Rising Action in Novels
In the second post of our 5-part series on plot development in fiction, we cover Rising action. Part 2: What is Rising Action Rising Action in Novels | Lessons from Sholay Right after you’ve introduced...
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In the simplest of words the climax is the point of maximum tension in your story. Throughout this series, we have been using The Emperor’s New Clothes, a popular children’s story as an example. Until...
View ArticleHow to use Falling Action in a story
In this fourth part of the series on the dramatic arcs we look at what constitutes the Falling Action and how you can write it. What is Falling Action? Falling Action refers to the series of events...
View ArticleHow to Write the Ending of your Story
Do you remember the short story The Lady or the Tiger? All suspected criminals in a kingdom are put through an unusual trial – the criminal is sent to an open arena and has to open one out of two doors...
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Interview with Sidin Vadukut | Author
Sidin Vadukut is the author of the best-selling Dork trilogy which takes a satirical dig at corporate life, specifically the management consulting industry. The trilogy comprises of: DORK: The...
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Interview with Rishi Piparaiya | Author
Meet Rishi Piparaiya – wearer of many hats, sometimes all at once. At other times, think of him as a juggler whose various hats are, er, up in the air, much like his bodily presence that has clocked in...
View Article10 truths about getting published in India
If you are a writer aspiring to get your novel published in India, here’s an image for you to mull over. You went to all those literary festivals where renowned Acquisition Editors took the stage and...
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Interview with Anand Neelakantan | Author
How does a busy corporate executive write a book and break into the elusive league of best-sellers? Booksoarus caught up with acclaimed author Anand Neelakantan whose book Asura: The Tale of the...
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Book Pricing: How the cover price of a book is set
Book pricing strategy that won’t workWhile accepting the Man-Booker Prize (2013) for her novel The Luminaries, author Eleanor Catton said, “I am very aware of the pressures upon contemporary publishing...
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5 Reasons why self-publishing a book may be a good idea
Long ago, I was told by people (whom I now like to call literary prudes) that self-published books become pariahs in the literary world. Their sales are tracked separately, they are not considered for...
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