Taali-Ban The Hindus

07 Saturday Feb 2015

Posted by dr sweetyshinde in Random Musings, Reblogged posts, Social Causes, World of Books & I

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banned books, controversy, freedom of expression, Hinduism, hypocrisy, intolerance, marketing, publicity

I decided to reserve one slot per month on rejuvenating previous posts.
The flashback often surprises yourself as a writer. ‘Did I really pen it? Did I actually manage to seize an idea within words?”
So, in an era of increasing tug-of-war between intolerance and freedom of expression, here goes …

Impractical Dreamer

Penguin: ‘’Get me the Khajuraho orgy capture. Pronto.”

Wendy: Sir, this is not porn. My book covers the grave interpretation and inter-relation between History and Religi…”

Penguin: ‘’Lady, you will be the grave of me. You stick to writing. Leave the sales pitch to me. I need eyeballs for your 800 pages of dry research. Now where is that orgy?”

Wendy: ‘I warn you, this will backfire. In the age of

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Weekend Edition – More Than a Writer Plus Good Reads and Writing Tips

07 Saturday Feb 2015

Posted by dr sweetyshinde in Uncategorized, World of Books & I

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art, create, ideas, story, Writer, writing

Author’s angst and bursts of ideas – perfectly encapsulated.

Live to Write - Write to Live

You are more than a writer.

I am a collection of experiences that is unique in all the expanse of space and time.

You fight hard for your art.

You create time where there isn’t any. You make hard choices and sacrifices.

You make your writing a priority.

Sometimes life gets in the way, and the best you can manage is a little time to think about a story, or an idea, or your craft. You have to be satisfied with nurturing your creations in silent, secret, intangible ways.

Other days, you give yourself the gift of time to put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard. Sometimes, this feels like slipping smoothly down into a pool of inspiration, you submerge yourself and drink deeply. Other times the writing feels like hard labor on the chain gang, your whole being aching with the effort of chipping each precious word from an…

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