1. Show more, tell less – Yes, I know this tip will immediately put you into combat mode. How many times have you heard established authors, editors and reviewers tell you about the advantage of actually guiding your readers, hand in hand along with your character rather than pointing things …
Usually, I refrain from writing about “Fiction writing” techniques, tricks and tips. There are much better blogs/articles already floating in the cyber world. Nonetheless, the temptation this time around was too strong to resist. Moreover, I had to kill the demon called procrastination. This blog helped me do that! Mentioned …
I’ve always believed that writers begin their literary journey when they have something to share, something to narrate, something to confess. They then dress up these events and incidents in ‘Fiction’ clothes to camouflage its legitimacy. I also believe most of the stories take birth from the wombs of realism or …
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose … … by any other name would smell as sweet.” The above argument by Juliet, a character from one of William Shakespeare’s popular work Romeo and Juliet symbolises the fact that love sees, hears and speaks no ill. It doesn’t …
Assigning human feelings to inanimate objects / nature is an essential ingredient of fiction and non-fiction writing. This attribution is called pathetic fallacy. Metaphor and hyperbole are some of the other important terms frequently exploited in literature. Here is an example ( Pathetic Fallacy ) from my unpublished book “Shadows …
Fiction writing is extremely evocative… You live and die a thousand times. According to Wikipedia, fiction writing is “The composition of non-factual prose texts, often produced as a story meant to entertain or convey an author’s point of view”. What it doesn’t mention is the fact that fiction writing evokes …
Reading fiction & nonfiction books offer much needed respite on a journey called life. Although, this activity is a solitary affair it guarantees a plethora of benefits. Reading provides unadulterated entertainment, tickles our emotional and intellectual senses, and allows us to introspect and spend time in our own company. However, …
The term ‘Upmarket’ fiction has been around the literary landscape for a long time now. However, it is only in the recent times that this word has caught the fancy of writers, literary agents and even readers. This abrupt empathy is because of its versatility. Books belonging to this genre …
