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10 Best Advice On Writing By Stephen King
Posted on July 4, 2021 2 Comments
Stephen King, for me, is the God of writing. He knows how to create believable characters that will make you feel all kinds of emotions (a wide, wide range of emotions at that), he creates genre-defining works and his stories are simply incomparable to any other on the planet (though I do know a couple […]
5 Tips To Write Great Sentences
Posted on May 31, 2021 Leave a Comment
Everyone wants to write great prose, but most fo the times they ignore the very thing that makes up the prose itself – sentences! In order to write great prose, you need to be able to write great sentences and in order to write great sentences, first you need to know what kind of sentences […]
3 Types Of Sentences That All Fiction Writers Must Know
Posted on May 28, 2021 3 Comments
Most of the writers, especially ESL Writers – English as Second Language Writers, face the problems of creative effective, sentences with great flow while writing a fictional story. On the surface it may not seem like a big problem, but when you really think about it, a sentence is practically the most basic unit in […]
Workshop Alert: Introduction To Fiction Writing (June 2021) 5-Day Workshop – India
Posted on May 26, 2021 Leave a Comment
Hello guys, I am back with another workshop as some students wanted me to have a morning batch for the last workshop. So here it is: Details of the course: Fees: Rs.1000 per studentDate: 1st June to 5th JuneTime: 11:00 am to 1:00 pmPlatform: ZoomSession recordings: Available on RequestCertification: by Citrus Publishers (upon completion of […]
Guided Writing Groups – Write With Me
Posted on May 24, 2021 Leave a Comment
I present to you Guided Writing Groups – 3 Tiers of Exclusive Writing Groups! In all the workshops I’ve conducted and having spoken to over a 100 budding writers, the main problem with each and everyone’s writing, that I have been able to identify so far are two: lack of motivation (or simply not knowing […]
What Is Camp NaNo WriMoWriMo?
Posted on April 7, 2021 2 Comments
If you are writer who’s even mildly active on social media then you might have heard about the NaNoWriMo – National Novel Writing Month. But what about Camp NaNoWriMo? Camp NaNoWriMo is a spinoff of NaNoWriMo which you can customise as per your own needs. In their own words: Camp NaNoWriMo is your next, great […]
Writing Vlog #2: Writing A Short Story From Scratch
Posted on December 24, 2020 5 Comments
In this video, I have tried to capture my process of writing a short story. If you are a new writer or are curious about how writing is done, then I am sure you’ll enjoy this video. I you are a veteran writer then I am sure you will be able to relate to it […]
7 Types Of Characters In Fiction
Posted on December 17, 2020 4 Comments
Characterisation is one of the most important elements of any story, long or short. If you don’t get the characterisation right, chances are that your story will fall flat on its face and no writer wants that to happen! So the best way to make sure that your story stays with the reader long before […]
Creating Realistic Characters
Posted on December 3, 2020 Leave a Comment
Creating Realistic Characters is an hour-long webinar on characterisation basics. I will be doing a follow-up Webinar with the advance techniques used for characterisation, so make sure you attend this one. Webinar Details Date: 5th December 2020Time: 11:00 am to 12:00 pm (can go on till 12:30 pm) – Indian Standard Time Platform: YouTube LiveLink to the […]
5 Elements Of Plot In Fiction
Posted on November 30, 2020 2 Comments
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 […]
Storyboard A Novel in 5 Easy Steps
Posted on November 11, 2020 6 Comments
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 […]
Decoding Horror Genre For Writers
Posted on November 2, 2020 Leave a Comment
Here’s the live stream of my 5th Webinar: Decoding Horror genre for Writers:
Fiction Writing Masterclass
Posted on June 21, 2020 Leave a Comment
Learn all about my upcoming online writing class and register for it to make it in the first batch of students.
Finding The Right Idea
Posted on June 18, 2020 1 Comment
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? As a beginner, you might feel the need, a very compulsive need, […]
Discovering The Writer Within
Posted on June 12, 2020 13 Comments
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 […]
Different Types Of Editing
Posted on May 9, 2020 3 Comments
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 […]
8 Steps To Develop A Reading Habit
Posted on April 12, 2020 5 Comments
A lot of people love reading but when it comes to practising it on a regular basis most of them fail. Wonder why? More often than not daily life, responsibilities and “important” things come in between you and your love for the written word. Oft times we get too involved or busy in other things […]
Character Profile Sheets (CPS) – Part 2
Posted on June 8, 2019 5 Comments
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 […]
A Comprehensive Look At Literary Devices
Posted on February 11, 2019 1 Comment
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 […]
The 4-Act-Structure: Introduction
Posted on January 21, 2019 5 Comments
As almost all the plotters would swear by, outlining a story helps a writer greatly in making sense of the story for the readers. We, as writers, know what our story is and how it plays out, the difficult bit is to put in into words in a systematic way and have it make sense […]
