Is your Muse making you dance a merry path or is she sitting with you getting all the pages written? Are you? We are writers, so we must write daily. Not practising our craft is an insult to the craft, plus how are we going to improve if we do not work on it? It’s …
This ‘Books of 2024 Reading Wrap-up’ is a happy one, filled with not just 32 physical books but also audiobooks that I finished in the past year. My best read of 2024, Lessons In Chemistry was an audiobook!! And I am more surprised than anyone else. I am now listening to a new book, More …
That’s me sitting like a speck in the lap of Mother Nature in Lachung, Sikkim. The new year, the new month and the new possibilities! January has it all, but it also brings along the old tasks, responsibilities and the things that need to be done. January just makes us feel that we can do …
This editor explains series and pretty much everything on the blog has been in limbo. A swollen knuckle, repeat tennis elbow, probably carpal tunnel and an eye bleed all within one year. Yes, it wasn’t a pretty picture of the eye, but it looked worse than it was. This has always been a place for …
If Love was a colour, it is… I’m #WritingAtTheBar and if Love was a colour… no, Love is a colour and there’s no colour that Love isn’t. Love is a kaleidoscope. As I see it Love encompasses all lives, shades and time so love is multicoloured, multi-hued and vibrant. We often hear the quote that …
When an author works with an editor it is not only about the manuscript and the text but about what the author wants to convey through their book. No wonder an author needs to analyse and evaluate various parameters before choosing an editor. This interview series is an exercise to ensure that the search is …
The New Year is finally here and most of us, including me, have got the #NewYearNewMe out of our systems. Even though I make no assurances and promises to myself or others for the actions and changes to my writing that the new year will bring, I try to follow a writing goal that should …
Just as women do not talk about their periods to their husbands, they don’t share about menopause and usually suffer alone. Unless a medical issue presents itself; and by then, any preventive or therapeutic medicine or treatment is already late. Menopause is the pause we women find ourselves in whether or not we are prepared …
Today for the editor interview series I am pleased to welcome an extremely dedicated, passionate and talented editor. The idea that copyeditors in India should have a tribe, a forum, and a group of fellow editors across the country and area of expertise was the brainchild of Mr. Vivek Kumar, founder Indian Copyeditors Forum. I …
I have written this blog post in my mind so many times that I’ve lost count over the past months, so I finally dictated the post on my smartphone – anything to get the creative flow going. It’s been in the drafts with several rounds of edits and multiple reads this whole month of September …
As a member of the Indian Copyeditors Forum, I have met editors from various fields during our offline and online meetups. You can catch the weekly zoom sessions on various aspects of editing that are conducted by leading experts. I have been fortunate to publish a book that helps you understand the basics of editing required …
Indian Copyeditors Forum is a group for Indian editors and I have met editors from various fields during our offline and online meetups. You can catch the weekly zoom sessions here on various aspects of editing that are conducted by leading experts. I connected with Shivani through ICF and am impressed with her repertoire and …
This month for the #WATWB I share about a website in India that is making the process of sharing books with school children easy and effortless. Every year at the end of the school year we sell or give away books to the local recycling centre or raddi wala. “There are more than 7 crore …
All editors are readers first, the love of reading translates into their work and editing. Today I welcome another multi-talented editor, Urbi to Eloquent Articulation. Urbi Bhaduri is a traditionally published writer, editor and literary arts educator. She has worked extensively in the development sector with adolescents and young adults living on the urban margins, facilitating learning …