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:
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”.
Happy New Year’s Day. My best wishes to you and yours for the best of health and every success. Huh? You might say. Has the clock stopped for this guy? It’s April now and in business terms , we are already one quarter into the new year as per the Gregorian calendar. That’s right but did you know that we in India have more than one New Year’s Day?
There’s no question! This is the Bloggers A-Z Challenge, right? B has to be for Blogging! That’s what has brought so many of us together. That’s what has created new interests, new aspirations and new dreams for millions of people the world over. Continue reading “B for Blogging!”
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.
“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”
Thanks to Damyanti for sharing this exciting opportunity to hone your writing skills. Arlee Bird, a fellow NaNoWriMo 2010 winner, has organized the Blogging from A-Z April Challenge. What it means is this:-
No, not breaking out of a habit as in wanting to quit smoking or give up on excessively fatty, but wonderfully yummy, food! I thought I would share today some ideas on getting out of habits that diminish the power of your writing.
As you know, It Can’t Be You is available on Amazon.com. This is for the Kindle version. I am amazed at how popular Kindle seems to be, especially in the US. I guess in India the relatively lower costs make buying physical books still very popular as compared to the Kindle version.
Now, It Can’t Be You is available with a 20 % discount on Amazon UK.
Done with your novel? Writing work over? Great, because the tough part starts now! If you thought writing the novel was the difficult part and it will be smooth sailing from hereon till the book is published amongst a burst of flashes from the Press cameras at the book launch, you are in for a surprise. The tough part begins now.
