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Discussion on feelings between mother and son.

2023

Stories

Diliny M. De Alwis
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The Erudite Bookworm

Receiving Feedback from Literary Agents & Publications

Breaking through the 4th wall with version 5.0 of my manuscript.

5 min read16 hours ago

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Receiving Feedback from Literary Agents & Publications

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Diliny M. De Alwis
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The Erudite Bookworm

I don’t want to use AI for my book cover

AI is excellent for helping illustrate and broaden the concepts I’m writing about. However, it fails when it comes to nuance and people of…

4 min readJun 3, 2024

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I don’t want to use AI for my book cover

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Diliny M. De Alwis
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Anecdotal Evidence

Dot bubble — Doctor Who and the fear of living

How many of us bury ourselves in our social media accounts, watching YouTube, and echo chambers of our own making?

5 min readJun 2, 2024

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Dot bubble — Doctor Who and the fear of living

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Diliny M. De Alwis
in
The Erudite Bookworm

Writing neurodivergent characters

Sinha is someone with a touch of ASD. What does this mean, and how do I convey it?

2 min readMay 31, 2024

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Writing neurodivergent characters

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Diliny M. De Alwis
in
The Erudite Bookworm

My experience with #PitDark

Spoiler alert: You will need a Twitter account for this one.

6 min readMay 24, 2024

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My experience with #PitDark

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Diliny M. De Alwis
in
The Erudite Bookworm

When feedback lights a fire to revisions

Help comes from the unexpected. Keep to the journey. Get better with every round.

4 min readMay 16, 2024

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When feedback lights a fire to revisions

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Diliny M. De Alwis
in
The Erudite Bookworm

Clearer plot points, obstacles, and characters’ attempts to overcome

I want to praise 2 literary agents. Neither represents me. That’s ok. What I appreciate is that they gave me feedback.

5 min readMay 9, 2024

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Clearer plot points, obstacles, and characters’ attempts to overcome

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Diliny M. De Alwis
in
The Erudite Bookworm

Making Sense Of Ancient History

I keep going down a rabbit hole. I am researching ‘just enough’ to create a setting for my novel set in 600 BCE Indian Subcontinent.

4 min readApr 30, 2024

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Making Sense Of Ancient History

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Diliny M. De Alwis
in
The Erudite Bookworm

Did the lion or the cat come first?

The cat I picked up a few years back has been inspirational for one of my characters. But…

3 min readApr 26, 2024

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Did the lion or the cat come first?

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Diliny M. De Alwis
in
The Erudite Bookworm

Where do stories come from?

Memory, past lives, what we call our gut or a hunch — are they built into our DNA?

2 min readApr 18, 2024

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Where do stories come from?

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Diliny M. De Alwis

Diliny M. De Alwis

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an author, a scientist, a product leader, and coach. I write about food, family, philosophy, and life.

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