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November 28, 2016
My Indore trip. (with lots of pictures from my talk at Acropolis college)
I have just got back from the beautiful city of Indore. My talk at Acropolis college was a HUGE success. I spoke about my journey and '5 Ways to a Happier You'.
A packed auditorium, giant hoardings all over the college (I was so surprised!), a very large turnout and so much love and respect, that just thinking about it envelops me in this warm feeling.
The Principal of the college presenting a memento
Was mobbed for signing books!
A section of the audience
With the students and the faculty members
Posing in front of one of the hoardings
A screenshot of the Twitter reactions..Excuse the ad, I was too lazy to crop it out :)
Another shot of the audience
The hospitality and arrangements made by the faculty and students of Acropolis college Indore was exemplary. I do feel very blessed to have been in their midst and shared those few hours. The students and the staff---all unequivocally told me that they found my talk outstanding---inspiring, entertaining, and that it helped and motivated them. Cherished memories indeed were made.
If you want to see more pics of the event, you can go here.
After that I got an opportunity to go around the city of Indore. The owners of Readers Paradise which was where the book event was held, were very sweet to me. His son, accompanied me, and we visited many sites in Indore. I am sharing one pic, clicked in front of Rajwada Indore.
I will be making sketches of these places, over the next few days and I will share them on my Instagram art page.
In the flight too I made a few sketches. I shall share them too very soon.
I am just about recovering from a very hectic trip.(I had to leave home at 2.30 to catch the only direct flight from Bangalore which leaves at 5.20 am)
But I feel so blessed, fortunate and happy.
My next stop will be NAGPUR, which will be on December 1st. Block your dates, if you live there.
Will blog again soon.
Till then, stay positive.'
Love'
Preeti
http://preetishenoy.com/
A packed auditorium, giant hoardings all over the college (I was so surprised!), a very large turnout and so much love and respect, that just thinking about it envelops me in this warm feeling.
The Principal of the college presenting a memento
Was mobbed for signing books!
A section of the audience
With the students and the faculty members
Posing in front of one of the hoardings
A screenshot of the Twitter reactions..Excuse the ad, I was too lazy to crop it out :)
Another shot of the audienceThe hospitality and arrangements made by the faculty and students of Acropolis college Indore was exemplary. I do feel very blessed to have been in their midst and shared those few hours. The students and the staff---all unequivocally told me that they found my talk outstanding---inspiring, entertaining, and that it helped and motivated them. Cherished memories indeed were made.
If you want to see more pics of the event, you can go here.
After that I got an opportunity to go around the city of Indore. The owners of Readers Paradise which was where the book event was held, were very sweet to me. His son, accompanied me, and we visited many sites in Indore. I am sharing one pic, clicked in front of Rajwada Indore.
I will be making sketches of these places, over the next few days and I will share them on my Instagram art page.
In the flight too I made a few sketches. I shall share them too very soon.
I am just about recovering from a very hectic trip.(I had to leave home at 2.30 to catch the only direct flight from Bangalore which leaves at 5.20 am)
But I feel so blessed, fortunate and happy.
My next stop will be NAGPUR, which will be on December 1st. Block your dates, if you live there.
Will blog again soon.
Till then, stay positive.'
Love'
Preeti
http://preetishenoy.com/
November 21, 2016
A Mundane Monday which also tells you where I find inspiration to write.
Many a time I am asked by people--Where do you find inspiration to write? How are you able to make the readers feel every emotion which your characters experience? How is it that we feel for your characters?
So I thought I would write about my writing process, where I find my inspiration and how I write. Rather than publish it here, I felt Medium was a better suited option for that post. In case you want to read it go HERE.
My next stop for my book tour of #ItsAllInThePlanets is INDORE. It's on 25th November. If you live in Indore, please block your dates.
Today has been a tiring day for me. I had to give my car for a service. So apart from my regular morning walk, I walked back after I gave the car. And then I walked again to collect it. Today I have walked a total of 10.94 kms in 2 hours and 26 minutes!
And when I was walking back, a reader recognised me and greeted me.
It happens quite regularly these days---someone or the other recognises me. Some walk upto me and say a hi. Some are shy and then they go and post on my FB wall. Some feel they would be intruding on my time.
But one thing I must say, ALL my readers are truly sweet. I feel fortunate to be read by so many.
