Here’s the latest on “A Toast To Plum:Celebrating P.G.Wodehouse”. A post in my writing blog Writing To Be Read. http://networkedblogs.com/sttTG
Author: Prem Rao
Author, Blogger, Book Reviewer, Coach, and Podcaster
I am sorry. I haven’t given this blog the attention it deserves. I have now decided to reconfigure the blog.
I would have loved to have separate Pages for each of my books and writing projects. I started this blog with this objective in mind. Sadly, it didn’t work that way. I found that all I could do was to add “comments” and not “posts” on each of these Pages. Not being tech savvy, I couldn’t lick this problem and perhaps this was the main reason why the blog was neglected, in a manner of speaking.
I have now chosen to be more creative to fix the issue. I will settle for the easier option of creating distinct “Categories” for each of my books and writing projects. Hopefully, all the posts will now come on the blog with posts relating to any one book/project being accessible by checking under that particular category.
Let’s see how this works and take it from there.
I have always maintained that writing a synopsis was far more difficult than writing the entire story. Yet it is undisputed that without a snappy synopsis, you are unlikely to go anywhere with that book you have painstakingly written for months or years. Is there a formula for success? Can this difficult task be made any easier?
There are some events that take place in your lifetime which have a tremendous impact on the world. These are unforgettable stories which are spoken of and written about for decades, going on to becoming legends. From my youth, I remember the John F. Kennedy assassination, as if it happened yesterday, though the President was shot dead in Dallas, Texas nearly 50 years ago. On May 2, 2011, the news that Osama Bin Laden, perhaps the most wanted man on earth was killed in a raid in Abbottabad in Pakistan took the world by storm. Continue reading “Should Your Lips Remain SEALed?”
I first read “The Day of the Jackal” by Frederick Forsyth in the early ’70s and he soon became one of my favourite authors. I vividly remember the book ( and the subsequent movie) even to this day, decades later. Such was the appeal of the story. In my view, it is one the best thrillers ever written. I was amazed to read that he wrote it in just 35 days! If you haven’t read it yet, grab a copy! You will not regret your decision.
Let’s face it, it is tough to write when your mind is preoccupied with other things. For the first time in my writing career, I hit a patch where I just didn’t write: for nearly a month! Was this the much dreaded writer’s block? Thinking about this astonishes me. What happened? What are the lessons to be learnt? Was it just the age old writer’s block or a deeper malaise? What could I do to prevent this from happening again? Continue reading “Writer’s Block or just a dry patch in writing?”
There really is no end to learning. If you seek what you want to learn, there are many places, thanks to the power of internet, where you can get enough and more. I have followed many blogs and websites over the years, and continue to track them. I have gained considerably from reading different points of view on writing. I go in more for those which are practical and straight forward , rather than those which are highly technical. In today’s post, I put together some of these resources for writers: Continue reading “A Treasure Trove of Writing Tips”
When I described myself as a thriller writer, I was once asked what drew me to this genre. What was it about thrillers that fascinated me so much? This was indeed food for thought. On reflection, here are the 3 reasons why I write thrillers:- Continue reading “3 Reasons Why I Write Thrillers”
If you or someone you know has this dream of writing a book some day, here’s one place where you get the collective wisdom of many famous writers. I speak of an old post by Steve Silberman in his blog “NeuroTribes.” In this post 23 brilliant authors share their thoughts and experiences in writing a book. These authors have written about a wide variety of subjects. Their thoughts and views are often as varied as the subjects they write on. Continue reading ““Practical Tips On Writing A Book””
The sheer diversity of blogs never ceases to amaze me. Be it in terms of content, writing style, the visual appeal or almost anything else, you will find a delightful range of blogs on writing, on books and on matters literary. Today, I invite you to join me as I point you to a few blogs that have recently caught my attention. Continue reading “Blog Crawling- 2”
Prem Rao : Stories from a Story Teller 