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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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  • 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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  • How I edit

    How I edit

    Editing, a process I love to hate, is perhaps the most important tool in a writer’s arsenal. What I absolutely love about editing is the process of finding the hidden diamond in a chunk of ore and how my piece evolves after every readthrough. What I consequently hate about the process is how it can

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  • 4 things to keep in mind while writing a fiction blog post

    The hunter stalked its prey, as it pirouetted in a merry dance, each twirl bringing it closer to the salivating hunter. But before the hunter could pounce, it was caught in a snare. From its vantage point, it became aware of another, sinister figure encroaching upon its territory. Did that catch you in its snare?

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  • 5 things to keep in mind while writing a nonfiction blog post

    The 5 things to keep in mind while writing a nonfiction blog post are: That’s the kind of sentence I would start my answers with in school when I couldn’t think of an appropriate introduction. Don’t worry, the rest of the post isn’t going to be inspired by my high school self. Let’s get to

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