Till the next post, stay positive.
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Buy my latest book: http://preeti.io/3
http://preetishenoy.com/
So I thought I would write about my writing process, where I find my inspiration and how I write. Rather than publish it here, I felt Medium was a better suited option for that post. In case you want to read it go HERE.
My next stop for my book tour of #ItsAllInThePlanets is INDORE. It's on 25th November. If you live in Indore, please block your dates.
Today has been a tiring day for me. I had to give my car for a service. So apart from my regular morning walk, I walked back after I gave the car. And then I walked again to collect it. Today I have walked a total of 10.94 kms in 2 hours and 26 minutes!
And when I was walking back, a reader recognised me and greeted me.
It happens quite regularly these days---someone or the other recognises me. Some walk upto me and say a hi. Some are shy and then they go and post on my FB wall. Some feel they would be intruding on my time.
But one thing I must say, ALL my readers are truly sweet. I feel fortunate to be read by so many.
Till the next post, stay positive.
__________________________________
Buy my latest book: http://preeti.io/3
http://preetishenoy.com/
November 18, 2016
A video which went viral and a sketch for you.
In my last post, I had told you that I would be going live. Guess what---that video has gone viral!
I am shocked and surprised in equal measures. As I type this, the video has got 683K views,488 shares, 13K likes and 3.6K comments!!! Can you believe those statistics?
If you want to watch the video, go HERE
I have talked about friendships, how they change as we change, how it is hard to forgive and what to do if there is jealousy in friendships. I have also talked about the books I am currently reading. I had actually read out a passage from my new book #ItsAllInThePlanets where Nidhi discusses a friendship with her step-mom (whom she is very close to) Tara. Then there was a technical glitch, and hence the video got split into two parts. It is the 2nd part of the video that went viral.
As per my blog resolutions, I am trying to blog at least thrice a week---I plan to post on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. And if possible, will post photo-posts, in between too.
Happy? Told you, I love my blog--and I can't be separated from it for long :)
See you all soon. And do watch the video, come back here and tell me what you thought about it!
I am sharing a sketch I made here.
For more of my art, go to my Instagram art page:https://www.instagram.com/preetishenoyart/
Hope you have a great weekend! What are your weekend plans?
(Mine is to stay at home and catch up on sleep and make art that makes me happy!) If you share, I am listening.
See you soon!
Much love
Preeti http://preetishenoy.com/
I am shocked and surprised in equal measures. As I type this, the video has got 683K views,488 shares, 13K likes and 3.6K comments!!! Can you believe those statistics?
If you want to watch the video, go HERE
I have talked about friendships, how they change as we change, how it is hard to forgive and what to do if there is jealousy in friendships. I have also talked about the books I am currently reading. I had actually read out a passage from my new book #ItsAllInThePlanets where Nidhi discusses a friendship with her step-mom (whom she is very close to) Tara. Then there was a technical glitch, and hence the video got split into two parts. It is the 2nd part of the video that went viral.
As per my blog resolutions, I am trying to blog at least thrice a week---I plan to post on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. And if possible, will post photo-posts, in between too.
Happy? Told you, I love my blog--and I can't be separated from it for long :)
See you all soon. And do watch the video, come back here and tell me what you thought about it!
I am sharing a sketch I made here.
For more of my art, go to my Instagram art page:https://www.instagram.com/preetishenoyart/
Hope you have a great weekend! What are your weekend plans?
(Mine is to stay at home and catch up on sleep and make art that makes me happy!) If you share, I am listening.
See you soon!
Much love
Preeti http://preetishenoy.com/
November 16, 2016
Write India Grand finale---and catch me live on Thursdays!
Just got back from Mumbai, from a really grand event which was the finale of the Write India, which had been going on for the past 11 months. In case you don't know what it is, you can watch the intorductory video:
The newspapers today carried the pics as well as the write-up. So I won't tell you about that. You can read about it here.
However, what I really want to tell you about is the incredible sense of camaraderie, kinship and the bond that all of us, authors felt. There is absolutely no rivalry between us. (contrary to what people may think). We are all such good friends. There was so much laughter and good spirit.
It was a very special evening. I am sharing with you a few pictures that speak for themselves.
Just before leaving for the event
Madhuri Banerjee and me.
