Novelist

  • 4 Lies I’ve Heard in 4 Years of Blogging and Writing

    a bunch of things I wish people hadn’t told me, in the past 4 years – but they eventually did, because sometimes, certain people are inexplicably sadistic.

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  • Writing Q&A: Villains.

    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

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  • Five Favorite Feelings.

    Five Favorite Feelings.

    When I woke up this morning, I was scrolling down my previous blog posts and my Facebook timeline (Yes, I stalk myself online, don’t judge me :p ) and I couldn’t help but worry about the kind of mood I’ve been in for the past few weeks. I’ve been gloomy, depressed and so full of

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  • On Having a New Baby

    On Having a New Baby

    I’ve shut myself out. Real world seems like a distant and surreal place. And I actually kinda like it. Laavanya, Tridev, Inba, Ishdia, Jalal and Adityavarman are all that I think about now. I think about them in class, while working on my final semester project and while randomly going through my Facebook news-feed. I

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