Tag: writing a novel

• 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

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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

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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…

  Heena R. Pardeshi

  May 28, 2021

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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• 10 Ways To Prepare For NaNoWriMo 2020

  

  NaNoWriMo – National Novel Writing Month is around the corner and I am really looking forward to it particularly this year because of the entire lockdown situation. I simply cannot wait to get back to one of my story’s draft and start writing again motivated by all the NaNo energy on my social media feeds!…

  Heena R. Pardeshi

  October 9, 2020

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• Fiction Writing Masterclass – 4-Week Intensive Workshop

  

  Learn to write a book from start to end in this 4-week intensive workshop – Fiction Writing Masterclass. It is recommended for writers who have an idea and don’t know where to begin or how to write the book. It is also suitable for writers who have already started their book but are not stuck…

  Heena R. Pardeshi

  September 1, 2020

  Writing Classes, Writing Workshops

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• What are Beta Readers And Why Do you need them?

  

  In the last 4 months, whenever I have delivered a lecture, I am ALWAYS asked about one particular topic, each and every single time with no exception at all – What is a Beta Reader?  Beta Reading is a concept well-known in the writing community but often misunderstood and misinterpreted by the new writers. So, finally,…

  Heena R. Pardeshi

  August 8, 2020

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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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• 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

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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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• Camp NaNoWriMo April’18

  

  Hello world, I’m back from yet another break! Like every year since 2014, I’m participating in Camp NaNoWriMo April’18. For this month I don’t have a lot planned out, but just a basic idea of what needs to be done. I’m mainly going to go for 2 things this time – sorting out the ending…

  Heena R. Pardeshi

  April 2, 2018

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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

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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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• All About First Drafts

  

  A First Draft is one of the most basic entities of fiction-writing and it lays the basic foundation of a novel. If you’re a writer then you probably might have come across this term more than a thousand times already, and if not then you’ve come to the right place. Just for the sake of…

  Heena R. Pardeshi

  July 15, 2016

  Writing

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• Editing Vs Revising

  

  We all are aware of what revising a draft means and what it means to get your manuscript edited, but very few writers really know the real difference between the two. If you’ll ask around, the most common answer is that what we do ourselves is revising and what an editor does is editing. But…

  Heena R. Pardeshi

  April 16, 2016

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• The 3-Act Structure: In Detail

  

  In order to utilize the 3-Act Structure efficiently, there is a need for a systematic sequence of elements to be followed that carries the story forward.  In the 3-Act Structure, each act has some particular story moves and by following these particular set of acts, you can rest easy that there will be no place…

  Heena R. Pardeshi

  February 1, 2016

  Writing

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• The 3-Act Structure: Introduction

  

  “You can’t plow a field simply by turning it over in your mind.” ― Gordon B. Hinckley Planning a novel is the most important aspect of creating one. Even if you’re a pantster, at some or the other point, you’ll realise the need to arrange the novel in an order which will ensure that the novel…

  Heena R. Pardeshi

  January 18, 2016

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• 10 Essential Tools For Writers

  

  Every writer needs a certain set of tools in order to write. And, trust me, it’s not as simple as to just pick up a notebook and write. It might be for some writers (mostly intuitive writers,) but for most of us, there is a need for much more than just a pen and paper. If you wish…

  Heena R. Pardeshi

  October 5, 2015

  Writing

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