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Category Archives: Writing
Why Writing Isn’t As Easy As It May Seem
Every educated person who’s been to school can read as well as write. No big deal! We write on a daily basis, don’t we? Emails, documents, blogs, FB posts, and even comments on something we like or dislike. So what’s … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Literary Fiction, Research, Uncategorized, Writer, Writing
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Daughters of ‘Mother India’
Why feminism doesn’t mean ‘making villains out of men’, and how women can empower themselves. Continue reading
Posted in Childbirth, Crime, Discrimination, Help, Hope, India & Indians, Inspiration, Poverty, Pregnancy, Research, Sex Discrimination, Society, Writing
Tagged Child Marriage, Delhi Rape Case, Dowry, Female Foeticide, Female Genital Mutilation, India's Daughter, Mother India, Poverty, Section 498(A), Violence Against Women
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Heroes vs. Villains
It’s a fact that heroes are overrated, but nobody realizes this, because the audience sees the heroes through the pink goggles of awe and adoration. Point to be noted here is that heroes become heroes when they overcome difficult situations … Continue reading
Posted in Dealing with Failure, Fiction, Hope, Inspiration, Literary Fiction, Society, Writer, Writing
Tagged Amitabh Bachchan, Batman, Harry Potter, Hero, Joker, Lord Voldemort, revenge, Spiderman, Superman, Villain
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Do writers consider themselves superior than the readers? What’s your honest opinion?
Q –> Generally writers and poets consider themselves a notch superior than the reader. What’s your honest opinion? Most poetry and many articles in top-tier publications zoom right over my head, making me wonder whether the author is patting himself … Continue reading
Posted in Author Interivew, Dealing with Failure, Fiction, Inspiration, Literary Fiction, Society, Writer, Writing
Tagged craft of writing, opinion, reading, writer's dilemma, writing craft
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Book Review: The Shadow Rises (Witch-Hunter #1)
The Shadow Rises by K.S. Marsden Rating: 3 I liked this book. Horror is a genre where a lot of atmosphere building is needed to pull the reader in. Though the first few chapters weren’t a puller, the overall story … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction, Writer, Writing
Tagged Book Reviews, Books, British Author, Fantasy, Magic, Paranormal, reading, Witches
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Writing Practice or “Free Writing”
Being an avid reader, I know the importance of fine and powerful writing skills that touch the readers’ hearts and penetrate it. However, after releasing my first book – an amateur detectives’ adventure fiction – I realized that I had … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Fiction, Help, Literary Fiction, Research, Uncategorized, Writer, Writing
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The Photographs in my Book
As committed earlier, I’m posting the photographs used in my book, The Valentine’s Day Clue, along with the description I’ve added for each. (*Please note that all these pictures n’ photographs, as well as the description provided herein are copyrighted): … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Photography, Pune, Research, Society, Writer, Writing
Tagged Alandi, Book Excerpt, Books, Cliff, Detective Fiction, Ganesha, Hindu temple, Pune, Sandy, Walking, Water Storage
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My Adventures in Researching for Writing
What can a writer do to confirm a theory he/she has written about? Here’s what I did: For the first book in the detective adventure series that I’m writing, I had a situation where the protagonist, Sandy, is tied with … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Research, Writing
Tagged Detective Adventure, Detective Fiction, Gymnastics, Nationals, Protagonist, superpowers, Thriller, Writers Resources
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