The Modern Storyteller with Surya T

This episode is interesting as it talks about the seriousness of writing. Writing to a lot of us starts as a hobby and the moment you realize you want to take it seriously, it doesn't automatically happen. It takes a lot of time and there are certain...

When you start writing, you realize that you are lost. This is a feeling that I had a lot of times and even today, when I start a new story, I have this feeling. However, this is not something that stops me. In this episode, I want to talk about writers...

In this episode, I want to talk about drugs and its influence on creatives. I want to break the myth and I want to share my own personal experience when it comes to drugs and various creative pursuits.Become a patron with less than 1$ per episode for...

COntinuation of the Stephen King series of advice,  I want to talk about somehting that Stephen King advises - Tell people stories about what people actually do.In this episode, I want to talk about this. One thing that this talks about is that people...

A a writer, you are supposed to paint a picture. "She was deeply hurt" v/s "She was hurt" has a lot of difference. While the statement itself gives a picture, you as a writer has the responsibility of ensuring that it is important you manage the...

As a writer, it is important to focus on the language. Language is the medium of communication of your story. But often writers get caught up between language and storytelling and forget which one is most important.In this episode, I talk about what is...

Writing is boring and so boring that even a text from a person you don't want to and hate to talk to can stop the momentum. This is why writers have a system as to how they go about writing. Steven Pressfield in his book, War of Art, talks about the...

Think of 1984. Think of Animal Farm. Think of Mayada. All of these books have written something that people were not comfortable talking about. These are the real issues plaguing society and these were the issues that the authors cared about. This...

Writing is hard. Even more when you write for someone else. When you start writing, you write a story that resembles a little of what is the usual format and what happened in your own life. You try to write in such a way that eventually, you'll figure...

Once you get a validation boost from one person, you end up craving the same high from everyone you meet. This causes a serious problem as that is not what you are intending fo your writing. So, stop wasting time trying to please other people and write...