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Most novels, to my knowledge, are no less than 60,000 words. A daunting number, isn’t it? But there are many authors who write excellent novels of this length (if not more) and publish it in the market. The chief reason for their success is their determination, and of course, their hard work. While these two key factors play an important role, there are also a variety of tips and tricks that you might want to know while writing a novel. In this post, I will be sharing some of them. 1) Get an idea Yes, I know. This is the most obvious first step while writing basically anything. However, getting an idea isn’t that obvious or easy. In fact, I think it is harder than typing some sixty-thousand words. If you have an idea, you can proceed to the next step. But if you don’t, I have tips that can get you some: A) Observe: Creativity unlocks with observation. Look around you. Maybe you might find people you have some weird life experiences to share with you. Maybe your aunt might tel...

 If you haven’t gathered from my first post , I will repeat it again: I LOVE FANTASY.  It’s the only genre I can see myself reading on a bad day because it gives me the courage to face the world again. However, there are a lot of YA Fantasy books in the market and distinguishing the good ones from the bad ones might be difficult especially if you are new. But if you are having troubles in picking a book, do not fret! I got it covered! Here’s a list of my top five YA Fantasy novels. 1) Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare God, this book made my day. Heck, it restored my faith in humanity. I cannot express how much I loved this book. Buy Clockwork Angel here . 2) The Young Elites by Marie Lu. Where was this book all my life? I simply love it when the character aren’t the “good ones” but the “bad ones”. Marie Lu, in all honesty, is a damn good writer. Buy Young Elites here . 3) An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir Have you ever experienced your heart racing with thrill,...

 Note: This is a completely spoiler free review. There may be very minor spoilers, but you might have already gathered that by reading the book description and other reviews. “THE QUEEN YOU WERE MEANT TO BE THE LAND YOU WERE MEANT TO SAVE THE THRONE YOU WERE MEANT TO CLAIM” YA fantasy has become very repetitive and exhausting. It is all about a magical land being captured under some tyrannical king and a heroine who just happens to be the princess of that land. She wants to reclaim her throne and devises brilliant strategies that have been used in thousand other YA books. And, of course, there is a love triangle. Please note that I am not classifying all YA fantasy books as bad. There are good books out there in this trope, and while Ash Princess isn’t the best, it isn’t that bad either. Ever heard of “don’t judge the book by the cover.” Well, I don’t know about other readers, but I expect a good book to have a good cover. And since Ash Princess has a very beautiful cover...

  We all love a little mystery in our lives. It fuels our adrenaline and keeps us awake at night. It makes us want to skip to the future and see the truth and be done with it. But at the same time, you love the thrill, the chase. You don’t want it to end. Since mystery is such a popular genre, I couldn’t resist posting my favorite books in this genre. And trust me when I say this I have so many favorites that I could not simply decide what my top-five were. Hence, this time, I decided to post seven of my favorite mystery books: 1) And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie I will be honest- I only started reading mystery because of this book. Before this, I didn’t pay any heed to mystery books. But once my eyes fell on the cover, I knew that I had to read this book. And I am glad that I did. Buy And Then There Were None here . 2) Angels & Demons by Dan Brown Alright, I will admit. I bought this book only because of its cover. But can you blame me? H...