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A MINIMALIST LIFE
‘Simplicity is the Ultimate Sophistication’ How would you feel, when you finally find a word that best describes the kind of lifestyle that you’ve always wanted? That was it for me when I accidentally stumbled upon minimalism, and I immediately began doing my research – by devouring several articles about this incredible, marvelous and remarkable… Read more
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Writing Q&A: Villains.
Villainy is fascinating. As a writer, it is also one of the biggest challenges I’ve ever faced. Not much of my short stories and first two novels have real villains, per se. I’m one of those writers who pen stories that revolve around Situational Villainy. Which means, the villains in most of my stories aren’t usually… Read more
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Writing Q&A| Finding Time to Start and Finish your Novel
Finding the time is more about wanting the time to write, and you have to want it more than anything else in the world. Read more
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Wild, Wild Nights.
The night owls have been glorified and articulated to be extra creative – well I strongly disagree. I had a revelation when I woke up and made myself a cup of tea, this morning. I don’t know if it was the very rhythm of grabbing my mug, placing a bag of Darjeeling tea and then… Read more
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Stress And Me.
I’m just not one of those stay-at-home full time writers/bloggers for two reasons. One, I would be impoverished and two, I do not want to live under my parents’ or future husband’s supports. I want to build a career that would sustain me financially, because God knows how much of a high maintenance I am,… Read more
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Bala From The Future.
Dear Bala from the Future, We love letters. We’ve always had this romantic soft spot for long passages, neatly written and addressed to our name. However, we’ve never got any such letters, cuz there isn’t anyone in our life that we can write to, or that can write to us. That’s when I thought,… Read more
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Excerpts From a Novel I’ll Never Publish
Excerpts From a Novel I’ll Never Publish Michael wrote an email to Kyra last night, and he let me take a look at it. Well, what do I say? The email, was two things. Inspiring and upsetting. Without any further delay, let me write down all that Michael had written. Kyra, I do not know… Read more
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5 Questions You Should Ask Yourself Before You Fall.
I shouldn’t be allowed to write this. In all honesty, I should be dragged away from my computer and locked in an underground cellar, just so that I do not proceed any further with this outrageous post. I have no qualification to be writing this. Taking relationship advice from me, is like taking non-violence lessons from… Read more
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Broken Magic.
In case you’ve all been wondering where I vanished, let me assure you – I have not been battling writer’s block! In fact, I’ve disappeared because of the exact opposite reason. Last week, I accidentally made a Kindle Short Story, and I have been quite busy doing promotions for it on Facebook and Twitter, but now… Read more
