Samina Mishra: How to Write About Difficult Topics!

byStaff Reporter

Have you ever wondered how writers think up stories? Author Samina Mishra says ideas are like seeds—they grow when we read, notice things, ask questions, pay attention to people and feel deeply. The world around us becomes our inspiration, whether we are imagining goats, bicycles or magical places. Stories help us understand ourselves, understand others and understand the world we live in.

Samina Mishra: How to Write About Difficult Topics!

Writers often get asked the question—where do ideas come from? The truth is, we don’t really know. There’s a mystery about how the specific ideas pop into our heads, but we do know that we can create an environment for the ideas to emerge, a bit like preparing the soil to plant seeds. There a