One of my favorite writers in the world at one point was Jayne Fisher. Not many know about her these days but she was the first writer who really inspired me. Why? She had written an entire series called The…
How's the NaNoWriMo going? I started but halfway through I realized that I need to read up a bit more, so am back to reading...it's satisfying to have a word count of 2000 odd words a day but unless you…
Have you ever thought about what genre your book lies in? This is a tricky question and is really important as it affects the way you market the book. I went to the Bangalore Lit Fest today and was fortunate…
It's NaNoWriMo month. I've been trying to do the 50,000 word count in November for many years now. Most of the time, something comes up and I stop. This year I'm trying again but the only reason I'm attempting it…
I write with friends on and off and many times I meet them, I realize that I don't have a notebook with me. Very unwriterly, but a fact. So I borrow paper and scribble sensory stories or prompt responses. When…
It often happens that I write a couple of chapters and then am inundated with reasons not to continue. This can go on for a couple of weeks, even months. In the back of my head, I wonder: Is it…
I like the Replace button in Word as you can do these little experiments: you can try to Replace all the names of one character with another more apt name. This is so easy to do but the problem is…
I've always been curious about the Jaipur Lit Fest, the greatest literary show on earth as they call it. So I visited the fest with a friend this year. The venue was excessively crowded with the majority of guests being…