Write, Edit, Promote: Book Review
Samarpita rightly emphasises on the basics. Like dieting, we know what we should do but often don’t, due to lack of time. Write everyday, she says. Very true, for practice makes perfect. The other...
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Top MOOCs in Writing and More
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are a great way to learn. I’ve taken courses in writing, psychology, nutrition, philosophy and what not. Writing I enjoy University of Iowa’s writing courses the most. I’ve done...
How to Self-Publish Your Book in Print- My Adventure
I wrote a book on the Bhagavad Gita, and many people, specially the older generation- parents, aunts, even some friends- wanted a print copy. I looked up online ones like Pothi, but they seemed...
Blogchatter Ebook Festival and First Book Feelings
I take on the baton of Blogchatter Ebook Carnival from Priyanka whose ebook ‘Handbook of Day to Day Parenting Tips’ is also a part of the mix. About Priyanka’s ebook: It covers topics like – This book covers...
How to Design Your Ebook in Canva
While you could convert your word doc in PDF, why not pretty it up a bit? It’s tough reading online, so anything that helps is good, right? Canva is a great design option with...
A 10,000 Word Ebook Begins with a Single Blog Post
Creativity thrives in constraints. Given a blank canvas, we often get writer’s block. The A-Z challenge seemed doable because I had a plan. It also gave me the opportunity to tick off an item...
Pune Litfest 2016
Quite enjoyed the litfest this time too. Was sad that I couldn’t make it for the Neil Hollander workshop on writing though. Kulpreet Yadav’s session which was a semi workshop was a surprise consolation....
Jaipur Literature Festival 2013
The litfest was a wit feast. Not bad looking either, with blue balloons, orange decorations, colorful shamianas. Somak Ghoshal’s article in Mint helped me figure who I should be watching out for and they...
In Defense of English Honours
Support came from an entirely unexpected quarter- the Times of India. In yesterday’s main section- not even Education Times- I saw a headline designed to gladden my heart- English (H) the most sought after...