The Second Edition

The book is out. It receives all kinds of reviews, mostly favorable, thank God, and work begins on the second edition. A few things rush to my mind as I contemplate changes that need to be made in the next edition of my psychological thriller “It Can’t Be You”. It could be in a few weeks time or even in a few months time but the changes must be made.

Best Advice on Writing

Many who have succeeded in whatever they did, have to admit that they learnt their lessons from others. The same applies, fortunately , to writing as well. If you want to be a writer have a look at this list put together by Richard Nordquist in About.com.

Jaipur Literature Festival

Everyone but everyone is speaking of JLF or to the uniatiated  the Jaipur Literature Festival. There are innumerable tweets about it. There are shows on national TV channels and the newspapers have reserved lots of space to report the highlights of this interesting literary feast. It is fast becoming South Asia’s leading literary event. It draws many associated with literature: writers, poets, lyricists, publishers and readers too of course from all parts of the world.

Writers Digest Conference 2011

The Writers Digest Conference will soon be in the news. It is being held at New York from January 21-23, 2011. I hope that one day, some time, I shall be able to attend one of these!

How Do You Manage Your WIP?

How do you manage your WIP? Do you have notes scattered all the place? Do you get bright ideas only to forget them some minutes later? Do you have to strain yourself to remember the facts you promised yourself you would check? I have finished about 54,000 words of my WIP- my second novel titled “Lucky For Some, Thirteen”.  My aim is to finish this novel with about 81,000 words.

Aren’t you on Twitter?

As a relatively new author, I feel I have so much to learn from the writing community across the world. As you might know, my debut novel  It Can’t Be You was published in November 2010. I am so glad that I am on Twitter as it has given me an opportunity to interact with authors and those interested in books and writing from across the world.

Writing- A Common Interest

I find it quite fascinating that writing is a common passion for people with diverse backgrounds. It’s not essential for you to be a graduate in English Literature to foray into the world of writing. Take for example a few of the books I picked up recently. Their authors have as diverse a background as you can imagine.

Ideas for Characters

It’s quite fascinating how you can pick up ideas for your characters from almost anywhere! During my walk in the neighbourhood park a couple of days ago, I walked past a lady who was on the phone. As she spoke I noticed she had this habit of almost humming during the conversation. It went something like this ” You are to come tomorrow…hmmmmmm…..will you definitely come…..hmmmmmm……I will need to see you…hmmmmmmmmm”.

Top 10 Blogs For Writers

I love lists! I love them all the more when they are about things that interest me deeply- like writing, for example. If you are keen on improving your skills in writing and in building your perspective about what it means to be a writer, I am sure you do follow blogs on writing. They give you something to think about and tips and suggestions