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May 27, 2018
Cover Reveal – Mauri, Book 2 of Abhaya Collection
Back after a really long hiatus and I have news!
There is going to be a new addition to the Abhaya Universe!
Mauri, the second book of Abhaya collection is set to release on 9th June 2018 on Amazon Kindle Store. Set in the times of Mahabharata, the books explore lesser known stories of the timeless epic of India from the perspectives of strong female protagonists. The opening Title, Abhaya, was released on Kindle store in November 2015 and has received praise from acclaimed authors and review...
February 5, 2018
Cover Reveal – Destiny’s Girl by Adite Banerjie
Welcoming none other than the acclaimed author Adite Banerjie as she joins the Indie Author Band Wagon!
Can’t wait to read the book in its new Avtaar. Read the personal note by the author herself and remember to grab your copies. 
October 6, 2017
2 years as an Indie Author – 8 lessons I learnt. A #PoweredbyIndie post
November of 2017 will mark the second anniversary of me pushing the very exciting ‘Publish’ button on this wonderful Amazon KDP portal and introducing my first baby Abhaya to this world! Exciting would be an understatement to describe the journey that followed! Here are the 8 things I learnt since then.
One book seldom gets you anywhere – The first book gets us, aspiring authors rid of that annoyingly lingering ‘aspiring’ word from our bios. But persisting through multiple books is when we r...September 29, 2017
Book Blast – Lean in to Relationships by Rishabh Jhol
About the Book:
Doubthas pivoted many a relationship across the centuries. Whether it is Othello
suspicious of Desdemona or through the rise of paranoia as a trope in twentieth
century writings. While paranoia naturally suggests the vulnerability of
individual mind to social rhetoric, it is also the space for deep interrogation
of the individual that renders him/her to paranoia. This novel presents that
doubt has the potential to be a space of liberation. Madeeha
works in Jordan to reh...
September 7, 2017
6 books you must read if you are an Indie author (or if you want to become one)
The journey of an independent author is unique. Exhilarating as well as terrifying. The solitary phase of writing, the agonising rounds of editing, the pounding in your chest as you hit the ‘Publish’ button, the daze of initial launch time, the nostalgia, the celebration of crossing a milestone and the despair of not going anywhere, Indies can connect with it all. The greatest help that one can get in these phases is the assurance that they aren’t alone, that the problems they face have alrea...
September 4, 2017
Plotting your novel, a two phase method to face your demons
Hello all,
This was a post I had promised myself to upload after the release of my second novel, Avishi. If you are an aspiring novelist, I am sure plotting would have been a topic you pondered on quite a bit. It is daunting to envisage that 80,000+ word novel without a guide map and it is all the more torturing to have it haunting you while it remains unwritten.
Back in 2016, I was going through a usual journey of uncertainty, marketing (or rather wondering about marketing) my debut novel A...
August 11, 2017
Vishwamitra by Dr. Vineet Aggarwal
When Satyavati, wife of Rishi Ruchik,
exchanges with her mother the magic potion for bearing a child, they change not
just their children’s destiny, but also the history of mankind. Born of this
mix up is Vishwamitra, the son of a Kshatriya, who strives to become a
Brahmarishi—the ultimate and most powerful of all Gurus. Vishwamitra is the powerful story of a
brave but stubborn, haughty yet c...
June 30, 2017
Self-publishing FAQs
Reblogging this fabulous compendium of Self Publishing FAQs by Rasana Atreya. I credit her for inspiring me to Self Publish my first book (and my upcoming one too!)
On Getting Published, Good Books, and Living Goddesses
I get these same questions so often that I decided to turn this into a blog post:
I have a manuscript. How do I self-publish it?Before you self-publish this:* If you have writer friends, get them to beta-read your manuscript.
* Get your manuscript edited.
* Get your manusc...
March 12, 2017
Beating the Sophomore blues : How I completed writing my second novel
Believe me or not. Writing that first novel is the easiest step in the journey of a writer. (For those who are feeling violent after reading this statement, I would have reacted in the same way about a year ago!) Continuing on this path while balancing with the added responsibilities of marketing the first book can prove trickier than expected. Chasing different players of the book ecosystem for reviews, sales, events and what not to market the first book and finding the time to sit and write...
March 8, 2017
Top Indian Historical fiction books with awesome women characters #Womensday
People ask me about inspiring Indian books and novels that they can gift to their daughters, sisters, nieces and cousins. Here are those books from the historical fiction genres that I read in the recent months.
There is something special about women characters in Indian history. Whether they were warriors, danseuses, spies or feisty village bellies, they all made a mark in the hearts of story tellers who felt compelled to immortalise them in their stories.
Ponniyin Selvan by Kalki Krishnamu...
