Category: QandA
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Author Confessions: 10 things I wish I knew about being an author that I didn’t know as a blogger
Namrata talks about the mistakes she made on her journey to becoming an author from a blogger. I started blogging in 2011 and eventually got published in 2013. It was a short story that had been chosen for an anthology by a reputed publishing house. It kind of felt surreal…
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New Offerings – 2021
In January 2021, we completed 3 years of being in operations. And these 3 years have looked something like this: 45 books edited and released 30 manuscripts evaluated and reworked on 5 book to screen proposals worked on 6 scripts written 3 writers mentored The journey has been exciting and…
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Monday Microscope: Shaping your story
Question: As a debut author I am stuck and not sure how to point this out simply! I have content written from 2008 till recent times. Things have changed because the world has changed. My content needs to be restructured, pruned, and the chronology also needs to be shifted. Second…
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Monday Microscope: Akira Mentorship Program
Are you a writer (or want to be one) but don’t know where to start? Do you have an idea for the next best seller but are struggling to make it happen? Are you looking for someone who not only understands your vision but also works with you on it…
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Monday Microscope: Creating Conflict
Creating conflict in your story is an art mastered with practice and one that can make or mar the story. Every writer faces this challenge at some point or other while working on their manuscript as to how much conflict is enough. While zero conflicts might make a novel sound…
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In conversation with Faiz Yusuf
Finally, we are here in conversation with none other than Faiz Yusuf – the amazing writer behind the stellar debut novel Supernova. Without much ado, over to him:
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In conversation with Pragya Bhagat
Today we have a very interesting writer, Pragya Bhagat with us in Bookish Adda to spread some Monday Motivation amongst our readers. To let you know more about her, Pragya Bhagat was born in New Delhi, but spent her childhood in five different countries. At the age of fifteen she…
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Monday Microscope: Character coping with death of a loved one
Today’s question is from Rhea, an aspiring writer who is currently working on her debut novel: “I am working on a story where my heroine Maya loses her grandmother. Any tips on how to write that scene better?”
