Food Memory Journal: Document Flavors and Recipes
Writing as a Habit
A course by Sumayya Usmani , Creative Writer and Food Educator
About the video: Writing as a Habit
Overview
“You only get better with practice, and that is why I wish to share with you ways I manage to sustain a consistent journaling practice. Let's dive in! ”
In this video lesson Sumayya Usmani addresses the topic: Writing as a Habit, which is part of the Domestika online course: Food Memory Journal: Document Flavors and Recipes. Turn culinary experiences into unique stories by exploring creative techniques to make your own food-themed memory journal.
Partial transcription of the video
“Writing as a Habit In this lesson, I'm going to talk about how to keep writing and to make writing a habit. Now, one of the things I always say is that writing is a habit that can be consistent and it can be daily or weekly, so don't be hard on yourself. Do what you can do, but try to be consistent with it and continue it in whatever way is possible for you. Writing more definitely makes your writing better and makes your unique writer's voice really come through. Now the way to do that is to inspire yourself to write. Though it's hard sometimes to find the time to write, the motivation to ...”
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Course summary for: Food Memory Journal: Document Flavors and Recipes
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Category
Culinary, Writing -
Areas
Creative Writing, Non-Fiction Writing, Sketchbook
Sumayya Usmani
A course by Sumayya Usmani
Born in Karachi, Pakistan, award-winning creative writer and food educator, Sumayya Usmani, spent her early childhood travelling the world with her parents. She explored various cultures, countries, ingredients, and cuisines and watched in wonder as her mother lovingly prepared meals. Later, when the family settled back in Karachi, Sumayya observed grandmothers and aunts cooking with ‘andaza’ - an Urdu word for using instinct and estimation. These experiences created Sumayya’s strong foundations and connections to cooking and in her adulthood she found she could cook by simply following her own intuition and senses.
Sumayya went on to practice law for 12 years in London and Pakistan. However, in 2012 she quit law in pursuit of her passion; food writing and teaching. Now based in Glasgow, her life-long love for writing, along with her natural flair, has led her to publish award-winning cookbooks. Her latest book is a food memoir, and ventures further into creative writing, which has won the Scottish Book Trust’s Next Chapter Award in 2021. Sumayya regularly appears at multiple book festivals such as the Edinburgh Book Festival, she has written for and appeared in numerous publications including in The New York Times, The Guardian, and on BBC Food, amongst others. She’s a guest speaker on many podcasts and a regular on BBC Radio. Sumayya also hosts cooking classes, and is a committee member of the Guild of Food Writers.
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