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…
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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:…
Book Review: SETTLE THE SCORE / HUSTLE PLAY by Tara Frejas
Book Details Title: SETTLE THE SCORE / HUSTLE PLAY Author: Tara Frejas # of pages: 66 Author Profile Tara Frejas is a cloud-walker who needs caffeine to fuel her travels. By day, she works in project management and events, and she writes down her daydreams at night. She began publishing fiction for public consumption in…
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…
Reading Roundup #3: Asian Writers
It started in May 2019. Ramadan began and I forgot to post about it. I have read some Asian women writers in recently and here is a summary of my reading spree. The Contract By Zeenat Mahal Beauty Is But Skin Deep By Sundari Venkatraman Red Rose Dating Agency (By Sundari Venkatraman) The Runaway Bridegroom(By…
Book Review: BOLLYWOOD FIANCÉ FOR A DAY (By Ruchi Vasudeva)
Book Details Title: Bollywood Fiancé For A Day Author: Ruchi Vasudeva # of pages: 170 Link to Buy: Amazon.in Author Profile Ruchi Vasudeva a doctor by profession, a teacher by vocation and an author by destiny. Synopsis Studious Dr. Vishakha never dreamed that winning a date with Bollywood heartthrob Zaheer Saxena would land her in an unusual…
Book Review: PLAY WITH ME (by Piper Shelly)
Book Details Title: Play With Me Author: Piper Shelly # of pages: 238 Author Profile New York Times/USA Today bestselling author Melanie Moreland, lives a happy and content life in a quiet area of Ontario with her beloved husband of twenty-seven-plus years and their rescue cat, Amber. Nothing means more to her than her friends…
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…