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The 7 Biggest Editing Myths That Are Ruining Your Novel (And What to Do Instead)

Think editing is just proofreading? Think again. Discover the most damaging editing myths that are holding your novel back—and what you should do instead. Insights from an expert editor in the Indian publishing industry.

Heena R. Pardeshi

April 24, 2025

Editing

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Why Every Writer Should Join the V-Media Tribe Newsletter

Join the V-Media Tribe Newsletter to access exclusive writing tips, industry insights, and a supportive community led by expert Heena R. Pardeshi. Get a free Character Development Workbook upon signing up!

Heena R. Pardeshi

July 13, 2024

creative writing, Guided Writing Groups, Novel Writing Basics, Random, Writing, writing advice, Writing Classes, Writing Workshops

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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…

Heena R. Pardeshi

March 25, 2022

Writing, Writing Classes, Writing Workshops

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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…

Heena R. Pardeshi

March 3, 2022

Writing, Writing Classes, Writing Workshops

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Copyright For Writers – Everything You Need To Know

Everything you need to know about copyrighting your work as a writer.

Heena R. Pardeshi

February 25, 2022

Writing

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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…

Heena R. Pardeshi

July 4, 2021

Random

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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…

Heena R. Pardeshi

May 31, 2021

Grammar Basics, Novel Writing Basics, Writing

grammar, sentences, writing, writing a novel, writing advice, writing as a craft, writing resources, writing sentences, writing tools
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…

Heena R. Pardeshi

May 28, 2021

Grammar Basics, Novel Writing Basics, Writing

grammar, sentences, writing, writing a novel, writing advice, writing basics, writing resources, writing tools
Workshop Alert: Introduction To Fiction Writing (June 2021) 5-Day Workshop – India

Hello guys, I am back with another workshop as some students wanted me to have a morning batch for the last workshop. So here it is: Details of the course: Fees: Rs.1000 per studentDate: 1st June to 5th JuneTime: 11:00 am to 1:00 pmPlatform: ZoomSession recordings: Available on RequestCertification: by Citrus Publishers (upon completion of…

Heena R. Pardeshi

May 26, 2021

Writing Workshops

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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…

Heena R. Pardeshi

May 24, 2021

Guided Writing Groups

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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…

Heena R. Pardeshi

April 7, 2021

Novel Writing Basics, Writing

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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…

Heena R. Pardeshi

December 24, 2020

Novel Writing Basics, Vlog, Writing

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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…

Heena R. Pardeshi

December 17, 2020

Novel Writing Basics, Writing

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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…

Heena R. Pardeshi

December 3, 2020

Webinar

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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…

Heena R. Pardeshi

November 30, 2020

Writing

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Storyboard A Novel in 5 Easy Steps

Storyboarding is a wonderful organising technique, that I feel, is highly underrated when it comes to fiction writing. It is a great tool to plot your novels and to put it all together in a coherent plot-line. I am an intuitive writer but working on multiple long-form fiction projects can be downright scary at times…

Heena R. Pardeshi

November 11, 2020

Novel Writing Basics, Plotting, Writing

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Decoding Horror Genre For Writers

Here’s the live stream of my 5th Webinar: Decoding Horror genre for Writers:

Heena R. Pardeshi

November 2, 2020

Webinar, Writing

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Fiction Writing Masterclass

Learn all about my upcoming online writing class and register for it to make it in the first batch of students.

Heena R. Pardeshi

June 21, 2020

Novel Writing Basics, Writing, Writing Classes

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Finding The Right Idea

I don’t think I have ever known, not even a single writer, who doesn’t get about a dozen ideas every day. But imagine what would happen if you’d start taking all of those ideas seriously? It’ll be chaos! So you get my point? As a beginner, you might feel the need, a very compulsive need,…

Heena R. Pardeshi

June 18, 2020

Novel Writing Basics, Writing

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Discovering The Writer Within

The first place you need to begin, especially while starting a long-form fiction project (or re-starting it), is to discover yourself as a writer – to find out what kind of a writer you are. Because unless you do it, you won’t know how to proceed further, especially once the initial flame of anticipation and…

Heena R. Pardeshi

June 12, 2020

Novel Writing Basics, Writing

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Different Types Of Editing

Editing is the process in which a manuscript is modified, corrected and polished thoroughly. In the literary world, there are different kinds of editing. Editing is very subjective, depending upon what exactly is lacking or needs improvement regarding the overall quality of the individual manuscript. For example, in some manuscript, prose needs tightening, whereas in…

Heena R. Pardeshi

May 9, 2020

Editing, Novel Writing Basics, Writing

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8 Steps To Develop A Reading Habit

A lot of people love reading but when it comes to practising it on a regular basis most of them fail. Wonder why? More often than not daily life, responsibilities and “important” things come in between you and your love for the written word. Oft times we get too involved or busy in other things…

Heena R. Pardeshi

April 12, 2020

reading

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Character Profile Sheets (CPS) – Part 2

Character Profile Sheets are a great literary tool that help you in profiling your characters, especially the main characters of your story. They not only help you in being consistent with your character’s traits throughout your story or manuscript but also help a great deal in creating as well as painting the character arc you…

Heena R. Pardeshi

June 8, 2019

Novel Writing Basics, Podcasts, Vlog, Writing

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A Comprehensive Look At Literary Devices

As a writer, it becomes a necessity at some point or the other, to understand as many technicalities of the craft as possible. Whether you’re an intuitive writer or a deliberate one, there will be times when you’ll have to break the literary rules in order to create your masterpiece, but in order to do…

Heena R. Pardeshi

February 11, 2019

Novel Writing Basics, Writing

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The 4-Act-Structure: Introduction

As almost all the plotters would swear by, outlining a story helps a writer greatly in making sense of the story for the readers. We, as writers, know what our story is and how it plays out, the difficult bit is to put in into words in a systematic way and have it make sense…

Heena R. Pardeshi

January 21, 2019

Novel Writing Basics, Plotting, Writing

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Naming The Writer’s Unconscious – A Little Girl And Her Puppy

I always read craft books not once, but several times. I guess that’s the best way to really get the techniques and the wisdom they have to offer. Lately, I’ve been re-reading Bird By Bird by Anne Lamott and came across a concept, more like a paragraph or two, where author Lamott mentions about naming the unconscious: “My…

Heena R. Pardeshi

April 9, 2017

Writing

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What Is Writer’s Block? And 3 Things to Keep In Mind

There are a lot of people who don’t believe in the existence of Writer’s Block, but let’s face it, even though you don’t want to name it, there are periods of time in every writer’s life when you simply can’t write (no matter how much you want to!) You can call it a “bad phase”,…

Heena R. Pardeshi

March 16, 2017

Writing

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10 Questions To Help You Determine The POV(s) For Your Story

Choosing the main Point Of View(s) for your story is either the simplest or the hardest thing you’ll ever come across while writing your book. Determining the voice which narrates or unfolds your story is a tricky thing because if you select the wrong one your story is doomed. Sometimes (a few precious instances), you…

Heena R. Pardeshi

January 26, 2017

Podcasts, Writing

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Point Of Views (POVs)

Point Of View, casually known as POV, is one of the most important literary devices that is used in fiction writing. Determining the perspective from which the story is told is often the making or the breaking point of a novel. If you make a wrong decision, your readers will be highly disappointed due to…

Heena R. Pardeshi

September 16, 2016

Writing

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