It feels great when people leave rating and reviews on Amazon / Goodreads. It tells me that people are reading my book, which is what a writer wants. Recently, I noticed two incredibly kind souls reading and rating my book on GR, mine being the first book they’ve read in their GR journey. I…
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OMG, half the year is gone!
Happy birthday, dad! Yep, it is my father’s 72nd birthday. Alright, so it is 1st of July; half the year has gone by, and I have no clue where it went. I feel that each passing year goes by faster than the previous one. Is it me or do you all feel the same? June…
Massive Kindle Books Giveaway June 25-June 27
It is time to offer free books. I am running a free promotion and ten of my books are free to download from Amazon. If you like freebies and reading books, get your mobile phones and kindles and download the book. Click Amazon.in to get your copy. You can search shabana mukhtar free ebooks on…
Work Anniversary | 7 Years & Counting
My first post on wordpress was six years ago. The next one was when I completed another anniversary, and now it is 2019. Time flies or what. A chilling Monday morning of 23rd January 2012, I had joined this company as a senior software engineer. Today, I complete seven years and I have been a senior software specialist…
Tealess tea
That’s the tea we get in our cafeteria. It looks like tea but doesn’t taste like it. I always use a tea bag, or two. I call it ‘tealess tea’. I am addicted to tea, you would say. Well, i need my tea in the morning, cuz I don’t sleep in the night and have…
A retrospective: The year that was – 2018
Time to recap the year 2018 – the year that unravelled my creative side. This post is like fitting 365 days and a million stories in one post. I am really trying to keep it short. The journey always begins in December. I mean, I remember I was actively writing down the first draft of…
A retrospective: 2018 as a blogger
I have realized that perseverance and determination is must, if you want to be successful. The same applies to blogging. In 2017, I was blogging less and checking the stats more often. Now, I just blog. The time I use to spend on checking stats of my blog and compare it with others, is now…
A retrospective: 2018 as a writer
Time to recap the year 2018 – the year that unravelled my creative side. This post is like fitting 365 days and a million stories in one post. I am really trying to keep it short. Where do I begin and where do I end? Let’s begin with December 2017 and end on December 2018….
A retrospective: 2018 as a reviewer
Time to recap the year 2018 – the year that unravelled my creative side. This post is like fitting 365 days and a million stories in one post. I am really trying to keep it short. I read a lot this year. Since I read more, I reviewed more. That got me noticed in the…
A retrospective: 2018 as a reader
Time to recap the year 2018 – the year that unravelled my creative side. This post is like fitting 365 days and a million stories in one post. I am really trying to keep it short. I discovered the world of GoodReads, got addicted, and here’s a sneak peek of my addiction. I like reading. I…