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Welcome to Week S of Authors’ Tips A – Z of Writing. If this is the first time you are visiting … More The First Screenwriter of Indian Films →

Welcome to Week P of Authors Tips’ A to Z of Writing. If this is the first time you are visiting … More Pacing… and why it can make or break your story →

 There is a new book on the indie publishing block and it’s called The Indian Prince’s Scandalous Bride. Better still, … More Devika Fernando on Why She Loves Writing ‘Scandalous’ Women →

Welcome to Week O of Authors’ Tips: A to Z of Writing.If this is the first time you are visiting … More Opening Lines – Begin Strong to Hook your Reader →

Welcome to Week N of Authors’ Tips: A to Z of Writing. If this is the first time you are … More Niche Markets in Romance Writing →

Devika Fernando is a prolific Indie author whose romances are a delight to read. She has written more than 10 … More Cover Reveal of Devika Fernando’s The Indian Prince’s Scandalous Bride →

Welcome to Week J of Authors’ Tips: A to Z of Writing.If this is the first time you are visiting … More Juggling Multiple Writing Projects without Breaking a Sweat →

 By Jaideep Sen Deewaar one of the two greatest Films ever made in Indian Cinema – the other being Sholay … More The Memorable Women Behind the Angry Young Man →

Welcome to Week I of Authors’ Tips: A to Z of Writing.If this is the first time you are visiting … More Inciting Incident – Giving your fiction a great start →

Hello Everyone. I’m very happy to introduce you to author Ruchi Singh and her new romantic suspense book, Guardian Angel. … More Author Ruchi Singh releases her new book “Guardian Angel” →

Welcome to Week G of Authors’ Tips: A to Z of Writing. If this is the first time you are … More G – Know Your Genre →

Welcome to Week F of Authors’ Tips: A to Z of Writing.If this is the first time you are visiting … More F is for Character Flaw →

By Jaideep Sen November was a month of celebrations. Salim Saab’s birthday fell on the 24th  It’s only in the … More Let’s Celebrate Salim Khan! →

Reviews are a lifeline for authors. It’s validation for the hours, days, weeks and months an author spends writing a … More 4 Star Review for Bombay Heights from Pink Heart Society →

A couple of years ago filmmaker Runjiv Kapur told me about a heartbreaking incident in north India. A young girl … More A Special Film – Behind the Scenes of 7 Lives →

Welcome to Week D of the A to Z Writing Series. My post for the week is ‘Deus Ex Machina’.  … More D is for Deus Ex Machina →

By Jaideep Sen As an avid viewer of Kaun Banega Crorepati, I’m struck by the fact that every time a … More First Link in the Zanjeer →

Welcome to Week ‘C’ in the Authors Tips: A to Z of Writing series. And my post is about  How … More How to Improve your Craft →

 Jaideep Sen highlights a memorable incident between Salim Saab and the iconic filmmaker Raj Kapoor… It’s been a few days … More The ‘Sangam’ of a Genius and His Admirer →

Continuing with the Series of A to Z tips, here is my post on…. B is for Background. Writing stories … More B – Doing the Background Work →

Welcome to a new series of blog posts titled “Authors’ Tips – A to Z of Writing”. Eight  authors — … More A – Authenticity in Writing →

My movie bingeing on Netflix continues. And inspired by the rush of blogging that is happening everywhere I have decided … More Bingeing on Movies — #Review of Qarib Qarib Singlle →

It’s been a while since I posted movie reviews on my blog. Heck, it’s been a while since I watched … More Writer Protagonists make for Entertaining Movies! — #Review →

By Jaideep Sen Salim Saab was once asked in an interview what he considered to be his biggest strength in … More The Strength of Characterisation →

As an author you create characters and give them unique traits — both good and bad — and then throw … More Author Reet Singh Spies on her Characters Tanay and Mita (#CharacterInterview) →