Think of some characters from books you enjoyed reading. Characters that linger in your thoughts long after you closed the book. Some of mine are – Sherlock Holmes, Heathcliff, Miss Havisham (Great Expectations) and many others. Why certain characters stand out clearly in our minds is because of the minute detail authors have paid attentionContinue reading “Developing characters”
Category Archives: Writing
How yrs of freelance writing helped me
Why did I waste so many precious years penning newsletters, brand promo articles and stuff for publications when I should have been writing novels. Hell, if I had, I would today have nothing less than 6-7 titles to my name. This is a question I’ve often asked myself. Not so much today but when IContinue reading “How yrs of freelance writing helped me”
You signed up with a publisher, then what??!!
So you got yourself a publisher, the deal is signed and the ink has dried…hurray!! Now what? After weeks and months, hopefully not years of agonizingly checking your mail box for the acceptance email and praying not to see the dreaded reject note; you signed up. Yes!! The moment you dreamt of, wished and prayedContinue reading “You signed up with a publisher, then what??!!”
How I wrote my first book!
Innumerable posts are written by established authors on how they managed their corporate life and writing aspirations. Well, I have a job too. Not a 9 to 5 one, it’s 24X7. I’m a mother, a wife, a homemaker and I am an author. Negotiating your way through domestic hurdles is no less of a mineContinue reading “How I wrote my first book!”
Kanchana Banerjee 