FORTUNE FAIR – Coming SOON – by Sadhana Ramaani
*** Coming Soon *** FORTUNE FAIR: A tale that blends culture, religion and perspective of two opposite cultures….in a poise, subtle, heart touching way!! “Swathi, a beautiful young lady...
To outline or not?
What is outlining or plotting anyway? Plotting is defined as the process of structuring your novel. Every writer has a premise in his/her mind which drives them to write a...
Quality or Quantity?
You must be wondering what the title of the post meant? Yes, it is still related to the self publishing of books. There are some authors that think ‘just business’...
Is Self Publishing the way to go?
There are many of us that must have dreamed of becoming an author. Maybe as a child you read so many books and fell in love with reading. And later...
The Mysterious Mysteries – The Haunted House (Book 1 of 3 : Short Stories for Ages 7-10) by Lalitha Thatikonda
Clover is a girl protagonist who is boy trapped with three brothers and with the help of her two best friends, she solves the biggest problem that haunts her little...
Fear of judgment
We all must have invariably gone through fear of judgment. Although we as writers experience other types of fears, the fear of judgment seems to be the one that lingers...
Understanding basic elements of a story
We must have read about story elements many times. And as a natural writer, you must have already used all of these in your stories without having to think much....
Choosing the right ‘Point of view’
Even though we must have read the different points of view and have understood the examples of what they meant, sometimes, it becomes a difficult decision to choose one...
Writer’s block
There are a ton of us that sit down to write and suddenly the self doubt creeps us out. And then a myriad questions come up sometime during crafting of...
Gadgets, Gadgets everywhere!!
While Dr.Seuss wrote books with ONE Fish, TWO Fish, RED Fish, BLUE Fish; our present generation kids are learning; ONE iphone, TWO ipads, RED computer, BLUE headset . The electronica...
NRI parent’s dilemma: American candy or Indian kheer
The first-generation NRI parents face many delicate choices as their children grow up. For instance, one of the fundamental questions they confront is: Whether to let kids continue on nibbling...
Life of an NRI: A boon or a bane?
As the famous saying goes “grass is always greener on the other side of the hill”, this is true with the life of an NRI. Many people in India envy...