Lines from “It Can’t Be You”

Yesterday, at the Pan South India Alumni Meet of XLRI at the grand ITC Gardenia

Tips For Aspiring Authors

Some people were talking to me recently at a party. The topic turned to writing as a full-time profession. A young man said,”It must be fun to live the good life, earning so much that you just write all day long, which anyway is something you love doing.”  I said, “I am doing this as a second career after retirement. Don’t forget I worked for more than 35 years as a professional before taking to writing.” I went on to say, “You have to be a top-notch writer, with a few lucky breaks thrown in for good measure, to be able to live only on the strength of your earnings through your writing.” I don’t mean to be discouraging but a lot of people in India, especially the young, seem to have too rosy a picture of the field of writing. They have a lot of spirit , which I greatly admire but sometimes in their enthusiasm lose sight of some harsh realities.

“A Toast To Plum: Celebrating P.G.Wodehouse”- An Update

This writing project has gone for a toss! It was so dear to my heart and I had great hopes of it becoming a published book that Wodehouse fans the world over would enjoy. However, the plan seems to have become unstuck. I failed in my attempt to persuade the Trustees of the Wodehouse Estate to grant permission for its eventual publication. They didn’t seem to have been impressed by my preliminary inquiry. Perhaps I should have made out a formal book proposal.

What’s Cooking? Current Projects.

I was updating my profile at Author Central at Amazon.com, UK when it struck me that I was working on a number of very different projects. I thought I would share what’s cooking with you today:

Writing Fiction Is Hard Work!

So you want to be a fiction writer? Congratulations but so do a million others. All of them don’t make the grade. It is easy to get carried away with the images of huge success. Everyone dreams of churning out best-sellers that feature on the New York Times, getting that incredible advance that make eyes pop out and wallowing in luxury as you write from your  exclusive writer’s den in some exotic place.

On Vacation

My wife and I leave for a trip to the US in a couple of weeks time. My blog posts will be infrequent for the next few months.

Please bear with me. Will be posting updates on my Facebook Page.

NaNoWriMo, So Far So Good!

I first thought of what I would write for this year’s NaNoWriMo when I was recuperating after my heart bypass surgery in July 2010. I was advised to walk about for a little while every day, starting  with 3 minutes and going on to reach 45 minutes, which is now the prescribed duration of my daily walk- for as long as I live! While walking I naturally thought of NaNo 2010 and a few ideas came to me which looked quite promising.

Writing To Be Read

I am an aspiring novelist. An aspiring writer. A keen blogger. What I have in common with millions of others- experienced writers and novices alike- is that all of us are “Writing To Be Read”.

Here is a blog dedicated to the world of writing- covering the art of writing, authors and books. And readers of course, without whom there would be no takers for our writing.

Hello world!

I am hooked to books- and writing. This space is for me to explore the world of writing, authors and books. They have given me countless hours of enjoyment. I hope they do the same to you.

I live in Bangalore, India. Writing is my passion. I have been a corporate executive, management consultant and executive coach for three and a half decades. Writing to be read is what I hope to do for the rest of my life…..