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Shikha Patel

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Shikha Patel That really depends on my mood! Eleven minutes by Paulo Coelho, Gitanjali by Rabindranth Tagore and Kahlil Gibran's short stories are at the top in my…moreThat really depends on my mood! Eleven minutes by Paulo Coelho, Gitanjali by Rabindranth Tagore and Kahlil Gibran's short stories are at the top in my list. I like to re-read them often because I aspire to write someday like that. (less)
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6 Things I learnt about writing Short Stories

1) Not every story needs a moral at the end. This mostly applies if your target audiences are adults. Readers are not fond of idealistic narratives. They literally spent their whole childhood listening to those. Readers need more realistic perspective. The world these days is offering so much to individuals in terms of variety in what we eat, watch, wear and think that the pool of emotions, reader Read more of this blog post »
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