WarliWorli is a newsletter I started in the pandemic to spread my love of language esp. effective prose and non-literary poetry. We came out of beta and now call this newsletter Better Writing by Better Reading. The new name better reflects our mission.
Where are you?
Imagine you are sipping your favourite/favorite beverage (is it hot, or cold?). You are sitting in the sun-lit living room of a small apartment, like the ones in Mumbai, which is my home, the home of the author of this newsletter series.
‘So you can help me write basic prose and poetry in 30 days?’, you ask.
‘Yes, well it won’t be of literary standards, but anyone can write effective prose and poetry?’
‘How is that?’, you say.
‘Its all about what you read. Our inboxes are normally full of commercial offers to buy this and buy that.’
‘Yeah that’s right.‘
‘So if you try to write a basic Advertisement, cant’ you? Not a fancy one.’
‘Yeah I can manage a basic Email Ad.’
‘It’s the same with good writing. If you are not a beginner in the…