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How to Find a Literary Agent
For an unpublished author or unproduced screenwriter finding a literary agent who will represent your work and take your career to the next level is as critical as the ability to write gripping novels or attention-grabbing screenplays. But finding representation … Continue reading
Posted in A Novel Journey, Screenwriting Adventures
Tagged AgentHunter, agents, Julie Gray, Just Effing, novelists, screenwriters, screenwriting, writers
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When Creative License is Not Enough
Here is a post that I wrote for Her Film Project. It discusses how films often, in the name of commercialism, seek to portray cliched stereotypes of women. A recent example is Ekta Kapoor’s psycho-thriller flick, Ek Thi Dayan. Can … Continue reading
Celebrating 100 Years of Indian Cinema
On the occasion of the ongoing centenary celebrations of Indian cinema, I requested my friend Aloke Kumar to share his views of Indian cinema. Aloke is a man of many talents and his views and observations about films have always … Continue reading
Shital Morjaria: Voicing Women’s Aspirations
Shital Morjaria, Executive Producer at TV9, is a passionate filmmaker who believes in making her kind of films. Not surprisingly, her film production company which she has co-founded with two of her friends, is called Banayenge Films. Her debut film, … Continue reading
Blog Hop for Authors
My author friend Eleni Muller recruited me to be a part of this blog hop, and you can check out the answers to her questions here. I feel so privileged to have met so many wonderful authors. Below, you’ll find … Continue reading
Posted in A Novel Journey
Tagged Bollywood, Harlequin Mills & Boon, Hrithik Roshan, Katrina Kaif, New Delhi Marriage Deal, romance, writing
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A Happy Ending and a New Beginning!
A little more than a year after my novel-writing journey began, I am finally approaching my destination. Yes, my debut novel will be published in September this year by Harlequin Mills & Boon and the title is {drum roll, please!} … Continue reading
A Fun Challenge for Writers & Bloggers
I have been nominated by my friend Ruchita Summer Vasudeva to take the Liebster Blog Award Challenge. The aim is to help bloggers spread the word about each other’s blogs. Every nominee has to write 11 interesting/little known facts about … Continue reading
Posted in Random Musings
Tagged bloggers, blogging, challenges, creative writing, entertainment, fun, novels, writing
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Portrayal of women in Indian media
In December 2012, the rape of the young student Jyoti Pandey in a moving bus in Delhi shook the conscience of a nation. Within months, the Indian Parliament has passed a Rape Law to ensure that rapists, stalkers and those … Continue reading
Posted in Random Musings
Tagged Her Film Project, role of media, women and media, women filmmakers
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An Interview with Screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala
Sooni Taraporevala is one of the most accomplished screenwriters of Indian cinema. She made her debut as a screenwriter with the 1988 Mira Nair-directed Salaam Bombay! She has since written several features including Mississippi Masala (1991), Such a Long Journey … Continue reading
The Call!
If you have ever submitted a manuscript to a publishing house, you will know the significance of those two little words. The Call. The moment for which wannabe authors spend their days and nights obsessing over their manuscripts before sending … Continue reading
Posted in A Novel Journey
Tagged editor, Harlequin Mills & Boon, manuscript approval, manuscript submission, Pippa Roscoe, publishing, Skype
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