A day in the life of a writer. (to be precise, My day today!) Blog marathon post 2.
A day in the life of a writer. (Well, to be precise, my day today!)
5.30 am: The alarm rang. I nudged Satish. "Please baby, your turn to make coffee today." He obliged.
5.40 am: he hands me my coffee and I open one eye and sit up in bed and take the coffee from him. It is always black, pure frshly ground pea-berry from the finest coffee beans. I don't think i can last even a day without it.
6.00 am: We wake my son who has to leave for school. My daughter is just back from a school trip, and is unwell. We let her lie in.
6.25--7.25 am: We are at our Yoga shala doing Ashtanga Yoga.
7.25--7.45 am: I discover that i am in the front page of the Bangalore times--Times of India. Feel happy about that. (although I have been misquoted a teeny weeny bit. If you read my post yesterday, you will know what i actually said)
7.45--8.45 am: We make breakfast as well as lunch.Breakfast is masala dosas. Lunch is rice, dal and two sabjis.
9.00 am Satish leaves for work and I get down to my work.
11.00 am: I have finished my first draft of my column for Financial chronicle. I write a column that appears every Saturday.
11.00--3.00: I speak to my publisher about a book idea and we discuss it. I also upload pictures of my session at the Times litfest on FB. I exchange several emails with a good friend of mine. (we communicate only through e-mails! We never speak on the phone)
3.30 pm: I get a call from Delhi. A magazine (a really large and well known one) wants an opinion piece of mine. only catch--they need it by 1.00 pm tomorrow. It takes me only a few seconds to decide. 'Yes, i will do it.'
3.30-- 4.00 pm: A work related phone call with the regional marketing head to decide and discuss marketing strategies.
4.00--5.00 pm: I research and read up for the piece that has to go out tomorrow.
5.00--5.45 pm: I take my dog for her walk. She will not let me work unless I do. She will close my laptop with her nose and tug my T-shirt and whine loudly till I oblige. (yes, she is a spoilt ,pampered, much loved dog and she can get away with anything!) Here is one of my favourite pictures of her.
6.00--6.45 pm: We spend time in our organic terrace garden. We remove all the dead leaves, check for pests, do the pruning and we also pick today's harvest--a giant bottle gourd. (will post pics another time).
6.45--7.45 pm: I finish the magazine piece, make the final draft and mail it.
7.45--9.45 pm: I spend time with my family, talking to them, discussing stuff, generally having fun.I love this part of my day. Also dinner time. We mostly cook all meals together--Satish and I.
9.45 pm--till publishing this post: Back to work. I have many more things to finish!
I will probably be working upto 1.30 am tonight.
So you see--what a HUGE commitment this is--this blog marathon? I have a book tour coming up this month. I will be visiting Delhi, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Kota and Jaipur. And I will still have to write a post here every day.
After all, word is word. And you will be waiting, won't you? How can I let you down?
Goodnight and God Bless. And yes, it helps when you are kind enough to leave me comments, telling me you like reading what I write :)
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Ps: Read my latest book yet? It has been topping the charts since release:
Amazon: http://is.gd/Ithappensamazon
Flipkart: http://is.gd/Flipkartithappens
Crossword: http://is.gd/Ithappenscrossword
http://preetishenoy.com/
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5.30 am: The alarm rang. I nudged Satish. "Please baby, your turn to make coffee today." He obliged.
5.40 am: he hands me my coffee and I open one eye and sit up in bed and take the coffee from him. It is always black, pure frshly ground pea-berry from the finest coffee beans. I don't think i can last even a day without it.
6.00 am: We wake my son who has to leave for school. My daughter is just back from a school trip, and is unwell. We let her lie in.
6.25--7.25 am: We are at our Yoga shala doing Ashtanga Yoga.
7.25--7.45 am: I discover that i am in the front page of the Bangalore times--Times of India. Feel happy about that. (although I have been misquoted a teeny weeny bit. If you read my post yesterday, you will know what i actually said)
7.45--8.45 am: We make breakfast as well as lunch.Breakfast is masala dosas. Lunch is rice, dal and two sabjis.
9.00 am Satish leaves for work and I get down to my work.
11.00 am: I have finished my first draft of my column for Financial chronicle. I write a column that appears every Saturday.
11.00--3.00: I speak to my publisher about a book idea and we discuss it. I also upload pictures of my session at the Times litfest on FB. I exchange several emails with a good friend of mine. (we communicate only through e-mails! We never speak on the phone)
3.30 pm: I get a call from Delhi. A magazine (a really large and well known one) wants an opinion piece of mine. only catch--they need it by 1.00 pm tomorrow. It takes me only a few seconds to decide. 'Yes, i will do it.'
3.30-- 4.00 pm: A work related phone call with the regional marketing head to decide and discuss marketing strategies.
4.00--5.00 pm: I research and read up for the piece that has to go out tomorrow.
5.00--5.45 pm: I take my dog for her walk. She will not let me work unless I do. She will close my laptop with her nose and tug my T-shirt and whine loudly till I oblige. (yes, she is a spoilt ,pampered, much loved dog and she can get away with anything!) Here is one of my favourite pictures of her.
6.00--6.45 pm: We spend time in our organic terrace garden. We remove all the dead leaves, check for pests, do the pruning and we also pick today's harvest--a giant bottle gourd. (will post pics another time).
6.45--7.45 pm: I finish the magazine piece, make the final draft and mail it.
7.45--9.45 pm: I spend time with my family, talking to them, discussing stuff, generally having fun.I love this part of my day. Also dinner time. We mostly cook all meals together--Satish and I.
9.45 pm--till publishing this post: Back to work. I have many more things to finish!
I will probably be working upto 1.30 am tonight.
So you see--what a HUGE commitment this is--this blog marathon? I have a book tour coming up this month. I will be visiting Delhi, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Kota and Jaipur. And I will still have to write a post here every day.
After all, word is word. And you will be waiting, won't you? How can I let you down?
Goodnight and God Bless. And yes, it helps when you are kind enough to leave me comments, telling me you like reading what I write :)
_______________________________________________
Ps: Read my latest book yet? It has been topping the charts since release:
Amazon: http://is.gd/Ithappensamazon
Flipkart: http://is.gd/Flipkartithappens
Crossword: http://is.gd/Ithappenscrossword
http://preetishenoy.com/
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