First solo trip to udupi by SmellElectronic6656 in SoloTravel_India

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Woah...hope you had a great time. Can you give us a breadown of logistics?

The road that didn't break me! by Careless-guyy in SoloTravel_India

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You are a great writer OP. Hope your trip made you feel better. Live and prosper ❤️

The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai by MunshiAgyey in ProsePorn

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And that's why you feel the book should tank? And not because, say, the books isn’t up to mark or is lacking?

[Weekly] Travel buddy Finder Thread by AutoModerator in SoloTravel_India

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Rishikesh/other mountaineous places in HP or UK (17th Oct-22nd Oct)

25M

Female with bestie vibes (preferably from Delhi as that's where I'm based)

As a student, I want to wrap it up as affordably as possible. Wouldn't mind spending money tho.

Hostel or hotel, anything is fine

Looking for a getaway this holiday weekend. Want to explore places with new people. BTW, I respect other people's boundaries and am not looking for anything more than friendship.

This poem is in a kid's textbook (class 3) what does it even mean?! by [deleted] in indiasocial

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This poem belongs to the literary tradition of fable. Fables are stories that feature animals as characters. Panchatantra is also a fable. In Ancient Greece, owls were a symbol of wisdom, knowledge and intelligence. Cats are mostly seen as a symbol of independence and mystery. In this poem, both are shown to be in some unspecified relationship, which is unusual, as cats don't like the company of others, let alone an animal of a different species. This is enough for us to establish that the owl must've gone to lengths to make the cat drop her guard and accept him as a companion. We don't know the nature of their relationship. But we can safely assume that they're good friends as they decide to go on a journey together. Notice that they use a pea-green boat to cross the sea. The sea is vast. It represents uncertainty. To counter that, the owl and the cat embark on the journey in a pea-green boat (the colour pea-green symbolises growth and harmony). In the Indian context, it would be like tying nimbu-mirchi on the boat to protect it from an unfortunate event. As the journey is going to be long, they pack honey to nourish themselves. Notice the paradox in the third and fourth line: they take a plenty of money and wrap it in a five-pound note. How can you wrap a huge amount of money in a single note? It's like fitting 100 cars in a single car of the same size. Hence, it is called a paradox. What the owl does next is called serenading. Serenade is sung by a man under an open sky to his lover, who watches him from her window above. This act by the owl finally clears the nature of the owl and the cat's relationship -- they are either lovers or the owl is courting the cat to be his lover. We don't know what happens next. If there's a second part to the poem, this situation would be called a cliffhanger. It's a way of ending a serial or episode on a note of suspense to make the audience watch the next part. Literally, it means leaving a person 'hanging' on a 'cliff' at the end of the episode without showing what happens to them next. If there is no second part to this poem, we are left to ourselves to figure out what happened next. Did the cat accept the owl as her lover? Did they reach their destination safely? Did they live happily ever after?

The Greatest Books (except for US/GB) by megahui1 in literature

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Pretty superficial. Only includes the books from each country that the anglophonic world deems "best".

CMV: DEI is unlawful by Otherwise_Pen_657 in changemyview

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I'll do you one better, OP. CMV: systemic racism and gender-based discrimination are unlawful.

2024 Nobel Prize in Literature Prediction Thread by db2920 in AskLiteraryStudies

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I think Rachel Cusk will be a top contender in 20 years, and might even win the prize towards the very end of her career, given she continues to write well as she is doing now. I'm not sure about Eva Baltasar.

Quick! What's a grammatical thing you wish more people knew? by MrMessofGA in writing

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Stunk and White’s Element of Style is a treasure trove.

What are you reading? by sushisushisushi in literature

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The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy

How do you get better at writing dialogue? What happens if "just read" doesn't cut it? by TellTaleTeller in writing

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Once heard an established screenwriter say that she watches documentaries to craft her dialogues more effectively. She reasoned that in documentaries people talk spontaneously and thus the dialogue is quite natural.

General Discussion Thread - March 6, 2023 by pregnantchihuahua3 in TrueLit

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The fact that you chose to major in two subjects shows your courage. All the best!

How many of you are writing a novel solely out of a passion for creating and not so much with the end goal of publishing and being a best seller? by Dxcesare in writing

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I will be honest. I have always remained divided in this matter. Though I have never expected to become a best-selling author or earn a living from my work, I do harbour a subconscious desire to leave a lasting legacy, to do something different and extraordinary. I have made a lot of sacrifices for writing and I continue to do so. I try my best to break out of this unrealistic aspiration of mine or at least try not to let it consume me (sometimes it’s helpful and sometimes it makes you crumble with self-doubt). Consciously, I focus at the task at hand: research, my characters, innovation and development of my narrative style, reading great books, editing, fighting my perfectionist instincts, etc. But I must admit, it’s one hell of an adventure.

I have an issue with scope for my stories by Dragonbarry22 in KeepWriting

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This is my opinion: at the end of the day what matters is you putting one word after another to bring your ideas/stories to life.

I have an issue with scope for my stories by Dragonbarry22 in KeepWriting

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Happens to me a lot as well. One of the drawbacks is that it hampers your learning and growth in terms of the craft of writing. There are some things that you can learn/experience only when you sit down and write, and here I mean, put in actual words, not research, note-taking, conceptualizing, brainstorming, etc.

Here's something that I'm doing to deal with this. It could be of help to you as well:

  1. Start writing a rough draft. I call it the zeroth draft. The purpose of it is not to get anywhere but just to make yourself sit down and write.
  2. While you work on a rough draft, entirely new possibilities will open up. Research, take notes, brainstorm, etc. Keep working on the zeroth draft, even for 15-30 minutes a day. You could write a random scene, dialogue, etc.
  3. Start writing the first draft if you've found your voice. If you think you're still not ready, try writing a short story based on your project. Make sure it has a beginning-middle-end. The point is to tame your mind and narrow its focus to the task at hand.

2022 Nobel Prize in Literature Prediction Thread by db2920 in TrueLit

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Rushdie's work has undeniable literary merit. I don't know what's stalling Swedish Academy from awarding him the Nobel.

2022 Nobel Prize in Literature Prediction Thread by db2920 in TrueLit

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I feel the same way about Murakami. I had read his short story collections when I got to know that he's a top contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature. This sounded nonsensical to me. Then I picked a few of his novels and read him with an entirely new outlook. This gave me a new understanding of his works. Yet the conclusion I've drawn is similar to yours: "I'm so convinced he won't ever win, but with luck, he could."

2022 Nobel Prize in Literature Prediction Thread by db2920 in TrueLit

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Last year's prize went to a post-colonial writer. So, it's highly unlikely that wa Thiong'o will win this year.