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Five Ways To Become A Better Writer Hello Writers. Writing  is just like love. Its complex, it's beautiful, it's liberating, and it makes you feel relaxed. All in all,  writing  is an artistic version of love. It is something that can make you travel in parallel beautiful worlds. However, again, just like love, writing needs polishing too. A writer might have been born with the  talent of writin g ,  but the  skills in writing  should be updated and bettered constantly. I hope this article will give you some insights into  how to be a better writer  so that you can have a  blissful writing experience. 1.  Read, Read, Read "Readers make better writers." And no, I am not saying that; it is advice that has been passed on between  writers  for centuries. Reading  a lot of books  gives you great imagination and creativity, teaches you new words, and gives you an insight into sentence formation, character development, and many other things. In short, reading does enhance yo

Shabd.In- A Peek Through Shabd stands for what it is named after; celebrating the magic that words are. As a community who love words, books, and everything related, Shabd breathes deep into the idea of literary creativity, which is the sole focus of the platform- providing a channel to the reading and writing buds of the nation, especially the young ones to read, write, publish and share their valuable words with like minded people across the country. Also, to encourage the youth and pull them towards the world of words without digging a hole in their pocket. The Reader’s Paradise A reader to a book is what a heart is to a body. Without all the readers in the world there would be no writers as well, and Shabd recognizes this very well. So just to facilitate the readers on Shabd, we have added hundreds of free titles for them to read, our library containing everything, from modern contemporary writers to old classics like Premchand and Tagore. The Writer’s Corner There can never be eno

Benefits Of Reading  We've all heard our mothers tell us in our childhood to read book s, a lot of books, our grandmothers telling us stories out of books. But why? What is with books that they have been so special since centuries? What benefits does reading have on our brain? What effects does reading have on our mind ? Why book reading is recommended?  How Reading Affects The Brain? Reading books provide that nourishment to our mind. Our brain, our mind are very powerful, but in day to day life, we we live a very mundane and repetitive life, our brain shuts down most of it’s part, as there’s nothing new, challenging or exciting for it. Consequently we become dull and our IQ and EQ diminishes. But when we make reading a regular habit, each day our brain gets to exercise and work in different directions. It imagines new situations according to the book, gains new facts and knowledge and that’s how it remains active. Because of reading we also feel different emotions and our brain

Three Romance Authors You Must Read Romance. Love. Romantic. Romantic novels. Romantic love. Romantic books. Romance in books. Romance stories. We have all grown up amidst them. The love all around. Reading a romantic novel when it's raining outside, sitting by a window, breathing in the characters in love and the fresh air, could anything be more romantic than this? We think not. Romance novels, romantic stories, romantic books, romance in books, all of it makes our day more rosy, more warm, more beautiful, isn't it? Who can say no to a best romantic book after or before having a tiring day? That is why we have drafted a list of three  Romance Authors whose books you should definitely read: 1. Jane Austen Born in 1775, Jane Austen was probably one of the first romantic feminists the world must have seen, which can be clearly read in her books. In her plots we can see how she questions the standing of women in marriage and society. One of the most famous women authors of a

Top 5 Thriller Books To Read Stephen King, Lee Child, Gillian Flynn, John Grisham, Dan Brown, Paula Hawkins. All legendary names in the world of thriller books . Sometimes, all of us need to get into the mode of reading something exciting, something that can keep us on our toes, something that can keep us guessing, in short, a thriller .  We at Shabd love thriller books , and who cannot love them? These suspense books can not only kill you with their suspense stories but can also glue you to themselves, keeping you on the edge. Now you'll ask, which are some of the most  Well, here's our list of " Best Thriller Books Of All Time", 1. Gone Girl  A classic book that talks about a missing woman, a husband who's suspicious of killing his wife, their failing marriage, the manipulations, the lies and of course the suspense. Where is Amy? What is Nick hiding? Is marriage a necessary evil or a luxurious mistake? "Gone Girl" is one of the best thriller books a

 How To Read Your First Book? Reading is an art, a great habit to inculcate. Favorably speaking, this particular habit should be best taught and learnt in the childhood, as the raw fertile minds reacts very pleasantly to the joy of reading. However that doesn't mean that one cannot start reading as an adult. Reading is a habit that should be taken up no matter what the age.   1. Pick Up An Easy Book If you're going to read the very first book of your life, or second, or third, means if you're a new reader, it's very important to select the book you're reading. It happens often that new readers pick up the bestsellers, or classics to begin their reading journey, which according to us will not serve any purpose. People who are new to reading doesn't have the skills developed. Just like a new driver doesn't know how to drive a car for 500 kilometers, a new reader cannot read a huge book which is meant to be read by avid readers. Taking up a book that is easy fo

