The Modern Storyteller with Surya T
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The Modern Storyteller with Surya T
Remember the rush you got when you read your favorite fiction book? Wondering why you are unable to get that rush in your story? Unable to head forward without proper transition? Falling flat and the story seems too boring? Then this is the podcast you must listen to. Stories have been one of the mo...
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The Modern Storyteller | Episode 69 | Take your writing seriously!
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...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 68 | Feeling at the beginning of a story
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 th...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 67 | Is there a relation between drugs and creative pursuit?
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 wh...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 66 | People aren't uni-dimensional
COntinuation of the Stephen King series of advice, I want to talk about somehting that Stephen King advises - Tell people stories about what people a...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 65 | Advice on Description
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...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 64 | Advice on Language
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...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 63 | Disconnect from the world while writing
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...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 62 | Tackle the hardest things to say
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...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 61 | Write primarily for yourself
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 for...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 60 | Stop wasting time trying to please other people
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...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 59 | Prepare for failure
When you write and show it to someone, it always doesn't come back with compliments. Things often come back in a negative way and that may affect you....
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 58 | Read as much as you can
Read as much as you can. Not watch TV series but read as much as you can. This is the advice Stephen King gives to a budding writer. In this episode,...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 57 | One conflict I always had as a writer
rEmotion drives a person. But discipline keeps consistency. A few years ago, I did not believe this. I believed that emotion is all that is needed for...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 56 | Consistency in Narration
When I wanted to watch Season 9 of "Two and a half men", I was shocked to see that Charlie Harper is not part of the show anymore. This was a huge sho...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 55 | Unreliable Narrator
Narrators aren't always reliable. You can't believe them entirely. That's not because they want to deceive you. It is often because they do not know t...
The Modern Storyteller | Message and a Challenge for 2021
2020 was not kind to us and it disrupted our lives in ways we didn't imagine. Now that 2021 is here, maybe we can hope this year is kinder to us than...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 54 | An Extension to the Third Person Narrative
In this episode, I want to talk about Third person narrative in the analogy of Poker. Become a patron with less than 1$ per episode for early access t...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 53 | Third Person Narrative
A first-person narrative is narrow while a third person narrative is wide. A first-person narrative is personal while a third person narrative is impe...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 52 | An extension to the first person narrative
In this episode, Surya T talks about the First person narrative in terms of Poker. Do listen to the episode to listen to the analogy and understand it...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 51 | Narrative - First Person Narrative
How you tell a story is very important. The narrative is really important and in this case, Surya T talks about the first-person narrative in this epi...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 50 | How to beat procrastination
As part of the 50th episode special, I want to talk of one important barrier for a writer. Procrastination. In this episode, I want to talk about how...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 49 | Good vs Bad
Good and bad are two sides of the spectrum but no character can exist on one side at all times. They can try to be on one side but the perception of t...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 48 | The importance of non-fiction
We are writing fiction, so what is the necessity of non-fiction. This is an important question that is often asked when writers are told to read non-f...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 47 | AMA - How do I get my ideas?
While I talked about how to get ideas, I did leave out some bits which are particularly how I get ideas. In this episode, I answer your questions on t...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 46 | Limited Creativity
LImited creativity is when you be creative by putting a limit on yourself. This enables idea generation while not getting paralyzed by too many ideas....
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 45 | Enola Holmes - Review
In this episode, Surya T is talking about Enola Holmes and what is his review for the same.Become a patron with less than 1$ per episode for early acc...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 44 | An Extension to Stakes
Stakes are important for a story. Why does a person choose to do something? What do they have to gain or what do they have to lose from making a choic...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 43 | Active vs. Passive Reading
Active reading vs. Passive reading - how you read defines the kind of style you'll learn and imbibe. Active reading is a study of style while Passive...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 42 | Illusion of a perfect first draft
A perfect first draft is an illusion. Anyone who thinks otherwise is fooling you, and themselves. But that doesn't mean you can't have a great story
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 41 | A suggested writing routine
If you want to be a serious writer, it is important to have a writing routine. In this episode, Surya T talks about how you can build your own routine...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 40 | Importance of Story/Word Prompts
Story prompts, as talked in the last episode - How to get ideas, are important tools for a writer. They give you inspiration but that's only one of th...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 39 | How to get ideas
Often writers talk about how difficult it is to start something. Lack of ideas is the primary reason among most others. However, it is not that hard...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 38 | Why Research is important for writers
Understanding a character, the scene, and conflict is an important task on the writer's journey. Without proper understanding or improper information,...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 37 | Why some blockbuster movies have no great story
Why some blockbuster movies have no great story? A movies has something more than just a book or other movies.In this episode, Surya T talks about the...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 36 | Establishing a character
How do you if Mr. Nice guy is actually nice? By making him do a bunch of nice things even though he goes out of his way to do so. How do you form an i...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 34 | An extension to Person v. Technology conflict
The COVID pandemic has accelerated digital transformation in every business. Zoom has replaced Skype as the commonly used method of video-conferencing...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 33 | Venom - Movie Review
On recommendation by a friend, Sakshi, I watched the Venom movie finally. Post the movie, I realized there's a lot of opportunity for the movie and in...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 32 | What writing means (to me)
Writing is hard. Genuinely and anyone who's ever written a substantial amount would tell you the same. So, what are the reasons for me choosing writin...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 31 | Culture is evolving
Culture keeps changing. What was today absurd was once normal to the people at the time. Cultures are human-made and that means we can change them. Bu...
The Modern Storyteller | Episode 30 | How do you write change
Change is a constant. Our experiences change across time and the best way to understand this is to re-visit what we once visited. We can see this chan...