Thrills and Suspense: 8 Inspiring Stories for New Writers
The thriller genre is no more western dominated. The world of Indian thriller novels is a vibrant landscape, brimming with stories that keep readers on the edge of their seats. If you are an upcoming writer, or want to become a thriller author in the future, exploring some of the Indian thriller novels can be both inspiring and […]
Gripping Thriller: Best Short Stories of All Time
Who says you need 300 pages to deliver a jaw-dropping twist? Sometimes, all it takes is a few pages, a tightly wound plot, and a razor-sharp ending to leave readers gasping. Short stories have long been the breeding ground for some of the finest thrillers in literary history. In this post, we explore the power […]
Behind the Scenes: What Authors Really Think During Lit Fest Panels
Ever wondered what’s going through an author’s mind while they smile, nod, and look deeply contemplative on a lit fest panel? As an author gearing up for my session at the Apeejay Kolkata Lit Fest, let me spill some of the thoughts that might (or might not) cross my mind. Warning: This is where the […]
The Dark Side of Online Dating: How to Spot and Avoid Romance Scams
Online dating has become a go-to method for meeting new people, but it also comes with significant risks. Romance scams, where fraudsters manipulate emotions to steal money or personal information, are on the rise. Scammers use dating apps and social media platforms to target vulnerable individuals, employing deceitful tactics such as fake identities, emotional manipulation, […]
A Designer’s Diary: Unveiling the Cover of “Love Swipe Blackmail”
For those of you who have read What’s in a Cover – 2, here is my take on designing the cover. Creating the cover for “Love Swipe Blackmail” was like navigating through a maze of thrillers, mysteries, and tech-savvy twists. As a designer, it’s not often that you get a project that combines the essence […]
Her Musing Verse
‘I would love to see what you would come up with in the Sequel!!’ She texted me the above expectation or a challenge, if you will, as a part of her private review of Love Swipe Blackmail. She? A book reviewer, but also a compulsive good-book lover, something that I realised the very next day […]
Reader Not Found!
There are two things that are unique to this reader, not counting the fact that this reader is not to be found! Let me start with the second uniqueness first. She-who-cannot-be-found, talks of the protagonist going from Sofu(n) to Sofu(cked). And (I loved it, when she wrote in her review) that for her, reading Love […]
What’s in a Cover – 1?
In one of the Archies comics that I read as a child, there was an episode where Waldo Weatherbee is playing baseball. He is a plus-sized man and not many take him seriously until they see him hitting home runs. Jughead, who is watching this game, turns towards those who were not sure of Waldo […]
My Reading Habit 2
I enjoyed reading the Mahabharat and Ramayan texts as a part of the school curriculum. For me, it was a revision of sorts. Remember I had mentioned how I was initiated into reading poetry, Ramayan, Mahabharat and comics from Amar Chitra Katha by my father? But this revision was way more detailed than what I […]
My Reading Habit 1
I must have been in my 3rd or 4th standard when my father introduced me to reading by gifting me a book of poems. Not just any poems, but the works of the great Leo Tolstoy. It was a collection of his poems translated into Hindi. I still remember the first one from that collection […]