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Anvi Tuteja, Scripts, Write-Ups, Written Work

Inquire To Aspire

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The following is a script I wrote in Grade 7 for our class assembly. It is about Alex, a failed author who gets some expert writing advice. I own none of the names of the authors. This is an imaginative play. I mean no offense to any person, entity, class or religion. This is meant to be pure fiction.

Play Title- Inquire to Aspire

Characters-

  1. Young author- Alex (Alexandra/Alexander)
  2. J.K. Rowling
  3. Rick Riordan
  4. Agatha Christie
  5. P.G. Wodehouse
  6. William Shakespeare
  7. Ruskin Bond
  8. Arthur Conan Doyle
  9. Narrator 1
  10. Narrator 2
  11. Editor 1
  12. Editor 2

Script-

Narrator 1- This is a tale about our aspiring young author Alex who inquires about writing techniques to improve her novel

Alex- Yes! Finally! I finished the last chapter. Now I’ll give it to the editor and see to his/her thoughts.

Narrator 2- Alex goes to the editor.

Editor 1- You are?

Alex- I am Alex. This is a novel entitled ‘the mystery of the parallel universe’.

(after glancing through synopsis and first chapter)

Editor 2- This is preposterous! This novel is too out there!

Editor 1- And the characters? Why are they all so suspicious of every tiny thing that anyone does!

Alex- I, I, I’m sorry for wasting your time.

Narrator 1- Alex leaves, her spirits deflated.

Narrator 2- She is half inclined to give up writing completely!

Alex- What does this mean? Am I no good at writing?

Narrator 1- Suddenly, some mist appears and seven surprised people appear.

Narrator 2- Alex is surprised as these people are ones she knows very well.

Shakespeare- The two families were the Capulets and the Montagues. Wait, this isn’t Stratford-Apon-Avon. Where am I?

Bond- Who are all of you?

Rowling- I was just heading home when this wind carried me here. Explain.

Christie- How about you figure it out yourself like a real novelist.

Rowling- You have no idea who you’re messing with, Muggle.

Christie- Don’t get too big for your boots- Joanne Jo Kathleen Rowling.

Doyle- Sounds like a case for Sherlock Holmes

Wodehouse-Such a serious bunch. Lighten up!

Riordan- I know right!

Alex- You are all here. How? I mean, Agatha Christie, J.K. Rowling, Rick Riordan, P.G. Wodehouse, William Shakespeare, Ruskin Bond and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. All here. Umm, can I help you?

Christie- Perhaps, we are here to help you.

Shakespeare- Is anything troubling you, my dear?

Alex- Only my novel. No one thinks it’s any good.

Bond- We’re the experts of that.

Rowling- I struggled for 7 years with my hit Harry Potter series. We know what you are going through.

Riordan-Do have a good climax?

Alex- A what now?

Wodehouse- He means the action scene.

Shakespeare- In the mountain of writing

Alex- Could you elaborate, please?

Bond- Step 1- Decide the theme

Riordan- Step 2- Draft the opening

Wodehouse- Step 3- Draft the setting

Christie- Step 4- Draft the action

Rowling- Step 5- Draft the Climax

Shakespeare- Step 6- Draft the conflicts

Doyle- And last but not the least, Step 7- Draft a solid resolution.

Alex- Thank you!

Shakespeare- I fear our time with you is ending. Here is some final advice.

Shakespeare- People’s good deeds we write in water. The bad deeds are etched in brass  

Bond- Always have a paper basket with you. When you dislike and idea you can start afresh

Rowling- What you write becomes who you are. So make sure you love your writing.

Christie- Writing is a great comfort for me. People who are unsure about themselves have trouble expressing themselves

Doyle- The world is full of obvious things which no one ever notices

Wodehouse- I am never really comfortable unless I’m writing or I have a story going

Riordan- Identify the moral dilemma driving the problem so the reader wonders what they would do in the place of the protagonist.

Alex- Wow! I have to write my novel now- A visit from the past

Narrator 1- Alex is slaving away with a spring in her step. She is now going to the editor again.

Editor 1- You again, eh!

Alex- Give it a read.

Editor 2- Wow! I can’t believe it’s written by the same person.

Editor1- We’ll look in to your novel.

Alex-Thank you!

Narrator 2- So you see, if you want something you have to INQUIRE TO ASPIRE!

ANVI TUTEJA

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Anvi Tuteja, Short Stories

The Misfortune of False Friends

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“Why,” said my former best friend, Maria, “Why would you leave us, Lauren?

At that moment, I had a flashback. Yesterday I was picked up by the popular girls, snobbish, glamourous, with the most holier-than-thou attitude. They were jeering at Maria and Rose and I defended them. Their leader Mackenzie turned to me with a flick of her hair. I was prepared to retort to her witty remark but instead of lashing out at me, she put her hand on my shoulder and said,” Oh Laur, you’re one of the coolest and smartest girls in the grade. Join our gang, The MacZ’s.”