Durjoy Datta, Amish and me sharing something very funny.
On stage with Amish. Ashwin, Ashwin and Ravi Subramanian
With Ravinder Singh
With Amish
Durjoy and me.
Madhuri, Kiran manral and me
You can see more photos HERE.
And now--something important that I want to share with you. The response I got for my last LIVE video was phenomenal. Many of you wanted me to do this more often. And so, my team has come up this concept of Thoughtful Thursdays.
So login tomorrow. I will be live. Please check my FB author page for exact time. If you have already liked my page, then point your cursor to 'like' button and hover over it. You will see a window pop-up with options. Tick 'see first' in your newsfeed, so you don't miss the notification of the time.
See you all tomorrow.
Goodnight folks.
Lots of love
Preeti
__________________________________
Check out my latest book #ItsAllInThePlanets: http://Preeti.io/3
http://preetishenoy.com/
The newspapers today carried the pics as well as the write-up. So I won't tell you about that. You can read about it here.
However, what I really want to tell you about is the incredible sense of camaraderie, kinship and the bond that all of us, authors felt. There is absolutely no rivalry between us. (contrary to what people may think). We are all such good friends. There was so much laughter and good spirit.
It was a very special evening. I am sharing with you a few pictures that speak for themselves.
Just before leaving for the event
Madhuri Banerjee and me.
Durjoy Datta, Amish and me sharing something very funny.
On stage with Amish. Ashwin, Ashwin and Ravi Subramanian
With Ravinder Singh
With Amish
Durjoy and me.
Madhuri, Kiran manral and meYou can see more photos HERE.
And now--something important that I want to share with you. The response I got for my last LIVE video was phenomenal. Many of you wanted me to do this more often. And so, my team has come up this concept of Thoughtful Thursdays.
So login tomorrow. I will be live. Please check my FB author page for exact time. If you have already liked my page, then point your cursor to 'like' button and hover over it. You will see a window pop-up with options. Tick 'see first' in your newsfeed, so you don't miss the notification of the time.
See you all tomorrow.
Goodnight folks.
Lots of love
Preeti
__________________________________
Check out my latest book #ItsAllInThePlanets: http://Preeti.io/3
http://preetishenoy.com/
November 7, 2016
Winners of the Blogversary Celebrations!
Hey all,
All of you have left me such wonderful comments. I wish I could send ALL of you the special limited edition mug. However, I have to pick a few, and here are the people whose comments have been chosen :
Prathima Joishy
Upma Pant
Nitu
Archita Batra
Megha Sharma
Aditi
Raman Rajan
Sammah Masud
Vaishnavi Vaishu
Neha Nayyar
CS
Tarang Sinha
Zena Mikha
Ravali Yendala
Shinega
Nupur
Deepika
Swaroopa
Please send your address and choice of option to contact(at)westland-tata(dot)com with a cc to me ps(at)preetishenoy(dot)com
And your mugs will reach you!
Must tell you that some posts had a lot of comments, and some posts had relatively lesser. So we pooled in ALL the comments to pick these names.
Also to all who left links to your blog, if there are more than 10 posts, you can expect a visit from me soon!! <3
Thank you all for leaving me such beautiful comments.
Will blog again very soon.
Till then, keep smiling
____________________________________
ps: check out http://preeti.io/3http://preetishenoy.com/
All of you have left me such wonderful comments. I wish I could send ALL of you the special limited edition mug. However, I have to pick a few, and here are the people whose comments have been chosen :
Prathima Joishy
Upma Pant
Nitu
Archita Batra
Megha Sharma
Aditi
Raman Rajan
Sammah Masud
Vaishnavi Vaishu
Neha Nayyar
CS
Tarang Sinha
Zena Mikha
Ravali Yendala
Shinega
Nupur
Deepika
Swaroopa
Please send your address and choice of option to contact(at)westland-tata(dot)com with a cc to me ps(at)preetishenoy(dot)com
And your mugs will reach you!
Must tell you that some posts had a lot of comments, and some posts had relatively lesser. So we pooled in ALL the comments to pick these names.
Also to all who left links to your blog, if there are more than 10 posts, you can expect a visit from me soon!! <3
Thank you all for leaving me such beautiful comments.
Will blog again very soon.
