Author, award winning blogger and founder of The Himalayan Writing Retreat, Chetan Mahajan talks about bad habits that stops people from writing well, how to get feedback as a writer, powerful writing communities, impact of technology on writing, Questions you must ask before you start writing a book and a lot more!

Important Questions from the episode -

1. How did writing help you in your most difficult phase in life? (04:12 )



2. What kind of feedback helped you turn your manuscript into a book? (05:24 )



3. Two most useful feedback that immensely improved your writing? (07:12 )



4. Writing is a learnable skill. Is this true? (08:47 )



5. How do I deal with the fear of being judged for my English? (10:15 )



6. How do I get feedback from people on writing? (11:55 )



7. Any myths about writing that you would like to break? (14:30 )



8. A lot of people start a blog but very few persist through it. Why? (15:57 )



9. As a Writing Coach what kind of bad habits do you think we have developed that stops us from writing well? (21:20 )



10. Who according to you qualifies to be writer? (27:30 )



11. What questions should I answer before I start writing a book? (29:27 )



12. Please suggest a few powerful writing communities? (33:08 )



13. There are too many writing communities online. How do you evaluate them? (35:22 )



14. Writing a book is a long term project. What should first time writers keep in mind while they persist through it? (38:45 )



15. How can a writing coach help improve your writing? (41:12 )



16. Impact of Technology on writing? Any tools that has made writing easier? (45:20 )



17. Does Technology make writers lazy or less diligent? (47:56 )



18. A few thoughts on Publishing (50:05 )



19. Can writers make a sustainable living of writing? (51:47 )



20. Can I be a writer? (53:50 )



21. Summary of the Episode (55:47 )

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