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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 […]
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:
October Webinars
Posted on October 20, 2020 Leave a Comment
Hello, dear writers and readers. I am here with some exciting as hell news! I have two upcoming Webinars! Read on to find the details, timings and some extra exciting stuff! Webinar #4: Decoding Horror Genre For Writers In this Webinar I will be covering the following topics: What is Horror Fiction – The basics […]
How To Write A Book Analysis
Posted on August 21, 2020 7 Comments
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 […]
Prompt-Writing
Posted on August 2, 2020 10 Comments
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
My Writing Corner
Posted on September 18, 2018 7 Comments
Most of the writers don’t like to write in one place. And I am no different. I write wherever I feel like writing and it heavily depends on my mood as one day I find the living room very appealing and the next day I seem to find inspiration in the study room while at […]
Naming The Writer’s Unconscious – A Little Girl And Her Puppy
Posted on April 9, 2017 4 Comments
I always read craft books not once, but several times. I guess that’s the best way to really get the techniques and the wisdom they have to offer. Lately, I’ve been re-reading Bird By Bird by Anne Lamott and came across a concept, more like a paragraph or two, where author Lamott mentions about naming the unconscious: “My […]
