Title: ये तो होना ही था: हैप्पिली एवर आफ्टर #६ Kindle Edition Summary: फ़सीहा डाइजिस्टों की दीवानी है। डाइजिस्ट की कहानियां पढ़ पढ़ कर उसे रिवायती लव स्टोरी से नफ़रत सी हो गई है। और कुछ नया, कुछ अलग ख़ाहिश रखती है। इस का निकाह उस के कज़न समआन से हो गया है। वो…
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Rain, where have you disappeared?
It is extremely hot these days. I mean, it is worse than May, which is supposed to be the hottest. It rained daily for the first two weeks of July. But for past ten days, it is either dry or very little rain. The weather is humid and suffocating. It is extra difficult for me…
Book Promotion: कहीं किसी रोज़ Kahin Kisi Roz: (हैप्पिली एवर आफ्टर #८)
Introduction: Alright, the Hindi Edition is out. It took me three weeks, but hey. I hope readers enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it. The book is free for Kindle Unlimited subscribers and costs only Rs. 50 (USD 0.99). Please buy, read & review and spread the word. Thank you! Shabana Mukhtar Title:…
A Retrospective: The week that was – 19w28
This week, I slowed down. Seriously, I put in effort to slow down. I read only two books. I tried reading new authors – both were surprisingly nice. I still crochet one round at a time. Yet again, I am overwhelmed with the number of ideas floating in my head, so much that I cannot…
Do short stories work?
As a reader, I love short stories. As a writer, I find it difficult to write. As an opinionated person, I also feel that there are few, very few people who like reading short stories. I have a series of one star reviews owing simply to the fact that the reader wants a longer story. It makes me…
Book Promotion: A True Lie (Happily Ever Afters #5)
Introduction: I like writing about small individual habits and traits that may have a much bigger consequence. Something as silly as calling names can scar a person for life. A casual remark may affect someone deeply. This story is about peer pressure among young kids. A group of teenage girls, in an age of smartphones…
A Retrospective: The week that was – 19w27
The week was crazy. I read around thirty stories of varying length. Some, I have reviewed. Some are pending. Some did not leave any impression and therefore will not be reviewed. My birthday is nearing and I still haven’t worked on the final draft of the novel I wanted to publish on my birthday. I…
12th July 2019: A Day To Remember
So, finally, my blog hits 15000 mark – in terms of visits, of course. It is no big deal, I know. It cannot be called a successful blog. But it was something I was secretly waiting for. There was another thing I dreaded – a day when my KDP report falls flat. It did. In…
Book Promotion: MAYBE, SOMEDAY (Happily Ever Afters #8)
Introduction: Maybe Someday, was just an idea that popped in my head on a fine Saturday afternoon. Weekends are generally finish-your-weekly-chores routine; aided by a constant stream of thoughts reminiscing past. I recalled my visit to Qamar Ali Durvesh shrine with my family. One thought led to other and a week later, I was…
A Retrospective: The week that was – 19w26
Achhuuuu… I got flu last Friday and still haven’t recovered. Coming to office with dripping nose and watery eyes is not fun, trust me. Work was okay. I had a demo this week and it went well. I have read a lot this week, especially yesterday. I started an English novel The Captive by M V…