‘Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls’ (Kahlil Gibran) Be it a rookie writer or not, it’s crystal clear for us that a story can’t be all sunshine and rainbows. Let’s take a love story. The main characters have to get through hardships to reach a desired point. A relationship has its ups and […]
‘The real story is not the plot, but how the characters unfold by it.’ (Vanna Bonta) Ideas come and go. And right when you write them down, you might get stuck at the plot. You start writing that story cause you’ve got all the characters cleared out in your head. You know how to start […]
‘If a story is in you, it has to come out.’ (William Faulkner) I always thought that, as a writer, telling a story inspired by your real life experiences is a courageous thing to do. What does it feel like when readers get through your story and they admit they found themselves in it? Knowing […]
‘The serpent is helpless unless he finds an apple to work with.’ (George Ade) For a writer, choosing names or nicknames for your characters can be quite hard sometimes. Sometimes it comes naturally. In my stories, I like to either choose them to my own liking, hearing them from somewhere, or do some research […]