Ruchi Acharya's Blog

Monsters as Mirrors: Villains as Reflections of Society

Halloween Celebration - Spooky wishes! H alloween is approaching, the air carries the calling of the upcoming winter, and people all around the world are gathering their costumes for nights of magic and mischief. However, it is important to remember that, much like costumes or candy, Halloween has a larger meaning in our society than just as a celebration. It is a night we invite the monsters out from the shadows into our stories and dance with our loved ones. From vampires to witches to the...

Why Halloween Owes Its Scares to Irving's Headless Horsemen?

Have you ever felt your guts being twisted after reading a story from the era of the Early American Romantic period? It happened to me...

Into the Dark Heart of Gothic Literature

Classic Victorian Gothic literature books Dracula and Frankenstein with iconic horror-themed covers. Gothic literature is like that old...

Cross Roads: Shakespeare and the Indian Film Magic

Picture an Indian marketplace with dust swirling in the background with words spoken with all the weight of a Shakespearean soliloquy. In...

Wednesday Addams Has Me in a Chokehold and I'm Not Even Mad About It

So I did something kind of embarrassing last night. I was supposed to be working on my presentation for tomorrow's meeting, but instead I...

Unlocking the Beauty of Words: Types of Poetry That Bite and Bloom

"Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words." - Robert Frost Poetry has always been the heartbeat of...

When the World Says Your Art Doesn’t Matter — Say This Instead

Discover how to protect your creativity when the world says your art doesn’t matter. Learn 5 ways to calmly respond to naysayers and why art’s value goes beyond money.

Unravelling Mysteries: The Evolving Portraits of Female Detectives in Crime Fiction

The Needle and the Thread: Female Detectives Stitching New Narratives In the grand tapestry of crime fiction, male detectives used to be...

The Only Editing Method You’ll Actually Use

Inspiration struck, words flowed, ink filled up the pages and then … and then what? Does your writing journey end there? Is your work now...

WHAT SIX GIRAFFES TAUGHT ME ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL WRITING

It all began with a haunting aerial-view photograph: (TW) six giraffes , collapsed in the parched dust of Sabuli Wildlife Conservancy,...