Ok so this is all part of the exercise, am supposed to practice putting thoughts on paper for the next fifteen minutes. My mind is rushing, where can think of a lot of things but can focus on nothing. Not sure if this is futile or will actually help towards developing good writing habits. What do I want to achieve:  to become a writer.

Not a better writer, which would be based on the assumption, that I am already writing something meaningful. Just to write regularly will be sufficient for the moment. Something written everyday to affirm that I am committed to becoming a writer.

Reading books and writing reviews on other people’s stories is one thing, to actually be able to capture moments in one’s own life another. These days I enjoy fiction, however the writing I gain the most from is true stories, whether travelogues, biographies or autobiographies.

Would like to be able to research, and discover some more about the women in my family. From my Dadiji who I only have vague memories of, as I lost contact with my father and his family in 1987; my mother in law who’s life story was quiet intriguing full of hardships, family and political upheavals and  good food, she was passionate about her children, cooking, gossip, old filmi music and religion; my Naniji’s mother to discover more about my family history and how Nanu and my mother grew up;  my Nanaji’s mother just to discover who she was as a person; and would love to capture my Nanu’s life on paper if possible.

The fifteen minutes are up, not sure what to think have only written four short paragraphs, and well it’s a start.