Now we come to one of the most interesting and important types of retelling – creating or changing the narrative. Please note – we are talking of narrative and not narration. Read More
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We often hear of how victors write the history and how history would have been different if the defeated had written history. Same is true of fiction as well – only Read More
Have you wondered why a lot of stories end with lovers meeting, marriages, victories and deaths? It is because stories have to start somewhere and stop somewhere, and these are Read More
One question I am often asked is why do I do so many retellings of old stories instead of telling fresh ones. One way I answer is to put the Read More
Yes… fall in love with words, with your thoughts, with your craft. Let writing be that euphoria where not just you but even your reader find the art of storytelling Read More
Social media might have been a fatal reality for so many in various ways but for writers like us, it has been such a benediction, a curveball for a lot Read More
“Tonight I can write the saddest lines.I loved her, and sometimes she loved me too.Through nights like this one, I held her in my armsI kissed her again and again Read More
Literature writing is a task in itself, isn’t it? Creating characters that I had made up in my mind, plotting their choices and life paths, finding the start of the Read More
Ever since I was ten, I have harboured the ultimate dream – of becoming an author of a best-selling novel. Being an ardent reader (and still am!), my major inspirations Read More
Ever since I was three, my grandmother would read me the tales that began with a ‘Once upon a time’ and end with ‘…and they lived happily ever after!’ They Read More
A long impending trip which had all the reasons to be postponed, cancelled, etc., somehow got finally scheduled. Despite last minute cancellations and scary weather forecasts, it started off on Read More
Many times, we find our minds enveloped in nightmares, questioning our self worth and even wondering whether whatever efforts we make are worth it. Many times, we often want to Read More
As a mentor, time and again I have many writers come up to me to share how they love writing and nurture great thoughts in their minds to express, but Read More
“I don’t know what to write about.” “I have a faint idea in my head but I don’t know how to begin writing.” “I can’t think of any idea to Read More
“Adopt the pace of nature; her secret is patience.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson In a writer’s life, a fundamental question that keeps popping up every now and then in conversations Read More
A character is the cornerstone of the story you want to tell your readers. I have always been an avid reader and I was fascinated during my growing years with Read More
The world has two kinds of people – the readers and the non-readers. The readers are the ones who wait to sink their teeth into a new book (well, not Read More
As writers, the biggest challenge we face is to ascertain whom to write for. The world expects us to write something that would appeal to a reader. And, yes, it Read More
I do not remember when I first started writing poetry. I do remember that I was quite young because my mother has shown me scraps of paper on which I Read More
I have always believed that reading a good book is like being in a relationship and that when the book ends, it leaves you feeling sad and a bit lost. Read More
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