020 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Each morning, among the first things I do is visit my creative writing forum. I love it. I love that every day, there are new pieces to read, all shared by young writers who are part of my online creative writing programme. I’ve done four sessions with one batch and three with another; it’s time […]

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