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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 ...

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 ...

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 cere...