Storytalking with Lakshya
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Storytalking with Lakshya
Lakshya is a storyteller, so he started a podcast where he could talk about stories - some real ones, some made-up ones, some inspiring ones - while also talking to different kinds of storytellers about why and how they do what they do. Produced by Launchora. 960913
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"This is not a love story"
It's been a short while since my latest limited audio-series "Silsila Ye Chaahat Ka" ended, so in this episode of Storytalking With Lakshya (#119) I g...
"You are a character in my story"
Writing dialogue is my thing. Monologues are a lot of fun, and that's where all my recent podcast work has gone due to external factors, but writing t...
"How does the end begin?"
I have two creative voices - the English Lakshya, and the Hindi Lakshya. For the past year, the Hindi voice has been really active, leaving the Englis...
"We're hoping for fiction"
"How do you go from hopeless to hopeful?"
2020 has been unexpected. The unexpected, by nature, comes unannounced. Isn't that hope's shtick too?...
"Love is understanding"
"Kisi ko poora samajhna hai, shayad yahi pyaar hai". This episode of Storytalking with Lakshya (#115) is the end of this mini-BTS-series about "Tumne...
"Love is unnecessary"
"Pyaar bekaar hai." In this episode of Storytalking With Lakshya (#114), I continue to break down the plot and process behind select episodes of my on...
"Love is an illusion"
Hear-ye hear-ye, in this episode of Storytalking With Lakshya (#113), I continue to break down the plot and process behind select episodes of my ongoi...
"Love is a long story"
Back after 8 weeks to give you episode #112 of Storytalking With Lakshya! This one is all about how my new show “Tumne Kisi Se Kabhi Pyaar Kiya Hai?”...
"You, my love, stopped improvising"
Creativity in the time of quarantine. We're living through uncertain times, and being creative during this time requires focus and patience. So in thi...
"I'm creating a marriage using google sheets"
I'm in the first phase of working on my book - which basically involves a lot of "rulemaking" and "structure". So following some great advice I receiv...
"I think I'm going to write a book"
Play Me Life launch. One More Night With Meera hits 10,000 listens. Jaipur Literature Festival 2020 memories. Oh and by the way, I think I'm going to...
"This is a Tale of Partition, Love, and Aloo Paranthas"
I'm starting off 2020 with a very eventful January, so this is a jam-packed episode (#108!) of Storytalking With Lakshya, where I first give you updat...
Learning and Unlearning in 2020
A year ago, at the end of 2018, Launchora had just one podcast - this one. We're ending 2019 with five podcasts produced - Storytalking With Lakshya,...
The This and That of Writing the Opening Scene
“You’re this, but you’re also that.” How you start a story requires a lot of attention, especially if you want your audience to stay till the end. Ano...
Talking About Writer's Block... (An #AskLakshya Special)
You asked, I listened, and then I talked... this episode (#105!) of Storytalking With Lakshya is all about how I deal with writer's block. A listener...
The Audio-Show Must Go On
Returning from a four-week hiatus, I've got a lot to share in this mega-episode #104 of Storytalking With Lakshya. First, there's some writing-and-pro...
Thinking, Feeling, Writing... In Another Language
The language a character speaks isn't just representing their thoughts - it's telling us who they are. So what happens, when you take a story and re-w...
The "Don't Forget This" List
Picture this: you’re 17 years old, and today is the last day of school, EVER. Tomorrow, you’re no longer going to be a “school student”. You’re on you...
A conversation with UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep Khosla
This is a really special episode (#101), so it deserves a different kind of description.
So whether you’re a regular listener, or this is your f...
The Milestone: 100th Episode / 30th Birthday Spectacular
I started recording this episode (#100!) of Storytalking With Lakshya at 23.30pm on September 19, 2019, which meant I had 30 minutes left on my birthd...
Feeling Everything That Is, Forgetting Everything That Isn't
Harry Potter was 11 years old in the first book. Harry Potter was played by an 11 year old in the movie. But, Harry Potter was not written by an 11 ye...
Where and When to End the Story
Characters don't stop existing after the audience leaves the story (exceptions: murder and other forms of death, obviously) - so how do you know when...
A Writer's Detox
Do you ever find yourself thinking something that you know you shouldn't? Something you would never, ever share publicly? Well, if you're like me - yo...
Putting the Meat on a Skeleton
Metaphorically speaking, skeletons aren't unique - It's the meat on them that makes them so. In this episode (#96!) of Storytalking With Lakshya, I us...
Navigating a Blank Map
What an adventure it is, when you know you can go anywhere, do anything - but you also have to make up all the "wheres" and the "things". In this epi...
0 to 5,600 Words in 45 Minutes
Who even talks on the phone anymore? People stuck in traffic was the answer I got, so I wrote a whole story where just that happens. One man. 3 women....
Plot is a Condiment
You start at the beginning… and then eventually… you make it to the end. And then you realize - sh*t… this ending needs a better beginning. In this ep...
The Temptation of the Last Sentence
"The more I write... the more this story doesn't want to end." - That sentence pretty much sums up this week's episode (#92!) of Storytalking With Lak...
The Scene List
I was stuck. Like, embarrassing-myself-because-I-cannot-write-more-because-its-not-going-to-be-good stuck. And then the solution literally came to me...
The Five-Years-In-The-Making Episode
I started telling a story five years ago. Today, marks the end of my part in writing it, as it begins to writes itself from now on. In this very speci...
Writing Out Loud
Is the temptation to cheat, the desire of the act and experience, as bad as going through with it? That question is on the agenda in this episode (#89...
Finding The Wandering Lover, Again
You have a starting point. You have an ending point. You know what milestones are along the way. You’ve made this journey happen once. Now, you have t...
Dressing Down the Dialogue
Dialogues are like clothes. You like the ones that make you feel fancy and look "good". But you really prefer the ones that make you feel comfortable...
A Writer's Limbo
Some people go to a place of worship. Some do yoga or meditate. When I need to recharge, or "center myself", I go to the movies. In this episode (#86)...
The Never-Heard-Of Story
In this episode (#85) of Storytalking With Lakshya, you will hear me talk about the stories I grew up with, some I’d never heard of until I started se...
From Script to Stage(ish)
Oh, you’re going to like this one. Maybe. Probably. Hopefully. Please like it? I know you will. Because in this episode (#84), for the first time ever...
Same Beginning, Different Ends
A new learning + writing schedule leads to new and surprising revelations. In this episode (#83) of Storytalking With Lakshya, I share a recent experi...
The Storyteller Who Can't Lie
I've struggled with lying my whole life. Basically, I can't lie. When I was a kid, I thought "making stuff up" = lying, and therefore I'm never going...
Healing through Art with Sukriti Vadhera Kohli
Artist, teacher, mother. Sukriti, aka the Doctor of Happiness, uses art to express herself, and also heal. In turn, her art has helped others who feel...
The Art of What If-ing
Over the last weekend, I got to be a part of a lot of ideas, discussions, and stories as a speaker and mentor at Startup Weekend Amsterdam 2019. In th...