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  • The Sky is a Metaphor for Writing

    Sometimes the sky is a wonderfulcollection of colours. And sometimes there is nothing to be seen at all. Kind of like writing the first draft of a story, me thinks 💜💛♥️ How are you all? I’ve been busy lately with editing my women’s fiction novel. It’s exciting stuff and I hope to be able to…

  • Loving these pictures!

    Each time I come across a scene that Gillian shares, I’m struck by the depth of the mood captured, the layers of meaning that follow from close inspection and the nature of combining people and objects that we don’t usually see. It’s mesmerising. Thanks again for the inspiration, Gillian. Your work is fast becoming my…

  • I got an actual physical award!

    Oh my goodness me. I’ve received an actual physical award for my book from the people at Golden Door Awards. Does this make me an award-winning author???!Eeeeeeek! #alhamdulillah #author #goldendoorawards #goldendooraward2022 #awardwinningauthor #medal #dreams #goals #writing #amwriting #author #authorlife

  • Inspiration For an Eid Story

    When you capture the exact moment you realise you’re making memories forever! This moment has inspired one of the Eid stories in the Ladybird collection I was blessed to be able to write at the end of last year! Download it today and inspire your children to live their best Eid day! Buy it here!…

  • WRITING AND YOUR WELL-BEING PLUS A FREE WRITING INTRO CLASS

    YES! I do believe. Do you? P. S Writing and Well-being with Sidra Ansari. Don’t forget I am booking people in for a FREE INTRO TO WRITING CLASS in September- ALL WELCOME! Join me live on Friday 9th September at 10am for a FREE INTRO and then every Friday thereafter when we will begin a…

  • A Surreal Day in the life of an Author

    Hello! Good evening lovely ppl, My Ladybird Eid Stories are in Waterstones, Wolverhampton!! I saw them AND got to speak about them on @BBCRadioWM this evening with the lovely Amber Sandhu. What a surreal day! Thanks for all the support! You can listen to the episode here!! https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0bzb1ps (Forward to 9.20pm for my quick chat!!)…

  • May your writing life be filled with wonderful moments

    To the writers out there, May your life be filled with moments that remind you why you write…! Thank you @thenovelry for playing a part in the next steps of my journey 🥰 ⁣.⁣.⁣.⁣.⁣.⁣ author #books #lovequotes #poem #poems #poet #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #poets #poetsofig #poetsofinstagram #thoughts #wordporn #words #write #writer #writers #writersblock #writerscommunity #writerscorner…

  • Zaytuna Book Club 🤲🏼🥰

    “Women who read are dangerous” 😁💪🏽🌹Cannot believe one of my favourite shaykhs has begun a book club and is teaching a masterclass on reading!!AlhamduLillah! Woohoo!! Intro here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4RXG1iGU9M ⁣.⁣.⁣.⁣.⁣.⁣ #bibliophile #book #bookaddict #bookaholic #bookblogger #bookclub #bookclubofinstagram #bookclubs #bookcommunity #bookish #booklove #booklover #booklovers #booknerd #bookobsessed #bookphotography #bookreview #books #booksbooksbooks #bookshelf #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookworm #goodreads #igreads…

  • Get to know me via The Koyal Writers Website

    Ooh I’m feeling quite shy now..It’s time for my own intro blog post which is in video format. If you’ve ever felt like you’d like to get to know me a bit better, watch this: https://thekoyalwriters.com/2022/01/25/meet-1-7th-of-the-koyal-writers-sidra-ansari/ #video #writing #writingcommunity #videoclip #inspiration

  • No Longer Listless

    Dear friends, I got a couple of hard hitting rejections this week and, feeling somewhat listless, went downstairs and look what I found?! A surprise parcel from @LitalistBooks and @SeniGlaister Amazing!! I wish you all the best in this FAB venture! TYCheck it out ppl! https://www.litalist.com ⁣.⁣.⁣.⁣.⁣.⁣ #author #bibliophile #book #bookaddict #bookaholic #bookblogger #bookcommunity #bookish…