Hello. This is my first time in a writing forum, so pardon any of my mistakes. I graduated two years back, and since been working. I have been writing for quite some time, long before when I was in college, but most of my stories never crossed 5000 word mark before I loose interest and start writing up a new one. Till date I have written more than 20 plots, most of which are lost now. This quarantine has given me the opportunity to go on with my current work, which I have written about 25000 words. I came searching for a community to review my story, and provide suggestions with my work. Thank you for your time. Cheers!
Aye aye @RBan, wonderful avatar you are welcome. ... Tell me about the 'writing scene in India.' I posted one short story to Bangalore. Surely a no-hoper? All best Mat
Writing scene in India is more like short novels. Indian authors mostly write one book novel, or even shorter. Very few authors write multiple book novels like Harry Potter, Lord of the rings. The last trilogy book I read by an Indian author was "The Simoqin Prophecies" by Samit Basu. It was a hotch potch kind of novel, which had demons, magic, gods, asura, rakhshaha, dragons, aliens, humans, etc. It was fun, and I still remember the story which I read 10-12 yeras ago. Till then, I am yet to find any Indian writer interested n writing long novels, with detailed character development and all. I am re-reading the Lord of the rings now, in quarantine, to get some plot points for my own story
Hi, RBan I’m one of the forum moderators, and I want to welcome you to the forum. I'm really pleased to welcome a writer from India, who is interested in writing ABOUT India. It's a country I find fascinating, even though I've never been there. I had an old friend who was happy to travel the world, and by the time she was in her 80s, she had visited every single country in the world. She spent time living in India, just after WW2, and said, when asked, that it was the country she'd most like to revisit. She said no matter how many times you go there or how long you live there, you will never get tired of it. I have read a few novels set in India ...the most recent being A Fine Balance, by Rohinton Mistry. I wouldn't mind getting a few recommendations from you, if you're so inclined. What books strike you as being true representations of India as is/or was? Anyway.... In order to help you get oriented and get settled, here are a couple of links I strongly recommend that you read at the start, if you haven’t already. They will give you a good idea of how we operate here on the forum: New Member Quick Start Forum Rules You will notice in the New Member Quick Start that in order to post your work in the Workshop area—the only area of the forum where you are allowed to ask for feedback—you will need to do at least two critiques for other people, in exchange for receiving feedback on one of your own pieces of work. This site is designed around the concept of members helping each other out by ‘paying it forward’—through our two-for-one critique system. Do two critiques, THEN you can post something of your own. This advance 2:1 ratio lasts as long as your membership here. In order to help you get started doing critiques, here is a link to a good article written by one of our former moderators: https://www.writingforums.org/threads/constructive-critiques.20627/ One of the popular areas of our forum is our contest section. There is a monthly contest running for Short Stories, Flash Fiction and Poetry. You can enter these ongoing contests, even as a new member. And we really encourage you to visit the site, read the current entries, and vote for your favourite when the voting period starts. This means a lot to the people who have written these entries. And it will also give you a good idea of what our members are capable of writing. https://www.writingforums.org/writing-contests/ While the Role Playing Game section is not new, it’s being given a revamp. So if you are interested in playing and writing Role Playing Games, you might want to visit this section and get in on the fun. https://www.writingforums.org/threads/resurrecting-the-dead-rpg-section-rebuild.165055/ I hope you have fun getting to know us and let us get to know you, via the posts you make. Please feel free to explore the forum. There is a lot under the hood. This site map might help you find your way around more quickly than the menu bars do, so feel free to use it. https://www.writingforums.org/faq/ If you encounter any difficulties, don’t hesitate to contact me or one of the other moderators, whose names appear in yellow at the bottom of the Community page. We will be glad to help. Again, welcome! Cheers for now, Jan
Hello, and thanks. For recommendation, I would like to ask you if you have read our classic Indian mythology, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata? If not, I would suggest you to read those. Those are one of the best action adventure fiction that you can get. Try "The Ramayana" by Linda Egenes & Kumura Reddy. I had read that one recently, and it is one of the best concise english version available. After reading that, I would suggest another book by a favourite author of mine, "Asura: Tale Of The Vanquished" by Anand Neelakantan. It tells the whole Ramayana in the villains perspective. I think this book should be read by everyone. Every super villain deserves a book of their own. We have our own band of superheroes and villains in this country too. Cheers!
