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CREATIVE WRITING COURSE #6 AUTHENTICITY OF CREATIVE IMPULSE

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We should ensure that our impulse creative writing is authentic. Assuming that this impulse has troubled you on the emotional plane, as it often does, the question you should ask, is charming and overwhelming as it may have been at that moment, was it not rather a transient and hence a superficial motion? As an emotional person in neighbourhood burst into tears at the sight of a puppy in distress or a bride leaving her mother’s home? Could it have happened that you were taken in by the setting or the atmosphere? In a romantic atmosphere of moon and far away music and you, you thought the dialogue of an old couple particularly cute and you thought you could write a poem on the theme of ‘Love at Night’. Or while passing through a slum you were walking by the sight of a young, good looking mother being harassed by a brood of unkempt and pot bellied children and you get idea to write a story on the theme of ‘Flowers in The Slum’ It may well be that you can write a powerful content on eit...

WHY THIS BOOK: FLOW

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Flow book is written by Mihaly Csikszentmihali . It is based on happiness . Flow is a state of consciousness that makes an experience satisfying. In the book we read about optimal experience. It is discovered that people will usually get deep enjoyment from being totally involved with life, either by being creative , learning new skills , concentrating on difficult tasks or establishing clear goals. In the book , the theory has been written , is very interesting to me because I found that I am learning a new skill through books and pursuing my goals. I find that I just cannot be settled in a simple routine. I always have to be pushing myself by developing my mind, body and soul. So, this book establishes what we all probably know while helping us understand the psychology behind the theory wrote in the book. This book is not for just a read or a light read. It is dense, heavy and requires concentration. The amount of concentration needed to get through. The book goes towards one ...

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1. An Autobiography : The Story Of My Experiments With Truth Author: Mahatma Gandhi Publisher: Arushi book enterprises Print Length: 384 pages Release Date: 1 January 2023 Price: ₹197.00(price may vary) Review The Story Of My Experiments With Truth is a bestseller which describes the ups and downs of the author’s life. This book is about the author’s experiments in his life, and how he developed himself as a person. This book instead of explaining Gandhi as a perfectionist, instead describes his many flaws and how he defeats his problems with his enormous willpower. The Story Of My Experiments With Truth is the story of a simple, immoral man who eventually transforms into a great freedom fighter . This book contains various incidents in this author’s life from his birth to 1920s. His time in South Africa as an anti-apartheid activist is also looked into. This autobiography begins when he was a common man and ends right around the time he became an international figure. How ...

BOOK REVIEW: NO RULES RULE

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No Rules Rules book is written by Reed Hastings who is Netflix Co- founder and CEO and Erin Meyer . I read this book in almost twenty two hours not continuous. This book is about Netflix and the culture of reinvention, while buying the book I thought the book will be on a life of having no rules and some suggestions on someone’s life but it is not on someone’s life. It is about Netflix. It is about the culture of Netflix. It is about so many lives’ working for Netflix who grew it and made it one of the top companies. The book is written in very easy language; every detail is highly researched and presented well. It is one of the best books recommended for the leaders who want to build efficient team for great organization. The theme of the book is culture of freedom and responsibility and it is defined with talent density, candour and removing controls. Reed tells that Blockbuster ’s story is not an anomaly. The majority of industries fail when they shift. Kodak failed to adapt...

CREATIVE WRITING COURSE #5 SOME DO’S AND DON’T FOR CREATIVE WRITING

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There is only one thing which differentiates great content. It is the clarity, clarity of thoughts and clarity of expressions. Your content should not be dense or boring, but should shine like a mirror. Precision is also one great quality. Precision both in respect of your thoughts and the words you use to express them. You should write each word seriously. Do not waste them. When you write , make your of its precise meaning. To use and understand correct meaning of words and their usages take help from dictionary, thesaurus etc. Do not write sentences or words repeatedly. It is possible to achieve miracles even with simple sentence. No wonder, even the Bible is considered a model of good writing. Avoid being pompous. Do not be very flippant. Pick the words or expressions that suit your content. Avoid archaisms i.e. words no longer in vague, slang, cliché and jargon . Write, as it comes to you effortlessly. How much to write is also a great factor. This will be determined by the ...

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1.  World’s Best Girlfriend Author: Durjoy Datta Publisher: Penguin Metro Reads Print Length: 288 Pages Release Date: 2023 September 8 Price: ₹165.00 (price may vary) Review 'When he turns, I see his eyes. There's a sense of surety in them, a sense of danger, a sense of entitlement and definitely, arrogance.' Daksh and Aanchal meet under improbable circumstances in the most unlikely of places-a posh resort in the Andamans . While A is fighting hard to escape the shackles of a lower middle-class existence, D is aimless and unsure of what his future holds. Strangely, they are drawn to each other. 'My gaze drifts to her exposed back, and the tiny knot that secures her shimmering choli in place. Emotions of anger mix with a strange desire in me.' Four years later, when they meet again, D's world has crumbled around him. The burden of caring for his sick father and six-year-old sister has left him with little time for anything else. Yet, despite their divergin...