Till then, keep smiling
____________________________________
ps: check out http://preeti.io/3http://preetishenoy.com/
October 28, 2016
Blog resolutions! #10yearsOfBlogging
Hey all, it has been a FANTASTIC blogversary week for me, to celebrate 10 years of blogging, and all of you have chipped in and poured in the comments.
I conclude the celebrations with my blogging resolutions! For those who came in late, do read the previous posts (with some VERY interesting topics) and leave me a comment. 3 comments win a beautiful limited edition mug designed by my team.
Here are my blog resolutions/ mission statement/purpose :
1. I will try and blog at least once a week.2. Posting something is better than not posting at all.3. I will do one blog marathon every year.4.There has never been and there will be no negativity on my blog5. My blog will always be my special place.6.My blog readers are a very special lot.7. The best way to know someone is by reading their blog!8. My blog will always remain honest and authentic.
Have a GREAT Diwali folks.Much lovePreeti
http://preetishenoy.com/
I conclude the celebrations with my blogging resolutions! For those who came in late, do read the previous posts (with some VERY interesting topics) and leave me a comment. 3 comments win a beautiful limited edition mug designed by my team.
Here are my blog resolutions/ mission statement/purpose :
1. I will try and blog at least once a week.2. Posting something is better than not posting at all.3. I will do one blog marathon every year.4.There has never been and there will be no negativity on my blog5. My blog will always be my special place.6.My blog readers are a very special lot.7. The best way to know someone is by reading their blog!8. My blog will always remain honest and authentic.
Have a GREAT Diwali folks.Much lovePreeti
http://preetishenoy.com/
October 27, 2016
5 reasons why you should keep a journal and how it can change your life.
Why should you keep a journal
Most successful people advocate keeping a journal. Right now I am reading a brilliant book by Julia Cameron called ‘The Artists Way’.One of the quotes from the book, that stood out for me is :
“In times of pain, when the future is too terrifying to contemplate and the past too painful to remember, I have learned to pay attention to right now. The precise moment I was in was always the only safe place for me.”
A record of now: Keeping a journal is a record of your now. Your present reality. Your goals. Your dreams. Your aspirations.
Slotting time: Without a journal, one day merges into another, merges into a third. Time is a blur. With a journal, there is a goal, a map, a ‘place to go’.It is like a blurprint to shape your life.
It is fun: If you feel writing a journal is monotonous, you can make a bullet journal. Or a scrapbook of ‘wishes’. Make it fun. Make it any way you want. There are no hard and fast rules. But do maintain one.
Record of growth: You will see how much you have grown from the time you start it, to a few years from then on.
Clearer though process: When you start writing in a journal, your thought process becomes clearer. You tend to start becoming more assertive. Your dreams materialise.
I have kept a journal ever since I was 10. I don’t write every day, but I do write regularly. From 2005 onwards, I stopped keeping chronological diaries. Instead, I write when I feel like writing, and I put the date.
Try it.Read up about it.Then do it.
You only have a lot to gain.
Have you ever kept a journal? Has it helped you? Do you intend to start one?Tell me in my comments below. 3 comments win a BEAUTIFUL exclusive special edition mug, designed by my team.
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October 26, 2016
The best posts of my blog in ten years.
Over these last ten years, I have written so many posts on so many topics.
Thought I would share some selected posts with you.
Here are the links:
My top posts on marriage:
Marriage and it other implications http://blog.preetishenoy.com/2011/08/marriage-and-its-other-implications.html
Marriage and Freedom
http://blog.preetishenoy.com/2011/04/marriage-and-freedom.html
Jealousy in a marrriage/long term relationship http://blog.preetishenoy.com/2011/06/i-only-get-jealous-because-i-love-you.html
My top personal posts: These are posts very close to my heart.
My special friendhttp://justamotheroftwo.blogspot.in/2007/01/my-special-friend.html
Live like there's no tomorrow
http://justamotheroftwo.blogspot.in/2006/11/live-like-there-is-no-tomorrow-and.html
A tribute to one of the coolest people I know
http://justamotheroftwo.blogspot.in/2010/09/tribute-to-one-of-coolest-people-i-have.html
The shoes fit, but they don't feel right
http://justamotheroftwo.blogspot.in/2...
