It’s that time of the year again. Come winter and drum beats for the Jaipur Literary Festival billed as the greatest literary show on earth, start sounding loud and clear. At the curtain raiser for JLF 2019 (January 24-28) Co-director Namita Gokhale announced an entire session on a brand new theme – Cli-Fi. “We have…
Posts from: December 2018

Benefits of being a hybrid author: When to self-publish and when to go the traditional route? By Falguni Kothari
Never keep all your eggs in one basket. The adage has become more of a philosophy I’ve adopted to navigate various aspects of my life, including my publishing career. So, what or who is a hybrid author? A writer who avails herself of all the publishing opportunities available to her, such as traditional, self…

Strategies to Stitch a Spectacular Short Story
A short story has its own charm, it may not keep you occupied for hours but the pleasure derived from a well-crafted short is like Tequila. It packs a punch. Incidentally, both are my favourite 😉 The amount of effort and craft is no less than for a regular novel. In fact, more so since…

Wedding Memories
Anushka – Virat, Ranveer – Deepika, Priyanka – Nick and if rumours are to believed, Ranbir – Alia will follow soon. What do they have in common? Gorgeous, perfectly groomed couples, exotic locales, heartstoppingly beautiful venues…fairy tale weddings. As the pictures and videos flood our timelines, we can’t help but watch engrossed in these flawlessly…

New Age Literary Festival, Sk-One
I enjoyed participating as a panelist in a new age literary fest organised by Sarath City Capital Mall, sponsored by Sk- One. It was enriching to listen to the other panelists — all authors and accomplished in various fields. The event was moderated by the vivacious and fascinating Namrata Bhagtani-Sadhvani and coordinated by the efficient Anupama Dalmia… Held…
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