Some days ago, I had mentioned that It Can’t Be You was doing rather well on Flipkart, a very popular online business. I am glad to say the trend continues. It is now being offered at a 5 % discount on Flipkart. What pleases me more is that it has moved up to No. 33 out of 17310 titles listed under the “Suspense” category in Flipkart.
Jeffrey, Lord Archer really needs no introduction. I had the privilege of meeting him when he was in Bangalore recently for the launch of his new book ” Only Time Will Tell”. There was a huge crowd at Reliance TimeOut that evening. This is part of his whirlwind tour that takes him to 16 cities in 5 countries in 4 weeks.
Jeffrey, Lord Archer really needs no introduction. I had the privilege of meeting him when he was in Bangalore recently for the launch of his new book ” Only Time Will Tell”. There was a huge crowd at Reliance TimeOut that evening. This is part of his whirlwind tour that takes him to 16 cities in 5 countries in 4 weeks.
By any account, It Can’t Be You seems to be doing well on Flipkart. Was delighted to find that it currently ranks 38 out of the 17202 titles under “Suspense” in the Flipkart site. Most thrilling of all is to be on the same list (though admittedly not in the same league) as writers I have admired like: Ken Follett, Dan Brown, John Grisham, Arthur Hailey, James Patterson, Stephen King, Mario Puzo and John Le Carre amongst others!
As a new writer, be ready to be offered tons of advice. From a host of well-meaning friends, family and even others who don’t know you from Adam. The moment they come to know that you are a new writer, they are liable to say “Oh, have you tried this…..” or ” Really, I think you should spend more time on that…”
Yes, I am one of those who strongly believe that the success of your story depends upon the way you shape your characters. I guess it’s all about the characters. This thought comes to the fore in a recent interview I had with the well-known Indian Book Reviews. You can catch the interview in full at their website here.
I had the pleasure of participating in an interview with the well-known Indian Book Reviews. The interview has just been posted at their website. I think the questions were insightful and as always, I hope the answers were honest.
While there can be no substitute for actual experience, it is good to get perspective on the different issues which you are bound to face when you wish to become a writer. Thanks to Jon Winokur for putting together an amazing list of “Writerly Wisdom Through The Ages”.
The beauty of this collection is that it covers a wide variety of topics. I recommend it be savoured at leisure. It’s not an item of fast food that you gulp down and run. It needs to be read at leisure when you dip into this collection from time to time , like when for example, you feel the need to be inspired.
This has been very insightful to me and I hope it will help other writers and prospective writers overcome the fears in their minds. Continue reading “Writerly Wisdom”
In “It Can’t Be You”, Dinaz Dastur is my small tribute to India’s Parsi community. Every community has its stereotypes and the Hindi movies when I was growing up unfortunately showed the Parsi almost always in comical light. The men were doddering people with thick spectacles who were easily fooled and the women were stout and gregarious. In Dinaz, I have tried to characterize a young, beautiful and talented Parsi woman. Some of them are truly beautiful. Continue reading ““Dinaz Dastur”- A Tribute to the Parsis”
“Lucky For Some, Thirteen” is the tile of the second novel that I am working on. As mentioned earlier, the basic platform came out of the 50,000 + words that I did during NaNoWriMo 2010. You might know by now that my debut novel, It Can’t Be You, which was published in November 2010 came out of my debut effort in NaNoWriMo in November 2009.
Prem Rao : Stories from a Story Teller 