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Ideating for a drabble
There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.
- Ernest...
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Sonal SinghBlogpost SonalQuillsIt
My transition from flash fiction to short stories
Any amateur writer would know that the most daunting thing for a writer is to transition from a flas...Read More
Sonal SinghBlogpost SonalQuillsIt
Writer’s Block is a Myth
I have often come across writers who complain of being blocked. My apologies but a ‘writer&...
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Sonal SinghBlogpost SonalQuillsIt
Edit your story like a boss
One of the most difficult things for an amateur writer to do is edit a story that they have penned....Read More
Sonal SinghBlogpost SonalQuillsIt
Steer Your Story
When I started writing short stories about 6-8 months back, I used to believe that writing a story w...Read More
Sonal SinghBlogpost SonalQuillsIt
How Reading and Reviewing helped my Writing
I have always believed that reading a good book is like being in a relationship and that when the...Read More
Sonal SinghBlogpost SonalQuillsIt
Why Poetry Before Prose?
I do not remember when I first started writing poetry. I do remember that I was quite young because...Read More
Sonal SinghBlogpost SonalQuillsIt
A Writers Conundrum
As writers, the biggest challenge we face is to ascertain whom to write for. The world expects us to...Read More
Sonal SinghBlogpost SonalQuillsIt
The Art of Observant Reading
The world has two kinds of people – the readers and the non-readers. The readers are the ones who wa...Read More
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Turning Tides into Strides
Many times, we find our minds enveloped in nightmares, questioning our self worth and even wondering...Read More
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Art Thou My Villian?
Ever since I was three, my grandmother would read me the tales that began with a ‘Once upon a time...Read More
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Anthology: Just a Literary Collection?
Ever since I was ten, I have harboured the ultimate dream – of becoming an author of a best-sellin...Read More
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The Mammoth Task of World Building
Literature writing is a task in itself, isn’t it? Creating characters that I had made up in my min...Read More
Deepti SharmaBlogpost DeeptiQuillsIt
Free Verse: Whatever you love, set it free
“Tonight I can write the saddest lines. I loved her, and sometimes she loved me too. Through nig...Read More
Deepti SharmaBlogpost DeeptiQuillsIt
That Reluctant Pen
As writers, one of the major hiccups that we all encounter is an elusive pen. Many say a writers blo...Read More
Deepti SharmaBlogpost DeeptiQuillsIt
Writing for a Prompt
Social media might have been a fatal reality for so many in various ways but for writers like us, it...Read More
Deepti SharmaBlogpost DeeptiQuillsIt
Fall in Love
Yes… fall in love with words, with your thoughts, with your craft. Let writing be that euphoria wher...Read More
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Why re-tell stories
One question I am often asked is why do I do so many retellings of old stories instead of telling fr...Read More
T F CarthickBlogpost CarthickQuillsIt
How, What if, What next
Have you wondered why a lot of stories end with lovers meeting, marriages, victories and deaths? It...Read More
T F CarthickBlogpost CarthickQuillsIt
Who, When and Where
We often hear of how victors write the history and how history would have been different if the defe...Read More
T F CarthickBlogpost CarthickQuillsIt
Narrative
Now we come to one of the most interesting and important types of retelling – creating or changing t...Read More
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Carving Out Time
Hello everyone! This is my first interaction with all you wonderful people in this space. I take it...Read More
Aruna MenonArunaQuillsIt Blogpost
HOW to say WHAT you want to say
There is no doubt that content is one of the most important aspects of writing. That is the WHAT you...Read More
Aruna MenonArunaQuillsIt Blogpost
My Lifelong Affair with Words
Hello, everyone! Today is just about my own journey with writing. So where do I start? I feel I...Read More
Aruna MenonArunaQuillsIt Blogpost
When my Soul Speaks
Hello there! It’s been a week and it’s time to meet again. What shall we talk about today? I decid...Read More
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Creating Memorable Characters
A character is the cornerstone of the story you want to tell your readers. I have always been an avi...Read More
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Patience is the Strongest Virtue of a Writer
“Adopt the pace of nature; her secret is patience.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson In a writer’s life, a f...Read More
Anupama DalmiaAnupamaQuillsIt Blogpost
Understanding and Finding Story Premise
“I don’t know what to write about.” “I have a faint idea in my head but I don’t know how to begin...Read More
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Importance of Grammar and Language in Creative Writing
As a mentor, time and again I have many writers come up to me to share how they love writing and nur...Read More
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Beyond the Rainbow
‘The Gambit’ is a result is a unique event hosted by Penmancy in December 2021 where...
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