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Freshly Minted Posts
- A Fifth Blogversary Hi-five March 16, 2016
- Delhi Reveals its ‘Do It’ Spirit January 24, 2016
- Goodbye, 2015. Hello, 2016. January 1, 2016
- “My characters wouldn’t let me rest in peace!” — Sundari Venkatraman December 30, 2015
- Interview plus a teeny weeny look at my new book… November 17, 2015
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Author-as-Brand: More Cons than Pros for Newbie Authors (part 1)
A newbie author-brand is a high risk investment for risk-averse publishers Continue reading
Posted in A Novel Journey
Tagged Adite Banerjie, Amazon, Amish, aspiring authors, authors, book marketing, books, brands, Chetan Bhagat, creative writing, debut novel, newbie authors, publishing
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Happy New Beginnings!
“The secret to a rich life is to have more beginnings than endings.” — Dave Weinbaum. At the start of 2013, I knew it was going to be an exciting year for me. I had taken a step into the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, 2014, aspiring authors, books, dancing in the rain, Harlequin, inspiration, new beginnings, new year, quotes, romance writing, writing
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Crafting Compelling Characters – 5 Tips from 5 Authors
Writing compelling characters lies at the heart of any storytelling venture. No matter what the genre it can be quite a challenge to craft engaging characters whom readers can fall in love with, or at the other extreme, love to … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, Bollywood fiance for a day, books, creating characters, Harlequin Mills & Boon, Hint of a Scandal, His Captive Indian Princess, Jennifer Hayward, Monsoon Memories, novels, Renita D'Silva, romance, Ruchi Vasudeva, Tanu Jain, Tara Pammi, The Divorce Party, tips, writing, writing tips
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Sonali Dev – Her heart beats for words and Bollywood!
Sonali Dev is a writer who combines her love for words and Bollywood to conjure up stories that make a crazy tangle with her life as wannabe supermom and domestic goddess, and disgruntled corporate minion. Sonali lives in the Chicago … Continue reading
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Tagged Bollywood, books, Golden Hearts, novels, screenwriting, Sonali Dev, writing
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K.A. Abbas — An Unputdownable Voice
Title: An Evening in Lucknow – Selected Stories Author: K.A.Abbas; Edited by: Suresh Kohli Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 978-93-5029-102-3 Pages: 226 + special features including an interview with KA Abbas Genre: Modern Classics Price: Rs 299 Rating: 5 out of … Continue reading
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Tagged An Evening in Lucknow, Awaara, books, fiction, films, Indian films, Jaagte Raho, journalist, Khwaja Ahmed Abbas, novelist, raj kapoor, Saat Hindustani, screenwriter, writer
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