Why Readers Should Question Authors

Dear Readers, Last evening I read a story that has been nagging me persistently ever since. The setting of the story is a familiar territory that I’ve had the opportunity to observe closely. Naturally, the moment I glanced at the snippet, I was keen to read the whole thing. Unfortunately, the story left me disappointed, …

New Delhi World Book Fair 2024: A Long & Tiring Swim

Dear Reader Are you drawn to book fairs? Of course, I hear you say. That's a given. Book fairs are like annual pilgrimages for book lovers. Recently, I had the opportunity to visit the World Book Fair held in Delhi from 10th to 18th February, 2024 at Pragati Maidan. After returning from the fair, I …

IWSG OCTOBER – WILL AI REPLACE WRITERS?

Dear Writing Community Hello and welcome to this month’s IWSG post. We are into the third last month of the year and it is already time to look back and see how far we've come. I’ve had a very slow writing year due to health issues of parents and lots of running around hospitals. But …

Jyoti Jha: The Self-Publishing Journey

Hello Readers The world of writing witnesses the rise and fall of several writers every day. While we each choose our own mediums to express ourselves (via blogging, journals, social media writing, authoring, etc.,) the journey of a fellow writer can greatly inspire us. I met Jyoti Jha during one of the blogging campaigns in …