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Screenwriting (characterization) – Part 3

It has been seen in many flop movies that they do not work out due to lack of characterization. Many writers fall the victim of a notion that the main character is important and he/she must be portrayed in detail. Well, it is wrong. Every character in the script needs attention, moreover, every character needs […]

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Screenwriting (structure of story) – Part 2

Screenwriting is like writing at the heart of it. It just needs some discipline. As a screenwriter follow your heart yet having an instinct to know what the audience wants. Of course, passion and intellect are a driving force behind any piece of writing but knowledge and feeling help you to bring the piece to […]

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Screenwriting – Part 1

How to Tell a Story? How to tell a story? Apparently, a simple question but in reality, it is pretty complicated. It is not just about reading a lot and then scribbling words on paper. No. not that simple. Some people are naturally inclined to write a detailed description with extremely heavy words and actually […]

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Some “Rules” for Writing Fiction

Following are some rules for writing fiction as proposed by Elmore Leonard. After getting repeatedly rejected she succeeded in winning Man Booker Prize and that too twice. So, here is the list. Do make the best out of this advice: If you believe in your skill, if you believe you have what it takes to […]

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Some Tried & Tested Ways to Start a Novel

Many writers and especially the successful ones have their own tested and tried ways that they repeatedly employ to write novels. Here I will share some techniques used by Max Barry – an Australian novelist – to write a novel. He believes that every writer is different. Everyone has to find their own personal routines […]

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A Girl…

A girl – a story spinner Always building up scenarios Always weaving the web of imagination! One day walking down the street One handsome guy smiled at her, On her mind, an image got plastered, and she kept           searching for that smile, in that street, day in and day out. She found an interesting […]

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Are you Hesitant to Read the Quran?

Disclaimer: This write up has nothing to do with my religious affiliation or beliefs neither it is meant to preach anyone anything. I wholeheartedly believe in the beauty and the message of all the scriptures. I only ask people to read the books to understand themselves, before passing any irrational judgment on anyone or anything.

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GOOD BYE THE WORLD

Good bye the world!!! For I take my exit now. Thank you Mom for all your love and unconditional care with every single breath. Thank you my brothers for being my strength & weakness; for being my support & weakness. Thank you my baby for letting me understand the real meaning of love. Thank you […]

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Do you remember?

Do you remember who you were before you got ensnared?Do you remember who you were meant to be before the world gave you a manifesto?Do you remember the meaning of your existence?Do you not feel utterly ashamed of running in a rut?How long…?Why don’t these questions stop?Because this is not who you are meant to […]

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Scheme of Existence

Some live in glass mansions,And some live in the hearts.Some tread the burning deserts,And some tread on rose petals.Some play with Ferrari models,And some play with wooden carts.Some ride in delicately lavished vehicles,And some drag their weight on their callous two feet.Some decipher books and live in a perpetual fairy tale,And some decipher life to […]