Writers dream of having their work published. Bingo!! The book deal has been struck. I am delighted to say that It Can’t Be You will be published by Cedar Books, imprint of Pustak Mahal, New Delhi, one of India’s largest publishers. Continue reading “Publishing Contract With Cedar Books”
Author: Prem Rao
Author, Blogger, Book Reviewer, Coach, and Podcaster
Every writer faces the challenge of writing engaging dialogue. Conversations in your story take it forward, explain many facts , bring out the speakers’ emotions and in general determine the pace of the story. Long winded conversations can put off the reader. Very cryptic ones can confuse them. How does one then write a great dialogue?
“Terrorists trying hard to infiltrate into J&K: Army
Army has noted terrorists have made many attempts to infiltrate into India along the international border in J&K, Northern Command chief, Lt Gen BS Jaswal said.”Page 9 -DNA Daily News & Analysis- Bangalore, Wednesday, September 8, 2010 Continue reading “Nothing Has Changed”
If you thought writing your book was tough, you don’t know what editing can be like! It’s tough too- because there is always so much scope for improvement in our writing. Editing helps make our writing more interesting- and readable! Continue reading “Editing Your Book”
” But I don’t want to go among mad people” Alice remarked.
“Oh, you can’t help that” said the Cat “We’re all mad here. I am mad. You’re mad”
“How do you know I am mad?” asked Alice
“You must be” said the Cat “otherwise you wouldn’t have come here”
Lewis Carroll – Alice In Wonderland- 1865
Let me invite you to my blog dedicated to my first novel called IT CAN’T BE YOU.
I am thrilled that my first novel is complete. It’s roots go back to November 2009 when I wrote the first 50,000 words for the National Novel Writing Month popularly called NaNoWriMo.
When Colonel Belliappa, Indian Army (Retd), a highly decorated war hero is found dying one night frothing at the mouth in anguish, there is no one else at home. Other than his immediate family. His wife, his daughter and his son. Did he – who killed so many -kill himself or was he killed?
His death sets the clock back to his life as a career officer in the Indian Army. He fights with great valor in the 1971 war against Pakistan which leaves him physically and psychologically scarred for life. His aggression, maniacal bravery and being dispensable leads to a secret assignment. Being handpicked to command a crack team of Indian Army snipers as an irregular force to fight intruders and militants in the Kashmir Valley in 1989 . Years later, he is now a successful armaments dealer.
In the last months before his death, the Colonel finds himself in a series of conflicts with his family. Standing to gain from his death, unknown to each other, they plan to kill him separately. Does the Colonel pay the ultimate price for the spiral of vengeance he himself triggered some decades ago?
It’s a psychological thriller about an Indian Army officer and his family caught in the throes of war and conflict culminating in a spiral of vengeance.
Take pleasure in pointing you to some good tips on improving your writing . Today’s comes from Janice Hardy’s blog The Other Side of the Story. She writes of a tendency to repeat ourselves. I must say that, although inadvertently I am sure, we often underestimate the intelligence of our readers by stressing the obvious.
Every writer dreams of becoming a best-selling author. We know of course that very few attain this status! Who do you think was on the top of the pile of best-selling authors last year? How well did your favourite author do and how much of the big bucks did he/she make? Continue reading “Best Selling Authors”
Prem Rao : Stories from a Story Teller 