E for Editing

Ask any writer which part of their work they find the most challenging  and I wouldn’t at all be surprised if many say it is editing. In my limited experience as an author I have found the process of editing to be both highly exhilarating and utterly frustrating!

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D for Dialogue

In my debut novel  “It Can‘t Be You“ Shefali Belliappa is very annoyed with her father Colonel Belliappa for opposing Rashid whom she loves. The Colonel has recently re-married. His bride,  a German lady some twenty years younger than him and only four years older than his daughter . Let’s see this extract from the book:

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Article in Live Mint

As you would probably know, Live Mint ( a part of the Wall Street Journal)  is a popular source of information in India. It offers it’s readers a wide variety of news and views. I was pleased to see that “It Can’t Be You” found mention here in an article “Crime and Reason” by the author Zac O’Yeah. He is the author of the popular novel ” Once Upon A Time In Sacndinavistan”.

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Ring-A-Book

I am pleased to inform you that ICBY is now available at Ring-A-Book. This is an innovative online book service. You can order books by sending an SMS from anywhere in India. You can pay for the book on a Cash on Delivery basis. The About Us page in their website is informative and captures the spirit of this online service with a fresh approach.

Managing A for Anger

“It Can’t Be You” said the man and I smiled at him. I was getting used to this. My debut novel, a psychological thriller called ” It Can’t Be You” had just been published. I was happy it was doing very well. I had come in for a fair bit of good natured ribbing about the title. In fact I changed my Twitter profile to say “Thriller Writer. My friends say ‘It Can’t Be You”! Continue reading “Managing A for Anger”