Writing
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If you want to be a Writer, BE WRITING.
I’ve lost count of the number of people who come up to me and say, ‘I want to be a writer too, But I don’t have the time.’ I’ve ranted about this quite a lot in this blog, so here’s a compilation of all the posts on writing I’ve written so far: Finding Time To… Read more
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Excerpts From First Impressions | Picture Quote
Picture Quote from First Impressions (yet to be published novel of mine) XOXO, Bala. To follow the author on Facebook. Click Here. To Follow the author on Twitter, Click Here. P.S: I’d like to hook you up with this book I wrote, it’s up on Amazon for sale! If you like Murder Thrillers with an Indian… 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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What DO you want, Bala?
The last few weeks have been insanely hectic. However, amidst all the craziness, I managed to notice that a small walk in the campus can serve as the best de-stressing therapy. And While I was walking one such walks, someone asked me this question: “What DO you want, Bala?” The question caught me off-gaurd. It… Read more
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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… Read more
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![Day 23, Snails and Regrets. [BoB]](https://balakarthiga.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/lily.jpg?w=580)
Day 23, Snails and Regrets. [BoB]
What do you do when you fear losing something that you never had? It’s going to sound complicated, but that’s just the phase that I’m stuck in. I’m regretting the steps that I never took, the luck that never was mine and the things that I never had. What’s more, rolls of irrational fear of losing… Read more
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![Day 01, Bride of the Battalions. [BoB]](https://balakarthiga.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/wp_20150109_004.jpg?w=1024)
Day 01, Bride of the Battalions. [BoB]
It’s been a very depressing week. It’s been more than a month since I’ve finished the first draft of my novel and things have got a lot complicated since. It’s not fear, doubt and failure that’s depressing me, but rather the lack of motivation, butchering of the spirit, and the ill treatment of my manuscript… Read more