My top relationship posts
5 things to improve your relationships: http://blog.preetishenoy.com/2014/11/5-things-to-do-to-make-your.html
How to get over someone who does not love you back :
http://blog.preetishenoy.com/2014/11/how-to-get-over-someone-who-does-not.html
Family versus work—what should you choose? http://blog.preetishenoy.com/2014/11/family-versus-work-what-should-you.html
An open letter to all teens: http://blog.preetishenoy.com/2015/01/... Top posts on writing
How to be a better writerhttp://blog.preetishenoy.com/2014/11/how-to-become-better-writer-askpreeti.html
Where I find inspiration to write: http://blog.preetishenoy.com/2016/06/where-to-find-inspiration-to-write-blog.html
What writing a book involves:http://blog.preetishenoy.com/2012/08/...
How to get published in India: http://blog.preetishenoy.com/2012/02/on-writing-and-getting-published.html
ON being a popular author: http://blog.preetishenoy.com/2015/01/on-being-popular-author.html
5 things to remember when you communicate: http://blog.preetishenoy.com/2015/01/5-ways-to-make-you-feel-good-about.htmlOne post I want to highlight
On starting an organic terrace garden:http://blog.preetishenoy.com/2015/01/on-starting-organic-terrace-garden.html
Hope you enjoy reading these posts as much as I have enjoyed compiling them. Don't forget to leave me comments for a chance to win these fabulous limited edition mugs.
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October 25, 2016
51 life lessons I learnt from a decade of blogging!
51 life lessons I learnt from a decade of blogging.
Crack a simple puzzle to access this blogpost :) (I promised you this would be fun, didn't I?)
Click HERE
Once you access the content, come back here and tell me which of the life lessons resonated most with you and why! (copy paste it in your comments, so I know that you have indeed cracked the clue and seen the content, and yes, it is a very easy clue :) ) :)
Till tomorrow---keep smiling. (New post tomorrow)
________________________________________
Check out my latest: http://preeti.io/3http://preetishenoy...
Crack a simple puzzle to access this blogpost :) (I promised you this would be fun, didn't I?)
Click HERE
Once you access the content, come back here and tell me which of the life lessons resonated most with you and why! (copy paste it in your comments, so I know that you have indeed cracked the clue and seen the content, and yes, it is a very easy clue :) ) :)
Till tomorrow---keep smiling. (New post tomorrow)
________________________________________
Check out my latest: http://preeti.io/3http://preetishenoy...
October 24, 2016
5 hidden ways in which blogging will help you grow and why you should start one.
So why should you start a blog? Is it going to help you in anyway?Yes! It will. Here is why:
1. A platform to express yourself: Blogging is making a statement. It is telling the world, who you are as a person. Sure, your facebook updates can do that—but often they are about trivial things. Plus they get buried in a deluge of status updates. A blog is a solid body, your very own publishing space, a space where you can be whatever you want to be. How cool is that?!
2. You make connections with real people : I have met some amazing people from different countries because of my blog. Gillian from Canada who runs a spa, Jacob Accurso from Oregon who is a private investigator, a potter and an airplane owner(!), Guto from Sao Paulo, Niall Young from UK whose paintings are all over my house. None of these would have been possible without my blog.
3. It helps you reflect and think about things: When you write in a blog, you are thinking and reflecting about what you want to say. A blog helps you think clearly, examine if your words reflect your thoughts and it helps you grow as a person.
4. It makes you feel good: Mine does! I feel so god when I blog. Try it—the high you get from your first comment will be something that you will remember forever.
5. You never know how it can change your life: As you can see, it has completely changed mine. 10 years of blogging. 8 best-sellers. More than 500 published pieces in various publications like Readers Digest, Times of India and more. And to think that it started with a single anonymous blogpost!
There are tonnes of articles online on how to start a blog and so I will not elaborate on that. But I would like to say that what is necessary for a successful blog is 3 C’sConsistencyConnectCorrect grammar!Pick something you feel passionately about and start writing. It is important to establish a connect and that will come only when you are authentic and genuine. Just be yourself and go!
If you are motivated enough to start a blog, after reading this post I will help you further. Leave me a link to your blog, once you have ten posts. I will personally visit your blog, and leave a comment. And not only that I will pick three blogs and I will write a guest post for them! How much more can I give eh? :)
Now go do it!
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