In Heir to Malla, set in fictional Land of Magadha, you were introduced to Princess Meera, Prince Jay, Rish Vindhya, and many other characters. If their stories captivated you, you would enjoy returning to this world in book 2. This book starts a few years later and includes many of the familiar characters you metContinue reading “Book 2 Progress”
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Writing as therapy
When the world around us is unpredictable and chaotic, we all need an outlet to escape reality. I can pick a book to read and get lost in its pages for hours. I can be following a Scotland Yard Inspector solve a murder mystery in gloomy grey London. I can be shapeshifting in a magicalContinue reading “Writing as therapy”
Foreword for Guest Blog
Readers and Writers, I published my medieval fiction Heir to Malla in 2020. The story unfolds as Princess Meera learns her brother Crown Prince Jay is missing. She sends the man she is in love with, Rish Vindhya, to search for him. Prince Amar of Padi, known for his penchant for violence, harbors desires forContinue reading “Foreword for Guest Blog”
Book 2 Progress
Because of this, the young man or woman writing today has forgotten the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself which alone can make good writing because only that is worth writing about, worth the agony and the sweat. William Faulkner: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1949/faulkner/speech/ I recently finished chapter 8 of my yet untitled book 2. Since I scrapped the firstContinue reading “Book 2 Progress”
Inspiration for writing
My first inspiration was my grandmother. As a young child, I spent several summers with her. Mealtimes were storytimes, and I remember prolonging it, so I can hear one more story. Her stories based on Indian mythology would bring characters to life. She had excellent delivery for comedy and would have my brother and IContinue reading “Inspiration for writing”