 Self Publishing Vs Traditional Publishing Last evening we got a call at our office, it was from a writer who had a complete book in his computer, ready to be published. He asked our consultant a question hundreds and thousands of writers ask everyday. " Should I self publish or should I go for traditional publishing ?" Self Publishing Vs Traditional Publishing Traditional publishing has been around for centuries, whereas self publishing is a relatively new term that's gaining its momentum in the market of book writing and book publishing . There are a lot of areas in which traditional publishing is better and then there are things in which self publishing wins by a margin and the author has to chose himself what he deems fit for his work more appropriate as both offers quite a unique number of features.    Self-Publish Or Publisher Here is list of differentiations between self-publishing and traditional publishing: Finance - According to our research and data, gettin

 5 Reasons Why You Should Pursue Writing As A Career Writing is not a career, for starters, but a dream, a passion, a meditation, a prayer, and when a person starts walking on this path of their heart, they're bound to do great things. Writing is not the most conventional of careers even today in India or world, people still value the secured options more, like government jobs, lawyers, engineers, doctors and amongst them, there's always a mind thinking, "Should I become a writer?" , or "How does one become a writer?" or about "What to do to become a writer?"   We'll discuss about each point but first, 5 reasons why you should pursue writing as a career/ You Get To Create  As a writer, the best thing about being one is simple; you're the God of the world you're creating. Be it a poem, a story, an article, a novel or anything you're writing. You can add as many characters as you want, or even kill some of them if you deem it require

Advantages Of Digital Publishing in 2022 What Is Digital Publishing Digital publishing simply means publishing anything by the help of digital means, through internet and electronic devices.  Long gone are the days when aspiring authors used to send their manuscripts to the traditional publishing houses and would wait for weeks to get an answer, often a rejection to publish. Now thanks to online publishing, and even self-online publishing , writers can get their works published online, that too for free on several platforms. Why Go Online?  We ask, why not? With online digital book publishing , and digital publishing technologies, going online for free has now become a cakewalk. All you need is to find a suitable o nline publishing platform and of course, a work you can publish.  Advantages/Benefits Of Online/ Digital Publishing There are so many a dvantages of digital book publishing , first one being saving a lot of time, costs and hassles. With digital self publishing you c

The Impact of Reading On Your Mind Last evening, we at Shabd were discussing books. books like Pride and Prejudice, To Kill A mocking Bird, Gone Girl, Harry Potter, Rich Dad Poor Dad, Autobiographies, even Twiligh t, and also authors like Haruki Murakami, Ruskin Bond , both in the format of printed books and eBooks, in bookstores , or Kindle Unlimited or pdf drives , basically all classics, books and authors, and just the discussion on the same was so soothing, and reading one of them on a lazy summer afternoon in the verandah sounds like bliss.      "A book is like a garden carried in the pocket." - Chinese Proverb  Just like our body needs exercising, our mind too needs to exercise , to meditate, to read. When we read a book, our mind is activated, it tries to read and comprehend the words and the meaning of the text. It makes us ponder about things we don't know, questions our beliefs and, impacts our brain and thought processes.   Reading gives us new knowledge and

 5 Reasons Why You Should Write Writing is a therapy, just like any other art form. Be it any form of writing-  story writing, article writing, email-writing, letter writing, creative writing, content writing, article writing,  or even just scribbling across the last page of your school notebook.  Writing mean words , and words mean a form of expressing yourself. Writing what you're feeling is a medicine in itself. Many people around us carry so many  stories  within them,  tales  that bother them, haunt them, day in and day out, but they don't express them out, which often leads them into mental illness like  anxiety or depression . Writing also means leaving something behind that'll always stay in the world, even when you don't.  Here are the 5 reasons why Shabd thinks that you should write: 1.  To Express Yourself-  Every person get hundreds of thoughts in a day. Good, bad, dangerous, painful, and these thoughts are unique to that person. People also have a tendency

  As an   online book publishing media platform   who also give access to hundreds of free titles to be downloaded and read by the users, this is one question that we get asked a lot. “How do I cultivate the habit of reading?” Reading  is more than a hobby, it’s a medicine and food for the hungry minds, and it can only be enjoyed or be benefitted from only when it is done in a proper way. Here are some of the few things we suggest to become  better readers. Choose a time where you’re not in a hurry.  Book reading  is a silent activity and you shouldn’t pick up a book if you’re in a rush. Pick up a book which suits your interest. For example, many readers only like  fiction , many only like  self-help books , some like  political books  and some like  cookery books . Some can read whatever is given to them. Picking a book of your interest will help you enjoy reading it. Don’t rush reading. If you’re new to book reading, read only a page a day. Designate some time solely for reading, say

 Aryan is a twenty year old, college going, happy go lucky student who treats books as his first love. Beyond his vast collection of books that he loves to read, he has a habit of  diary writing  in which he can scribble anything he want- short stories, poems, quotations. One day, he decides to get an anthology published, consisting of all the short stories he had written. But how? How will a twenty something person who has no experience of  writing a book  on an  online platform  or of  publishing , neither the experience and money to get his  book published online  hassle free and earn through it? "How can I get my book published for free online?" A question thousands of aspiring authors are researching. That's what Shabd English is all about.   What is Shabd English?  Imagine you're a writer, aspiring to be an author. You want an easy online platform where you can read books, buy them, write your own, get them published, sell them and earn through them. Shabd Engl