“To Kill A Mockingbird” is one of the most popular books of all time. However, when I purchased this book eleven years ago, I didn’t know it was a Pulitzer award winner. I didn’t know Harper Lee was a literary legend. I knew that the title had stirred my interest. It seemed eerily promising. …
I never judge a book by its cover. I judge it by its opening. The first few lines draw the curtain upwards and tell me if the book is worth my time. A great first line has the power to entice a reader to give the story a chance. And that explains why authors …
“Writing about a writer’s block is better than not writing at all”… …rightly said one of my favourite authors Charles Bukowski. Writer’s block is the one place all writers hate to hang out, and yet we stumble upon it once in a while. Like I did today. But then I thought, why not take …
“If you want to be at your creative best and create a memorable character, you better be thinking about it 24/7. While eating. While running errands. While talking to your friends. You better live your character’s life at the cost of appearing obsessed.” I got this piece of advice from Norith Soth. And, at …
We’ve come to the end of another decade in reading – a decade that was populated by the finest of the stories. Now’s the time to honour the best of the short fiction – for these are going to be the stories that’ll be read in the years to come. For this article, I’ve gathered …
I get it. It can be weird for the ‘binge-watch generation’ to understand why books are the best escape. Reading to escape reality is not a cool idea for Millenials. Not when they’ve so many options to keep them entertained. But let me tell you, although movies and screenplays offer a visual treat, they cannot …
The Covid-19 lockdown and what it’s doing to us is driving us crazy, but an hour with different stories every evening can definitely keep us sane through this. I genuinely think reading is the best thing you can do in this quarantine phase, and its the best time to explore some new short fiction. …
