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How Long-Form Content Survives in the Age of the Six-Second Swipe

Why long-form storytelling still matters in today’s fast-scroll world and how writers can craft depth, relevance, and meaning in the age of micro-content.

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How Long-Form Content Survives in the Age of the Six-Second Swipe

Why long-form storytelling still matters in today’s fast-scroll world and how writers can craft depth, relevance, and meaning in the age of micro-content.

How to Write an English Ghazal

This is a brief description on how to write or not write an English ghazal with its rules and regulations and do's and don'ts.

All About Imagery

The kinds of Imagery used in Poetry - there are more than the known five based on the five senses, that you can use. Here is a brief kind of rule of the thumb. % %

Occasional Ghazals

Canada based artist-author Suparna Ghosh presents some of the verses in her latest collection of poetry, Occasionally, written in the form of ghazals.

Writer’s Block – Myth or Not: Santosh Bakaya’s TEDx Talks

What exactly is 'WRITER'S BLOCK' and how can you overcome the syndrome killing your creative output? Dr. Santosh Bakaya,addresses this in TEDx Talks

Tyger Tyger

What matters is the soul and spirit of the "Tyger" and not its brawn, to Blake. An indepth study of the iconic poem by Dr AV Koshy.

Make Your Sales Letter Sell: A 6-Point Checklist

A Smart Business Sales Letter Makes an Impact. Where is the space to read a large sales letter? Embrace the change, accept the challenge and be smart.

Weave a Ghost Story Contest

The participants are expected to weave a ghost story beginning with a given opening line, containing 10 given words and use "Hey Presto" twice in the story .

Lectures on Literary Criticism – V (Italy and Dante)

The contribution of Italy and Dante to literature and literary criticism cannot be negated. Literature is studied here from a Eurocentric base.

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