Bala karthiga M

A long-running corner of the internet where a writer thinks out loud.

Balakarthiga’s Blog

  • Easier Said Than Done.

    Easier Said Than Done.

     It hardly feels like summer here in Madurai. There’s this continuous rain that’s lashing against my windows, and it’s absolutely quiet. I see flashes of thunder and lightening at a distance. What’s more, I feel much more relaxed than I did all week, because I’m done with one of my exams and I now have… Read more

  • Six Reasons Why You Should NOT Watch O Kadhal Kanmani

    Six Reasons Why You Should NOT Watch O Kadhal Kanmani

    Okay, okay! I know I’m late to the party. I had a major network problem at home. So, please pardon me with the delayed review. No matter which direction I turn, all that I see now are girls who want to have Dulquer’s babies and boys who would kill to have a live in with… Read more

  • Camp NaNoWriMo Prep – The Commitment issue.

    Writing a novel, or even attempting to, is REALLY hard. And trying to do so, in one month, is even harder. Sometimes, you just want to quit. Or half way through, you just feel like the story you’re  writing is pure garbage. You feel like you really want to be doing something else with your time.… Read more

  • Writing A Novel In A Month – Camp NaNoWriMo April 2015

    Writing A Novel In A Month – Camp NaNoWriMo April 2015

    The April Session Of Camp NaNoWriMo is here and I am participating! I’ve never participated in NaNoWriMo before, because, I never really thought that I had what it takes to finish novel. Short stories were my comfort zone, and I was extremely comfortable with finishing a story in one sitting. A novel, can be a very… Read more

  • Why Our Hearts Break.

    Why Our Hearts Break.

    Heart breaks can be a very hard thing to understand. I don’t think I’m at the master level of it yet, but I’ve got the gist of it down and I’ll try my best to pass it on. Heart breaks are horrible, dispiriting and  nastily painful. But they teach us a very valuable lesson. When you go through… Read more

  • Friend Zones: A Case Study.

    Friend Zones: A Case Study.

    I’m going to try my best to sound as polite as possible with this post. The ‘Friend Zone’ is often seen as a very touchy and sensitive subject. And more often than not, it causes a lot of gender wars too. I’m a feminist, and I don’t really like the way the dreaded ‘Friend Zone’ is subjected… Read more