Her gang was the MacZ’s. And me thinking impulsively, at the spur of the moment made the biggest mistake of my life and agreed. As Maria and Rose said no, I turned to them and said,” Don’t be jealous of me Maria Thompson and Rose Peizer, just cause I’m better.” As the dispersal bell rang, I left with a glare.

Now here was Maria asking Why. I gave a scoff with a flick of my luscious locks leaving my former best friend sobbing. Then Kenzie came over and said,” Come on, Leave her.” As I was swept away by Kenzie, I realized I had broken my biggest rule of becoming a teenage cliché. We continued to jeer at the weaker ones who were my former friends. And I felt shallow being second-in-charge of the MacZ’s.

One fine day there was an incident that made me realize False friends are worse than open enemies. I had lost and been pummeled in dodgeball. I lay on the ground, unable to speak. I said in a whisper to Kenzie,” Help!”. But all she could say was,” Hey Cochrane, You’re now the hottest thing on Instagram, or as you might now think of it Instaspam!”. Then Maria and Rose helped me up and I realized that they were true friends and Mackenzie was a false one.

ANVI TUTEJA

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Anvi Tuteja, Imageries, Poems, Written Work

Perspective

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Perspective was the first word that came to me,
It was a pair of glasses required for the sky to see!
I have always wondered,
That because the clouds thundered,
Wouldn’t they be hard of hearing?
I have always found it endearing,
That the Sun would require sunglasses!
This shows us new perspective,
Freedom is our only objective,
I want to try something new,
Something done by few.
Admitting you may be wrong,
Is a skill possessed by none,
Admitting your faults,
Is not acknowledged at all!
New beginnings & a beautiful sunset,
With a scope of opportunity,
A chance of freedom,
And a certainty of luck
A whole lot of pluck
And big heart
Is all you need to fly free.

ANVI TUTEJA

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Anvi Tuteja, Imageries, Write-Ups, Written Work

Happiness is Humanity’s Greatest Lie

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‘Love, Hope and Compassion is shown when we help the needy……………………… and something else but my mind wandered away as the teacher droned on some more. I was mainly focused on the picture behind her.

A scene of real enjoyment as some poor children smiled for all they were worth. A monument behind them probably made of sandstone. Ugh! I needed to brush up on history or was it civics?
Three girls were smiling without a care in the world. They were playing with Holi Color. They were so happy but I didn’t feel pity for them instead I felt glad. Not at their misfortune, and I still wished they had better lives. I stand by the statement; Everyone should work for pleasure.
These young girls learnt a lesson not many got to learn, experience or feel. They had a harsh life, a tough time and an unfortunate ticket in the lottery of life but all that really mattered was that they were happy.

ANVI TUTEJA

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Anvi Tuteja, Imageries, Write-Ups, Written Work

Inspiration

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‘Inspiration was the first thing that came to me when I saw my sister’s painting. She had many other pieces on display but this one really caught my eye.’

picture credit to shailja

An artist looking from a hill at a picturesque valley equipped with an easel and armed with paint brushes just begging to be used. The paintbrushes were so worn out and full of color. Looking at it, it made me feel calm, free and with a sense of purpose. I could almost hear the leaves rustling and the wind in my hair. I felt the painter’s frustration in finding the perfect color to paint in.

I felt so creative, I was not in the valley or the hill I was lost in my thoughts. I felt like I could compose a poem as well as Homer or write a sonnet worthy of Shakespeare. I felt so enthusiastic to write. I never wanted to leave, for the first I felt confident about my writing. Just as my head was filled with these wonderful aspirations the source was cruelly snatched away from me. The painting was gone framed in a gallery with all the glory. I scowled at cruel life and horrid fate. But one more glimpse and I was content. It was like life scarred me and the painting was my ointment.

I loved my sister and all the paintbrushes and all the paint that made this paradise possible, this fantasy real and most of all this inspiration a reality.’

ANVI TUTEJA

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Quote of the Day Archive #onindefinatehiatus!

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NOTE: This feature is discontinued and on an indefinite hiatus.

09.10.2020
“We never lose our demons, We only learn to live above them.” 
ANCIENT ONE, DOCTOR STRANGE

10.10.2020
“It may take two to tango, but I’ve never been one to dance.”
ANVI TUTEJA

11.10.2020
“Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.”
WILLIAM CONGREVE

12.10.2020
“If you spend your entire life wondering what if, you’ll never have time to live in what is.”
ANVI TUTEJA

13.10.2020
“Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind, therefore is winged cupid painted blind.”
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

14.10.2020
“Neither a borrower nor a lender be; for loan oft loses both itself and friend.”
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

15.10.2020
“The Course of True Love Never Did Run Smooth.”
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

16.10.2020
“Whoever loved that not loved at first sight?”
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

17.10.2020
“Love sought is good but given unsought is better.”
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

18.10.2020
“All the world’s a stage and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts.”
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

19.10.2020
“Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.”
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

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