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  • Thou shalt keep learning

    Thou shalt keep learning

    One of the things I have always wanted to do was to take a course on creative writing. When I was looking for a Masters in 2012, I remember being told by my advisor to go through the courses and find 3-4 that excited me. I had obviously clicked on Creative Writing but the thought…

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  • #AtoZ Theme Reveal 2020: 26 Letters of Love

    Love: this four-letter wordHolds power in its graspthat can move mountains, raise floodsInspire you to greatnessDrive you to madnessButWhat does this four-letter word mean to me?

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  • How to finish a first draft

    When you haven’t written anything longer than a blog post in months, you get into panic situations where you feel you may have burnt through the capability of sitting still for a length of time to write a full fledged novel.  This happened with me recently – the panic, obviously – so I decided that…

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  • Of things missed

    Of things missed

    Well talking about writing is a never ending subject and while there may be a lot of things I have missed, there are a few things I wish to talk about before September ends and I once again lose motivation to write.

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  • Plotting and Endings

    Plotting and Endings

    Ideas often come to me in the form of a single image that usually is the crux of the whole story. Even while writing, many times I find myself with an image in my head that I then try to describe, poorly. While watching Castlevania on Netflix (yes, another show, I am a Netflix addict,…

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  • Non obvious things you should be prepared for when writing your manuscript

    By the time the idea for writing my manuscript came to me, I had read all writing related articles and had a fair handle on how to go about plotting, sketching, planning and writing my manuscript. I also kept reminding myself, quite firmly, one of the best advices that MP ever gave me: don’t edit…

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  • How I do character sketches

    How I do character sketches

    I have noticed an interesting trend in the Netflix original series that I pursue. Right from The Crown to Mindhunter to Stranger Things and Jessica Jones, Season 1 is usually plot heavy. It is like the makers want you to keep clicking on that next button and reach the end. But their Season 2 is…

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