By Noor Anand Chawla
As a young child, Megha Bajaj recalls bunking school to sit on a tank and stare at the sea, while dwelling on the mysteries of life. “I had questions that school wasn’t answering for me – about relationships and life in general, and so I began penning my thoughts and that’s how my journey as a writer began,” says Megha with candour. Her latest book ‘The Breakthrough’, a selection of 11 inspiring stories of real-life trailblazers, was an almost spiritual experience for her to write. In order to bring the truest level of authenticity, Megha actually lived with the subjects of these stories. It is this commitment to her craft that has enabled her to become a bestselling author and coveted teacher of creative writing.
Heena Sodhi Khera, Founder of Queen’s Brigade, read Megha’s book ‘Thank You, Cancer’ in 2009 which left a positive impact on her, cementing her belief that people can heal themselves. Megha’s latest bestseller pushed Heena to interview her for her Youtube show #qbtherealcelebs. That’s where they decided to initiate writing workshops for kids and individuals above the age of 11 years.
“It’s important to have a coach who can correct your mistakes and hand hold you to be the best version of yourselves, in an authentic manner. At Queen’s Brigade, we believe that every individual has a story to share, especially in Covid times when all of us are introspecting. Writing is an activity that heals our emotions and inspires us to connect with our own feelings. It also helps us elevate our personal brand. All we need is a hand that teaches us how to level up authentically. Therefore, it’s an honour to host Megha Bajaj for a workshop,” says Heena.
Megha Bajaj is the award-winning author of several acclaimed books including ‘Thank You, Cancer’ (Hay House), ‘I Inspire’ (Jaico), ‘Happiness in the Age of Ambition’ (Rupa) and over a thousand articles for internationally renowned magazines and newspapers. She is generous enough to offer this workshop at 11,000 instead of her usual charge of 72,000 only for Queens Brigade.
Writing is an essential life skill, which must be inculcated in children from a young age. Kids should be encouraged to write journals and eventually taught the art of writing other works, in order to make each piece impactful in its own way. This skills allows them to score well in exams and also helps them achieve their highest potential in life. “When you put pen to paper, you are connecting with your subconscious self. Also, the act of writing connects the left and right parts of the brain, which brings on a meditative process. I truly believe that writing facilitates miracles,” explains Megha.
Of course, writing as a career is often misunderstood, as many people believe that it does not pay you well. Mostly people pursue it as a hobby without ever developing the ability to earn money from it. “The fact is that since technology took over our lives, we have stopped introspecting. Now the advent of the pandemic, has given us a reason to share our stories once again,” Heena says with a smile.
Both Heena and Megha feel that humans are a compilation of millions of stories, an expression of which allows them to heal, inspire, uplift and earn well too. So sign up today for the course they are organising together, due to begin on September 11, 2021. The curriculum consists of two live sessions and one-on-one email consultations. The best performers will get a chance to co-author with Megha on newspaper articles, books and film scripts.
Reserve your seat to become an author now!
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THE KEY TAKEAWAYS OF THE WORKSHOP:
1) Experimentation with blog writing, article writing, story writing, poetry as well as writing for social media
2) Knowledge on structuring your content in the right way
3) Skills to write powerful words that make an impact
4) A deeper understanding of yourself as a person – your strengths and weaknesses which you will discover through your writing
5) Ideas on where you can publish – and discussing publication platforms that pay
6) Opportunity to not just earn back, but earn double of what you invest if you are talented and find a home for your content
7) Working on your vocabulary, your visualization as well as the craft of writing
8) Dwelling on emotions and the ability to create pieces that draw the right emotions
9) How to say it in brief – ideas on how you can say what you want to, using minimum words
10) Developing short content and long content skills
11) The basics of drafting powerful Whatsapp messages and professional emails
The writer of this post pens lifestyle articles for various publications and her blog www.nooranandchawla.com. She can be reached on nooranand@gmail.com.