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Freytag’s Pyramid is a writing technique, crafted by the German novelist Gustav Freytag. The technique involves five key processes that writers can use to write everything from short stories to articles.   The first step is “Exposition.” Exposition refers to the introduction of the subject, the setting up of the scene, and a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory. The second step is “Rising Action” Rising Action refers to “The development of the central conflict, problem, or interesting aspect.” This is where the tension builds, complexities are revealed, and the "plot" of the story/article unfolds through scenes, characters, research material, and anecdotes. The third step is “climax” Climax is the turning point or the most significant moment of revelation, insight, or development within the article's scope. It's often where the core question posed in the exposition is addressed, or a major challenge is confronted. The 4 th st...

 What is “In Media Res”? "In Media Res" (Latin for "in the midst of things") is a powerful storytelling technique where the narrative plunges the audience directly into a critical, exciting, or significant moment of the story, skipping over the initial exposition and setup. Instead of beginning with a traditional "once upon a time," the reader/viewer is immediately immersed in the action or a pivotal scene. It jolts the reader directly into the “heart of the action.” The preceding events, character backstories, and the "how we got here" are then revealed gradually through flashbacks, dialogue, or indirect exposition as the story progresses. This method is designed to grab attention immediately, create suspense, and cultivate a sense of mystery, compelling the audience to understand what led to the current situation.   Let’s take the example of this story opening paragraph to understand the concept of “In Media Res”   The Case of the Mis...

  Epistolary: A piece of writing written in the form of letters. Alliteration: A writing device that involves emphasized repetition of the initial consonant sounds in the words of a sentence or line. Ex: Betty Botter bought a bit of butter. Zeugma: A writing device used to denote a single word/phrase to describe two thoughts or two different contexts. Ex: She lost her necklace and her heart. Palindrome: A word, number, phrase, sentence, writing, or a sequence of characters/symbols, that reads the same backwards as forwards. Ex: Wow, mom, radar, Mr. Owl Ate My Metal Worm Epigram: A short poem, phrase, or witty saying that expresses an idea in a clever, paradoxical, or amusing way. Ex: I can resist everything but temptation. Anthropomorphism: Attributing human traits to non-human objects. Ex: the character of an animal, toy, or object in a story/movie that speaks in the language of humans Anadiplosis: A writing device that involves repetition in which a word of a phrase appears both ...

COPYEDITING CHECKLIST ·  Possessive pronouns ·  Dangling modifiers ·  Missing articles/Article insertion ·  Redundancy ·  Improper/Lacking relevance, clarity and/or context ·  Unidentifiable pronoun(s) ·  Inappropriate verb ·  Tense inconsistency ·  Punctuation {commas, hyphens, colons, semi-colons, full-stops, etc.} ·  Spellings ·  Rephrasing · Fragments  http://www.nehasnotebook.com/  Subscribe:  Neha's Notebook  |  My Little library  |  Raindrop Stories

  #1 List of books about some topic ex: top books on chocolates #2 Life lessons from everyday objects #3 Inspirational Doodle Poetry #4 Creative and witty storytelling style cover letters #5 A collection of mock-ads #6 Write a Historical Poem #7 Convert a coloring book into art journal #8 Write poems based on song lyrics as prompts. Ex: Sapphire moonlight, tequila sunlight, 7 rings #9 Translate song lyrics from Hindi to English #10                     Explore the different types of poetry #11                     Make a paper-cutout doodle. Write a poem to go with it. #12                     Create your personal writer’s encyclopedia #13      ...

✍️My life island ✍️Ocean treasure box ✍️Purple king ✍️Rainbow gems ✍️Pearls and jewels ✍️Blue teapot ✍️Quotations ✍️Thieves ✍️Dragons ✍️Wars and weapons ✍️Armours and swords ✍️Codes ✍️Undersea eyes ✍️Magic potions ✍️Spiral eyes ✍️Hilltop bamboo house ✍️Virtual games ✍️Laser beams ✍️Blue zebra ✍️Galaxies and constellations ✍️Labyrinth ✍️Mindmaps ✍️Dreams and psychic symbols ✍️Mindmaps ✍️Stardust fairy goddess Watch video: https://youtube.com/shorts/uody7FsE5-I?feature=share

#1  Build a dictionary/encyclopedia on Youtube #2  Create your own thesaurus and style guide for your occupation or profession #3  Make Your Personal Question Bank – A glossary of various types of questions #4  Build Your Personal Brand QR Code #5 Don't add Page Numbers in Contents while self publishing books on Amazon [To prevent poor formatting] #6  Create an editorial calendar for yourself #7  Make a folder for research material while content writing #8  Make a quote calendar – a quote for a day #9  Make a video glossary of your favourite writing project #10     Make checkerboards and grids for tracking project days [project goal grid] #11     Make a collection of creative writing phrases #12     Divide your time between ‘Research Time’, and ‘Writing Time’. Further divide your Writing Time between various categories of writing – freelance, short story, free writing, etc. #13     Craft...

  Here are 24 quirky theme ideas for writing poetry. Read on and breeze through the list! #1 Write Poetry on Various Seasons #2 Write Poetry on Animal and Bird sounds [onomatopoeia] #3 Write poetry on months of the year #4 Write poetry on sense of smell [fragrances, aromas, incense, scents & other smells] #5 Write poetry on historical empires, cultures and monuments #6 Make poetry infographic #7 Write romance-themed poetry #8 Make a poetry painting #9 Make a poetry animation #10 Write poetry on weather of the day #11 Write poetry about gemstones, jewellery and beads #12 Write poetry about different vehicles #13 Create audio poetry #14 Write poetry on animals, birds and reptiles #15 Write a song lyric #16 Write an advertising jingle #17 Write poems about zooming into your greatest fears in life #18 Create illustrated poetry #19 Write a collection of greeting card verses #20 Write a collection of emotional verses #21 Write poems about various foods and beverages #22 Write poems a...

#1    In simple words, ‘Content Writing’ is a process of writing content, of a specific form, format and style. #2    They key purpose of content writing is to enable the access of two-way communication. The goals, for which, commonly include communicating an idea, promoting a product or service, telling a story and/or offering entertainment, through the medium of written word. #3    Typically, the hamburger-menu of a ‘content writing process’ is composed of various sub-processes such as writing, editing, proofreading and publishing. #4    Also, the content writing process is not something which is standalone. Usually, it is accompanied by a variety of visual communication material as well. This material can range from illustrations to graphics to animations to high-quality images, photographs & videos. #5    The utility of Content Writing is not limited to a full-fledged business but as equally for a website, small-scale tra...

    #1 A WORD IS A FORM OF ENERGY! The ancient Indian sages say that a word is not just a word, but a form of energy which carries within it the potential of transformation.   It is only through the words that people like writers, poets and storytellers are able to weave magic through their writings, poems and stories!   #2 GRAMMAR IMPLIES ‘THE LOGIC OF LANGUAGE’! In Indian texts, grammar is referred to, by the terms such as “Vyakaran”.   The Sanskrit word Vyakaran implies separation, distinction, discrimination, analysis, explanation, logic" of something .   And so, Grammar can be understood as the science of studying the logic or the structure of language !   #3 THE SCIENCE OF GRAMMAR IS APPROX. 3000 YEARS OLD! Grammar is one of the most ancient sciences dating back to the Vedic period. This field of grammar also makes up one of the six Vedangas in the scriptures of Vedas or Vedic Studies.   Grammar or Vyakaran i...