Books
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Show Don’t Tell – A Writer’s Guide by William Noble
I recently finished Show Don’t Tell – A Writer’s Guide by William Noble. The book is filled with useful examples and the author takes the art of story and writing in a comprehensive manner. All throughout the book he gives the readers examples from other books and literary works on how to approach writing. The… Continue reading
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Nom de plume
I have to settle down with the genres I want to write. I have a clear idea of what genres I like. I like noir, gothic fiction and weird fiction and cosmic horror. I want to delve into Indian mythological fiction too. I also want to condense 90s magazines, children’s magazines, comicbooks and Hindi literary… Continue reading
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Parry Hotter and The Fact Manufacturing Factories
I have tried numerous blogs with different themes to write on. It was a sort of experimentation. I have written themed blogs on my musings, sarcasm, philosophy, I have tried movie reviews and book reviews but I have always faced the same problem, inability to write on different themes on the same platform. Now I’m… Continue reading
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Zen In The Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury
In his book Zen in The Art of Writing, Ray Bradbury tells about his writing life, his inspirations and his process. There is not much writing advice here upfront but people can learn by reading about the writing life of Ray Bradbury. Bradbury gives importance to the subconscious and believes that reading books, stories and… Continue reading
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Consider This by Chuck Palahniuk
In his book Consider This Palahniuk gives readers incidents from his writing life and also advice to wannabe writers. He doesn’t leave the readers and dark and tells exactly what they should do until they are mature enough to be able to do things themselves. He gives useful advice which can be readily used. The… Continue reading
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2024, Book Reading Challenge #2
I have been reading quite a few books on writing. I finished On Writing by Stephen King. It was a good book with important tips for wannabe writers. The majority of the books I read were about memoir writing. They were Art of Memoir by Mary Karr and Write it All Down by Kathy Rentenzenbrink.… Continue reading
Minds and Manuscripts 