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10 Writing Lessons from Ray Bradbury’s Zen in the Art of Writing
Unlock the secrets to a fulfilling writing career with ten transformative lessons from Ray Bradbury’s Zen in the Art of Writing. Explore practical advice and heartfelt wisdom that will reignite your passion for the craft.
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Free Webinar: Start Writing Your Novel
Join our exclusive webinar, “Start Writing Your Novel,” led by fiction writing expert and developmental editor Heena Pardeshi. Dive deep into the art of novel writing, character creation, plot development, and the path to publication. Transform your ideas into captivating stories. Reserve your spot now and embark on a journey to bring your literary vision…
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2024 Writing Resolutions: Tips to Set Achievable Goals for Writers
Kickstart your 2024 writing journey with achievable resolutions! Discover practical tips and strategies in our comprehensive guide to setting and accomplishing your writing goals. From cultivating a consistent writing habit to embracing constructive feedback, learn how to enhance your writing skills and stay motivated throughout the year. Ideal for aspiring authors and seasoned writers alike.
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Top Literary Agents in India
Explore our comprehensive list of the top literary agents in India, complete with genres, contact details, and expertise. Find the perfect agent to launch your writing career in the vibrant Indian literary scene. Ideal for aspiring authors seeking representation.
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10 Steps to Writing an Autobiography Without Emotional Bias
Discover the key steps to writing an autobiography without emotional bias, ensuring a balanced and authentic narrative of your life story. Learn how to differentiate facts from feelings, seek multiple perspectives, and maintain a neutral tone for a truthful autobiography.
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Writing an Autobiography: Solo Journey vs. Professional Help
Explore the nuances of writing your autobiography. Discover the benefits and challenges of writing solo or with professional help, illustrated with examples from renowned autobiographies. Uncover insights and tips to guide your autobiographical journey.
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Webinar #7: Mastering the Book Writing Journey; From Inspiration to Publication
Hello, dear writers. We’d like to invite you to join us for an enlightening webinar that promises to be a beacon for budding authors and seasoned writers alike. “Mastering the Book Writing Journey” is a comprehensive exploration of the multifaceted process of bringing a book to life. From the nascent stages of idea generation and…
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Unlock the Secrets of Book Writing: Join Our Exclusive Workshop
The art of writing is as intricate as it is beautiful. Each word you pen has the potential to transport readers into a world of your making, to make them feel emotions deeply, and to leave an indelible mark on their souls. If you’ve ever dreamt of weaving tales, both fictional and non-fictional, and sharing…
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Decoding Editing: Developmental, Substantive, and Copy Editing Explained
In the labyrinth of the literary world, the term ‘editing’ can seem like a multi-faced monster. It’s not just about proofreading a manuscript for grammar or punctuation errors; it’s a more nuanced process, often involving multiple stages, each with its purpose and focus. Three primary types of editing that often pique a writer’s interest are…
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Ghostwriting: Giving Voice to Your Ideas
Ghostwriting is a collaborative writing process where a professional writer, known as a ghostwriter, works closely with an author to create written content that is attributed to the author. The primary goal of ghostwriting is to bring the author’s ideas, stories, or expertise to life in a way that reflects their unique voice and style.…
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Mastering The Art of Writing: Tips for Beginners
In the vast and diverse world of literature, every writer begins their journey with a single word, a lone idea, a fleeting thought. But how does one transform these elements into a compelling narrative? Writing, often perceived as a mere act of stringing words together, is so much more profound. It’s an art form, a…
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Developing Unique Characters: Bringing Life to Your Story
Characters are the heart and soul of any narrative. They’re the ones readers root for, cry with, and celebrate. As a writer, your primary task is to breathe life into these characters, ensuring they resonate with authenticity and depth. But, how can one create standout characters that leave a lasting impact? Here are some strategies…
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10 Common Difficulties New Writers Face
Writing is a beautiful and rewarding craft, but it’s not without its challenges, especially for new writers embarking on their literary journey. Whether you’re working on your first novel, short story, or blog post, here are 10 common difficulties that new writers often encounter and some tips on how to overcome them. 10 Common Difficulties…
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Difference between Book Editor and Proofreader
Editors and proofreaders are often confused as their roles are not clearly identified by many individuals, including writers. In short, editors focus on improving the overall content, structure, and style of a piece of writing whereas proofreaders, review the final draft of a document to correct any errors in grammar and punctuation. While both roles…
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5 Reasons To Get Your Book Edited By A Professional Editor
So you’ve finished your novel? Now the next step is to go to KDP and upload your novel, right? WRONG! What about editing? But why? You might ask. Well, for starters, you do not want to charge your readers for a DRAFT. And unless you get your book edited by a professional, your book is…
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16 New Courses In Creative Writing
There was a time one had to spent hours trying to find a decent course on writing that would teach at least something on writing that would help a budding writer. Fast forward to today, there are so many new courses that it is getting increasingly difficult to choose from or even keep a tab…
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Fiction Writing Bootcamp 2022
Fiction Writing Bootcamp 2022 – Learn from scratch to advanced. After almost a year, I am back with a much requested class for everyone who missed it last year. This year, I have included a module on publishing basics as well in order to help writers draft their query letters and proposals for submission to…
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Copyright For Writers – Everything You Need To Know
Everything you need to know about copyrighting your work as a writer.
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10 Best Advice On Writing By Stephen King
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…
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5 Tips To Write Great Sentences
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…
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3 Types Of Sentences That All Fiction Writers Must Know
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…
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Guided Writing Groups – Write With Me
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…
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CCW Flash Fiction Writing
Crazy Cat Writers’ (CCW) Flash Fiction is a Monthly Flash Fiction Challenge, where we share 2 topics every month for writers to write stories upto 1500 words. We pick one winner on each topic and publish the winners for each topic on the Crazy Cat Writer blog on the 15th and the 30th of each…
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What Is Camp NaNo WriMoWriMo?
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…
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Writing Vlog #2: Writing A Short Story From Scratch
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…
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7 Types Of Characters In Fiction
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…
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Creating Realistic Characters
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…
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5 Elements Of Plot In Fiction
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…