This week a friend of mine asked if he could borrow my treadmill. Wait. That was a horrible start. I have a 4-in-1 manual treadmill. No, I am not linking to any website, as I don’t do affiliate marketing (yet). I used it regularly for first two months. Then scarcely for next couple of months….
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Six months into year 2018
This year has been rewarding so far. I started pursuing the life long dream of writing. I am writing a lot this year. And I am reading a lot, a lot more than I write. Well, I have been reading since I was six. And books is all I have, after I’m done with the…
Two months of Uff Yeh Ladki
Hi y’all, It has been two months since I published my first book. It is doing okay, if not great. I can say so by looking at the stats daily. Those who haven’t looked at it yet, please visit the book page. Take a look. If it does not interest you, recommend to others. Go…
Book Release: A Journey to Remember
As I mentioned in my earlier blog post, I have completed writing a short story in English. My beta readers are off for a vacation, and I am just too excited. What do I do then? I decide to make this book a guinea pig of sorts. I will learn the nuances of self-publishing. How…
Upcoming Book Announcement: A Journey to Remember
I am writing an English novel for a few months now. I kept nurturing the the idea for a while now, a little over a year. It needs more development. I don’t want to share the half-baked story. In the meantime, last Saturday (9 June 2018), I got another idea for a story. Every second…
Book announcement: Uff Yeh Ladki (Urdu Devanagari)
Title: उफ़ यह लड़की Summary: A short story that focuses on general prejudice and judgmental behavior towards people. It highlights those small problems that are conveniently ignored in society. This book was originally written in Urdu. and published in Devanagari for those who can’t read Urdu, but understand it. Date published: 13th of June 2018…
A dissection of “Contemporary Romance Fiction”
I have been reading too many contemporary romance novels these days. I read the reviews by friends on Goodreads. then I read the book. The idea is to understand what people like and dislike in a book. If I have to become an author in this genre, I must have that background. I have read…
Quote of the Day #007
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Overcoming Self Doubt
After publishing the post, I kept pondering. After a couple of hours of sulking, I realized that maybe I am not as good as I had hoped. However, I will not get better unless I keep on trying, would I? If I quit, my dreams will forever be buried in my heart. I reopened the…
Self Doubt Week
I just realized that writing fiction in English is more difficult than writing it in Urdu. And writing fiction in English, is not quite the same as writing cynic posts about my opinions and feelings. As I continue with my reading challenge on goodreads, I become more and more apprehended that my content is not…