Ask the Author: Neetha Joseph
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Neetha Joseph
When I saw the blood drenched apparition appear and disappear before my mahogany bed on which I lay soaked in perspiration and clutching my quilt with white knuckles, I knew she had come to seek vengeance. Helplessly I watched her hand reach out for my legs that were showing under the quilt and yanked it with such brutal force that there was only a hair's breath between death and I.
Neetha Joseph
'The Ministry of Happiness' by Arundathi Roy and a few mystery books
Neetha Joseph
Call it nightmarish if you like, but there are innumerable shadows that have been chasing me since childhood; shadows of an unexplainable kind which one can't see but only feel; shadows that haunt you like an unforgettable scary moment you experienced when you dared to venture up a dimly lit attic.
Neetha Joseph
Being a full time permanent teacher with HSC classes to teach it is difficult to find time to write on a daily basis. So I use my weekends to compose a book allocating 6 hours each day.
Neetha Joseph
Writing has many psychological benefits. It helps you to unburden your yoke and emancipates you and helps you comprehend the enigmas of life and prepares you for the harsh realities that the future holds for you. Besides these personal benefits you are able to share your experiences with responders and you are able to make them aware of social issues.
Neetha Joseph
It would be beneficial for them to have a clear cut view of the purpose of why they are undertaking such an enterprise. Once this is clear it would be useful to use autobiographical material to start with as anything that comes from within never fails to have a profound effect on responders. Self-publishing sans reliance on publishing companies might be a good way to begin with, especially, if you have economical issues. All the writer has to pay for would be the copyright fees and ISBN with barcode. Kindle Direct Publishing and other free publishing platforms are available for first time authors. If your book is really good the publishing company would come to you. So be brave.
Neetha Joseph
My second book will be about internet hackers and how internet chatting is not as serendipitous as it seems. I still have research to do on the topic and have some anecdotes that i would like to include in my second book the composition of which would begin in June.
Neetha Joseph
My specialization is English Literature and it is not uncommon for literature students to try their hand at creative writing. I began with short stories, poems, however, had never invested any serious effort into my previous compositions. However, if I were to pinpoint the exact source of my inspiration to become an author I would state that it is the outcome of an existential search. There was this moment of revelation when I felt that I had a compelling tale to tell and I must put pen to paper.
Neetha Joseph
My experiences as a migrant in Australia and as an educator in secondary schools as I have worked in a few institutions. Fictitious representations of real life situations based on research has been incorporated into the book through social and political allusions.
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