introducing
QISSA
A membership sanctuary for aspiring authors and writers
THE JOURNEY OF A WRITER IS SLOW AND SOLITARY
If you’re looking for a space where you can find flow and flourish as a writer
Welcome to Qissa: A Sanctuary for Stories
Join QISSA
THE STORY INSIDE QISSA
CORE VALUES
The Writer’s Way holds Qissa’s core values in eight Chapters. These form the core path for a writer to find flow and flourish.
These are meant to be taken in slowly, and it is there for you to dip in and out of in your own time.
CREATIVE FLOW
Quarterly Qissa writing challenges will help you set goals over three months and keep developing your writing craft.
COMMUNITY & ACCOUNTABILITY
Monthly Allusion Hour (quiet co-writing) will help you make dedicated time for your writing, accountability and community.
I will help you progress your writing slowly - from working on writing practicalities, platform building, supporting your mindset and nurturing your creativity.
my promise to you
If you’ve ever wanted to find support to help build your writing or dreamed of becoming an author, then Qissa is right for you.
Inside, I will support your writer’s dreams intentionally and intuitively
About Sumayya
Your mentor and guide
I’m Sumayya, I believe in slow writing.
I became an author in my forties, but before this I was a high-flying lawyer but the higher I climbed the ladder, the further I moved away from my calling - my passion for writing and creativity. I tapped into what inspired me the most, which was my heritage cooking and I began writing about it. All I did was share my stories with authenticity and soul. I grew from a food writer to a creative writing mentor. Now as fifty-one, I stand before you - a writer, a mother, a free spirt, a nuturer.
Building a writing career can be overwhelming. I know this because I have been through the same struggles. This is why I created Qissa, to help aspiring authors and writers like you to find support, community, mentoring to build and nurture your creativity.
I am here to help you find your way out of the overwhelm and into the calm of creativity.
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WHAT’S INSIDE THE MEMBERSHIP
The Writer’s Draft: 8 Chapters for a writer’s nurturing growth
Live Aspiration Hour: A co-writing-setting live hour a once a month.
Quarterly Writing Challenges: A quarterly writing challenge.
Send me a question: Ia can answer one writing query one-on-one per month on anything!
HAVE YOU GOT QUESTIONS?
I have answers for you
Do you have any other questions about Qissa? Please contact me here.
JOIN QISSA NOW
JOIN FOR A MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION WHICH INCLUDES:
One live hour per month.
Ask me a question each month.
Quarterly writing challenges.
Access to my Framework Writer’s Way Eight Chapters for your growth as a writer.
Reading lists
14 DAYS promise
Why don’t you try Qissa for 14 days? If you don’t feel Qissa is for you, I’ll happily return your investment - no questions asked.
“I would highly recommend working with Sumayya to anyone who is committed to improving their writing and wants nurturing support to create in their own voice.”
- Shauna H
KIND WORDS FROM MEMBERS
“Qissa has provided me with a community of supportive writers where we can sit down and write. It has a wealth of resources for anyone looking to start their writing journey. After 2 months of being a member, I signed up to Sumayya’s one on one mentoring as well - I started with nothing I now have seven chapters!”
- Aleena P
“Sumayya is a generous and creative soul with a steady guiding hand. She has a unique way of honing in on just the right points with clarity and honesty, in a gentle and thoughtful way.”
- Sonya P
“Qissa is a beautiful program that makes your writing journey not as a strict guidance but a beautiful companionship to hone your inner writer’s spirit. It is exquisitely sensuous and it has Sumayya's nurturing mentorship in it and its visually so aesthetic. I did not expect it to be such a rich and wholesome experience. As the name denotes, its is a beautiful storytelling journey in which Sumayya literally holds your hand and takes you along but gives you the ownership in this self-paced program. I would high recommend this to anyone who believes in taking things slowly and doesn’t want overwhelm or time constraint challenges.”
- Shaza K