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Story Lab: Advice to Writers

  I used this same lab a couple of weeks ago and I really enjoyed the mini advice that was given. Therefore I decided to do this lab once again to look into more advice to not only help other writers but advance my writing skills as well. All Good Books Are Alike This title really took me by surprise and that is why I chose to write about this one. I feel like most people strive to write things no one has ever written in order to stay relevant or unique, but sometimes that is not the best approach. In this small excerpt, it's not necessary to make all stories identical but to make the reader feel exactly what you are feeling. If you can mimic those exact feelings then you are a good writer. The Picture Dictates the Arrangement I liked this one because I find this to be quite accurate. If you are writing a piece and you cannot illustrate and clear and vivid image, then you have failed to make a good arrangement and everything will be spotty and in bits and pieces. In doing this you
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Reading Notes: Sacred Tales of India

   For these last four weeks of free reading, I chose to read the Sacred Tales of India by D. N. Neogi. I am going to be doing my reading notes over part C today.  The Gander-Eater in the country of Kalinga there lived a poor widow brahman who only had one son she had placed her son in the village school  this schoolwas full of hopefuls who came from good families and were destined to do great things once the kids were talking about what they ate at home all the weathly kids explained that they had plenty of fish to eat while the poor son only ate vegtables he bagan to cry and went home asking his mother why everyone ate so good while all they ate was vegtables the mothers explained that that was all that she could afford for their family so they would not starve he was a spoiled child and demanded that they eat better food he told her if she could not get it for them, then he would get it himself he stayed true to his word that night she saw a dead gander as he was preparing to cook i

Reading Notes: Sacred Tales of India

   For these last four weeks of free reading, I chose to read the Sacred Tales of India by D. N. Neogi. I am going to be doing my reading notes over part A today. Snatched From Death King Asvapati of Ujjayinee belonged to the solar race of the monarchs he had lots of land and seas and even a wife this did not bring him true happiness though he never was blessed with children he prayed to the gods in hope that he and his wife could be blessed with a child the gods listened and it. seemed like it had worked they blessed them with a baby girl she grew up in the most perfect lifestyle as she grew it was time for her to marry there were no suitable young men so she sought out different towns in hopes of finding a perfect fit in one of her outings, she found love at first sight but chose to keep it a secret her. father thinking she had found no desirable match, decided to hold a ceremony of the best men in the country she told her father there was no need to hold this ceremony for she was in

Story Lab: Advice to Writers

 I used this same lab a couple of weeks ago and I really enjoyed the mini advice that was given. Therefore I decided to do this lab once again to look into more advice to not only help other writers but advance my writing skills as well. The Fun Part I found this little bit to be quite important. Sometimes we can find writing to be a little dreadful. It could be because we have no thoughts flowing or because we are writing about something we are uninterested in. On the contrary, looking to find a comfy outfit or cup of hot coffee, or even a spot by a window can make all of these dreadful aspects turn into fun and comfort. It's Never Too Late When writing anything, sometimes we wonder if it is too late to make corrections or even start over. In fact, it is never too late. If something doesn't feel right fix it! Do not continue because your work will most likely not be the best version that it could be. It is never too late to fox something or even click the delete button and sta

Reading Notes: Sacred Tales of India

  For these last four weeks of free reading, I chose to read the Sacred Tales of India by D. N. Neogi. I am going to be doing my reading notes over part D today.  The Fatal Oath a Brahman had two sons and a daughter the daughter was married and lived not too far away from her father the father's wife had fallen ill and passed away although the daughter lived close to her family she had not heard about her mother's death she was curious she called her father and found out about the terrible news she cried in grief her sister in law asked her to comb her hair through her tears, she explained that her mother would never make her do such a thing in such times of sorrow she still obeyed and combed her sister in laws hair the sisters bickerred finally, they came to a conclusion that each was right in their own way and swore it upon both of their families and children soon before they knew it both of their families passed they grieved. together the women set out on a path to find the

Reading Notes: Sacred Tales of India

   For these last four weeks of free reading, I chose to read the Sacred Tales of India by D. N. Neogi. I am going to be doing my reading notes over part D today. The Banished Girls a Brahman widower had two daughters the took care of the house by cooking and cleaning From a very young age, they devoted themselves to Lakshmi they didn't have much and they valued the purity of the world much more than riches they prayed to the goddess that she grants their father a new wife with a son so he could carry the family name the goddess did just so, and the next morning he fell in love with a beautiful woman although she was beautiful she had a very spiteful mind once she gave birth to her son, she began to grow a hatred for her stepdaughters she saw them as witches when they prayed to their goddess and would talk her husbands ear off about them it got so bad that the father decided to banish his own two daughters one stormy night as they were sleeping, their father took them out in the mi

Reading Notes: Sacred Tales of India

  For these last four weeks of free reading, I chose to read the Sacred Tales of India by D. N. Neogi. I am going to be doing my reading notes over part D today. The Wife Who Cooked Beef a Brahman had a daughter in law he was having a large feast and asked her to cook a variety of curries one of which was made of tortoise flesh the lady asked her maid to try the curry to see if it was good the maid just so and much more she ended eating everything that was cooked the lady was in great distress for she knew her father in law would never forgive her she and her maid set out to the forest to find any sort of meat the maid found a calf and cut it into three pieces and presented it to her lady without looking at what meat it was, the lady took it and began to cook it the meat would not boil and the lady began to worry she could not even begin to think that this meat was beef she was scared it was some prohibited meat and knew she could not feed it to the men the lady told her maid that when