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Plot, one of the 5 main elements of fiction writing, is a term that confuses many new as well as veteran writers. When it comes to Fiction Writing, there is a big difference in the Story and the Plot. If you want to learn the difference between Story and Plot then read this article: Story [...]
Storyboarding is a wonderful organising technique, that I feel, is highly underrated when it comes to fiction writing. It is a great tool to plot your novels and to put it all together in a coherent plot-line. I am an intuitive writer but working on multiple long-form fiction projects can be downright scary at times [...]
Here's the live stream of my 5th Webinar: Decoding Horror genre for Writers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ5IUEKUsps
NaNoWriMo - National Novel Writing Month is around the corner and I am really looking forward to it particularly this year because of the entire lockdown situation. I simply cannot wait to get back to one of my story's draft and start writing again motivated by all the NaNo energy on my social media feeds! [...]
Learn to write a book from start to end in this 4-week intensive workshop - Fiction Writing Masterclass. It is recommended for writers who have an idea and don't know where to begin or how to write the book. It is also suitable for writers who have already started their book but are not stuck [...]
Analysing a book is too often confused with writing a book review. It is a very common misconception and one that needs to be busted especially if you are planning to become a writer or are one already. A book review is an informal way of sharing one's thoughts about any book of the reader's [...]
In the last 4 months, whenever I have delivered a lecture, I am ALWAYS asked about one particular topic, each and every single time with no exception at all – What is a Beta Reader? Beta Reading is a concept well-known in the writing community but often misunderstood and misinterpreted by the new writers. So, finally, [...]
Prompt-writing is one of the best tools for fiction writers. Period. You'll find various definitions for it on the internet, but for me, it is simply what the name suggests: A topic around which a short piece of fiction is written promptly. Generally, the said piece of fiction is in the range of 100-1000 words [...]
Learn all about my upcoming online writing class and register for it to make it in the first batch of students.
I don’t think I have ever known, not even a single writer, who doesn’t get about a dozen ideas every day. But imagine what would happen if you’d start taking all of those ideas seriously? It’ll be chaos! So you get my point? Remember, not every idea is a good idea. Tweet As a beginner, [...]
The first place you need to begin, especially while starting a long-form fiction project (or re-starting it), is to discover yourself as a writer - to find out what kind of a writer you are. Because unless you do it, you won’t know how to proceed further, especially once the initial flame of anticipation and [...]
Editing is the process in which a manuscript is modified, corrected and polished thoroughly. In the literary world, there are different kinds of editing. Editing is very subjective, depending upon what exactly is lacking or needs improvement regarding the overall quality of the individual manuscript. For example, in some manuscript, prose needs tightening, whereas in [...]
Webinar #1 : Introduction To Creative Writing Basics Attend my free Webinar on Introduction To Creative Writing Basics on 30th April 2020 at 11:00am on Facebook Live. Here's the link to the Facebook Event on my author page: https://www.facebook.com/events/527107161510397/?ts=pss Do give my Fb page a follow to stay updated about the event. Don't waste your [...]
Character Profile Sheets are a great literary tool that help you in profiling your characters, especially the main characters of your story. They not only help you in being consistent with your character's traits throughout your story or manuscript but also help a great deal in creating as well as painting the character arc you [...]
As a writer, it becomes a necessity at some point or the other, to understand as many technicalities of the craft as possible. Whether you're an intuitive writer or a deliberate one, there will be times when you'll have to break the literary rules in order to create your masterpiece, but in order to do [...]
Every writer needs a certain set of tools in order to write. And, trust me, it's not as simple as to just pick up a notebook and write. It might be for some writers (mostly intuitive writers,) but for most of us, there is a need for much more than just a pen and paper. If you wish [...]
