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Sunayna Prasad
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Why I’d Avoid Having People I Know On My Launch Teams
When I had researched who to gather for a launch team, many sources have listed ideas of whom to ask. But they’d suggested people one...
Sunayna Prasad
Feb 20, 20222 min read
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Publishing When You Think You’re Ready, But Really Aren’t
I’ve had such a bad habit of publishing when I thought I was ready, but really wasn’t. Now I have a bunch of books on Amazon that are...
Sunayna Prasad
Feb 12, 20221 min read
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Don’t be Shy and Give it a Try: Research by Asking Real People
With research, you look for more than just the craft rules. Those include the setting your story takes place, the laws of that society,...
Sunayna Prasad
Feb 12, 20222 min read
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Why My Stories Might Work with Fewer Words
Sometimes, less is more with writing. Since I write regularly and have studied the craft for years, I learned the term, “kill your...
Sunayna Prasad
Feb 9, 20222 min read
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When You Unconsciously Use the Plot Structure in Any Story You Write
I’ve been studying the writing craft for years. It was when I was about 18 when I learned the right rules of creative writing. It took...
Sunayna Prasad
Feb 9, 20222 min read
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Music Makes Editing Much More Fun
Who doesn’t love music, regardless of genre, mood, and everything else? I like to play it when I do chores, sometimes drive (only when I...
Sunayna Prasad
Feb 7, 20222 min read
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My Advice For Setting Your Story During a Crisis
Note: This post was originally published in 2020 During the earlier days on the Covid-19 pandemic, I came across an article on BookBaby...
Sunayna Prasad
Feb 7, 20222 min read
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Hasten Up with Handwriting
Who says you can only type your work on the computer? Yes, we have programs beyond Word, such as Scrivner. But nothing writes better than...
Sunayna Prasad
Jan 31, 20221 min read
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My Opinion on Story Settings
When I say any time setting, I mean any time setting. I firmly believe that authors should get to set their stories whenever they want...
Sunayna Prasad
Jan 31, 20225 min read
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Focusing on Foreshadowing
If you’re a writer, or even a student, you should know what foreshadowing is. It is when clues are given in a story, visual or written,...
Sunayna Prasad
Jan 31, 20222 min read
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Bulleting Your Outline Points
Authors outline their works differently. Some of them use the snowflake method, or index cards, or mind maps. Some folks do not like to...
Sunayna Prasad
Jan 29, 20221 min read
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Cutting Notebook Paper for Writing…Not!
I am finding that when I handwrite my prose words first, they come out better on the computer. But at some point, I have been handwriting...
Sunayna Prasad
Jan 28, 20221 min read
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It’s All About Revisions
Everyone who writes needs to revise sooner or later. Well, actually—it would be better if he or she waited until the draft was at the...
Sunayna Prasad
Dec 26, 20212 min read
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Why I Shouldn’t Rush Your Writing
I am often eager to finish my story or whatever else I'm working on ASAP. I get it. Many other writers probably dream of having a good...
Sunayna Prasad
Dec 26, 20211 min read
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Deny, Rethink, Accept, and Write - My Writing Process
Every writer needs an editor, even the most talented ones. And no two editors are alike. They do different services from critiques,...
Sunayna Prasad
Dec 26, 20212 min read
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What I Learned About Reviving My Childhood Imagination?
Many young children love to play make believe and use their imaginations. Some like to be more creative. A handful might like to make up...
Sunayna Prasad
Dec 17, 20212 min read
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Writing Using Different Colors
Yup, I enjoy handwriting in different colors. Of course, that’s only if it’s independent work, not assigned. And the first project I...
Sunayna Prasad
Dec 3, 20211 min read
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My Writing Process: It Starts Short and Sloppy
I love to write stories. In fact, I have 3 published novels part of the same series available to buy online, as of 2021. However, until...
Sunayna Prasad
Dec 3, 20211 min read
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Why I Can’t Write Without Planning
In 2009, I returned to writing fiction after a while of not being interested. However, unlike now, I hadn’t studied the writing craft. I...
Sunayna Prasad
Nov 19, 20212 min read
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Worldbuilding in My Writing
I love to write fantasy and here is the advice people and websites have given me about worldbuilding. Speculative fiction includes...
Sunayna Prasad
Oct 6, 20213 min read
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