When I published #tnks, I promised myself that I will publish one book every year. 2015 was to see my second book. But 6 months in the year, I am not sure if the book is coming out. So, if you are disappointed, I am sorry. And I promise I will continue to write. I […]
Continue reading →A friend who wanted to quit to write and didn’t have the balls to do so asked me about how I went about it. I told her that I didn’t think a lot and just did it. She was insistent that I write a story. This is an edited version of the email I sent her sometime in […]
Continue reading →The last few days have been really busy. Amongst other things, I have been playing a fervent ping-pong match with team at Grapevine India. They have sent me the edited and proofread version of tnks and I was supposed to give an approval on it. I did not like a few things that they removed. And they […]
Continue reading →As a kid, every time I saw this “That’s all Folks!” signage and heard the accompanying cheery music that came along with it, I got really sad and depressed. Sad as in SAD. S A D. Depressed as in DEPRESSED. D E P R E S S E D. Why? Because the amazing cartoon that […]
Continue reading →I love sitting at Starbucks and working on my book. Even though I am alone when I am there, in my head, I am on a date with Nidhi Kapoor. Or may be with Rujuta on some days. There are days when I there with Tarana. Like today, I was with Rujuta and I had a wonderful time. […]
Continue reading →Yesterday I was dinnering with a friend and talking about The Nidhi Kapoor Story. While we were at it, he told me something very insightful about the way I write. He said, “my sentence structure is very conversational.” I did not understand this at first. When I prodded him more, he said that he meant […]
Continue reading →In the words of Anton Ego, of the Ratatouille fame… In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little, yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment. We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read. But […]
Continue reading →So, why do I write? Here are ten reasons. In no particular order. A. Writing makes me a better thinker. Some people think best when they are talking. Some do it best while making mind maps. Some do it when they are alone. Some do it on the pot, or in the shower. Some do […]
Continue reading →I recently saw the film and I decided to read the original short story by Stephen King on which the book is based. And I made notes alongside and I tried to think of Nidhi’s story while reading it. Here are some notes that I made while I was doing so. Might be of interest to […]
Continue reading →Writing is the toughest job that I’ve ever had. And I’ve had some tough jobs before this. Thing with writing it that you are alone when you are working. Of course you have your support system and friends and other such people around you but when you put pen to paper, you are alone. You […]
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