Dagny | Book Editor | Writing Coach | 🇮🇳

Manuscript Editor, Writing Coach, Storyteller and Ghostwriter.

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@neetaambani_ Jungle Jalebi and Vilayati Imli it is called in my village

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@neetaambani_ Mahua

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Paint Word Pictures

Instead of fooling about with a lot of words, let me request your attention to the passage below:

Slowly the golden memory of the dead sun fades from the hearts of the cold, sad clouds. Silent, like sorrowing children, the birds have…https://t.co/fdrzq8gtJX

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Jet Set Pace

A story is fast-paced if events are happening in quick succession.

The story progresses when a character’s circumstances, world-view, or both, change. With each such change, the character evolves, coming closer to who they are meant to be…https://t.co/pLIe9S8dfp

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It has been raining since Thursday.

That everything would turn a verdant green, was a given. Living on a farm has its own vibe.

What delights and awes me is the phenomenon I see by the side of the road when I take the dogs for a walk twice a day.

While…https://t.co/JWQsZo4H1S

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Battling Conflict

There is no story without conflict.

The protagonist wants something they are not able to get. As the story progresses, the difficulties of the protagonist mount. Soon comes a point where all seems lost and the protagonist is ready to…https://t.co/yVDpImLkM1

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Kiran Bhaskaran, this is brilliant work. Well done! https://t.co/jWCxdgPqE3

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Make Dialogues Talk

Dialogue is the verbal exchange between two or more characters.
Most often, this exchange is in the form of a spoken conversation.

However, dialogue is not just to show the conversation between people. It can also reveal new inform…https://t.co/bJ2f9CpUnP

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Plot the Plot

A plot is a purposeful progression of events. Such events must be logically connected, each being the outgrowth of the preceding and all leading up to a final climax.

The word 'events' must be stressed. You can have a purposeful progressi…https://t.co/LnTuqdCD92

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@nitin_gadkari Will it stop the two-legged cattle too?

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Endorsements like these are ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

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Set the Scene

The setting of your story can breathe life into your narrative and create the right atmosphere for it.

When you go shopping for the best setting for your story, understand the impact the setting can have over the character’s life-experien…https://t.co/kMVkkDSkt9

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@OfficeofSSC Shivraj-ji, organic farmers ke liye bhi kuchh sochiye. Hamari production cost zyada hai aur market rate kam hai.

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@MarindaOnline I would like to know more.

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Looks like I have become editor material in the past decade. Who would've thought?
#editor #editorslife

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This is a very interesting, short video on the importance of emotional maturity while editing. Check it out!

#amediting #edit #Editorial #edits #ICF @IndianEditors #editing #Editor #Editors

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@prankyy @Writersmelon @sandeep_adnani

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@indywrites Thanks for sharing Indy!

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Contentment, can you measure it? I have found a way!
Goodbye 2022, Hello 2023 https://t.co/2UwWNyuf0Y via @LinkedIn

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@thelaceylondon Speak, peasant!

[Keidi Keating @Keidi_Keating]

It's not about you. It's about the story. Writers who get defensive are making it about themselves, as if any criticism of the story is a reflection on them personally. This is false. Just because you've been given a note doesn't mean you're a bad writer.
#amwriting