Mala Naidoo's Blog, page 3

  Creating a new rhythm is necessary for creatives during times of social and personal change.   Time is the tool and mother of invention in finding a new way.   Moving house, changing a day job, family adjustments, health matters, all play a part in disrupting creative flow. Creativity is a muscle that has … Continue reading "Creative Inspiration: A New Rhythm"

The world is teeming with the here and now, current stories in the making with the mounting flux of national and international events and situations that drown the past as voices evaporate into the mists of time. The danger is in relegating these voices to forgotten histories when they have much to teach this time … Continue reading "Creative Fiction: Keeping Histories Alive"

  Creativity feeds off emotions both positive and negative. Words give vent to the language of the heart. Grief after the passing of a deeply loved one, sucks the wind from the sails of creativity, for a while… Fighting it is futile, emotions are in a tangle when death is unexpectedly sudden. Fit one day, … Continue reading "Creativity and Grief"

  Writing is fun, writing is art, writing is a visceral experience.   A story crafted from bone to flesh takes many months, or years of vested time where emotional attachment is difficult to relinquish. There comes a time in every delightful story where the writer cedes the pen (for a while before the editing … Continue reading "Story-Telling… greater the art of ending"

  Writing with a pen or pencil in hand has the natural rhythm of heart, mind, and soul, working in sync. When creative thought emerges, there is no schedule. It arrives on the wings of Mother Muse who transports the message for the composer to pick up. Longhand novel drafting and writing has been my … Continue reading "Creative Process – Longhand Writing : Thoughtful and Mindful"

A creative life brings much joy and excitement where it’s easy to forget that it is work. And as with all work, the mind and body tire when passion pushes on in a hedonistic surge, and more so when creating new worlds peopled with exciting characters doing extraordinary things or making the ordinary quite exciting. … Continue reading "Creative Self-Care: Joy-Work-Rest"

  It is with great joy today that I travel on the blog from Sydney to Washington to feature the inspirational Keshni Washington who I met through an introduction from a respected and trusted mutual acquaintance. I have had the privilege of attending a virtual screening of ‘Immigrant Story Telling Night’ with Keshni Washington and … Continue reading "Author Spotlight: Keshni Washington"

Vanity, Pride and Ego – same family, different personalities, different agendas. All three will have a negative impact if riding this wave is all that matters. It drains creative energy.   Vanity exudes a hollowness in its overindulgence on self, achievements, and appearance, etc. It is external. Where does the artist sit on the pedestal …

Continue reading "Creative Life: Vanity Pride and Ego"

In a year of profound change where retreating was not a choice but a necessity, and the eye turns inward in this time of social incarceration—a springboard for creative pursuits arrive.  Poetry, stories, art, music, new skills in any area of the vastness of possibilities, bring courage to those who stand in the shadows, voiceless …

Continue reading "Creative Courage"

Brevity is not only the soul of wit, but the lifeblood of today. Now— the immediate, matters in a world where nothing is constant. Attention span flits in the blink of a second.   Words matter, live and linger… The upswing in the unquenchable thirst for poetry is a gratifying return to the appreciation of …

Continue reading "Haiku Matters"