Reviews & Musings

Introduction ISIN:  978-93-84-3150-61 Genre:  Fiction / Anthology Publishers:  Half Baked Beans Price:  Rs. 199/- (  I got the book from Writer's Melon for a review ) 'Le Siffleur' and his magic. Vampires, guardians' adventures at night. Coffee, love and a new couple. Imli and her mother in a complex web of darkness. A small town girl confused about virginity. Michael Jaikishen and his writing endeavours. Child adoption by a gay couple. Mahabharat - a modern tale in an epic form. The spine-chilling tale of Tina and Uncle Joe. A juicy love story by our guest author Sujata Parashar. These and many other unputdownable stories in this book. Behind The book Source: www.writersmelon.com

Introduction ·          ISBN – 9788192692616 ·          Genre: Fiction ·          Publishers: Half Baked Beans ·          Price: Rs. 125/- Naazani, a shy girl with a lonely childhood, was born and brought up in Dehradun. She moves to a metropolitan for further education and gets absorbed. In a series of events, she decides to adopt prostitution and becomes one of the most successful high profile escorts of the city with the help of her manager Sharat. In a quest to be successful, she leaves her friends behind and dedicates more time to her profession. Nazaqat witnesses a police raid at a nearby place and the real scenario of prostitution terrifies her.She decides to take a stand and do something about it. However, Sharat convinces her that she is not powerful enough to make a difference. ...

Previously I had shared my experience of writing for this nation wide contest held by Half Baked Beans here . Today when the book has released, it is giving me jitters as I type this. Jitters because this was the first ever contest I participated in and the first short story ever that I wrote , with the help of a wonderful mentor like Harsh Agrawal.It has been enthralling experience working with all these authors as a team having all the support from Harsh and ofcourse Mr.Chetan Soni of Half Baked Beans. It is definitely a moment for me when TIME stood still as I held this book in my hands and pinched myself to believe it to be true. You can buy the book HERE P.S: Do let me know your feedback on my story The Filch featured therein! Eagerly waiting....

   

1    Continuing with the author interview series today we have a very young and vibrant author Harsh Agarwal with us here   sharing what writing and books are for him:     Firstly a warm welcome to Reviews and Musings . I would like to extend my heartiest congratulations for new releases that you have lined up as of now. Time’s Lost Atlas as a compiler and then your own Nazaqat. How does it feel? Nervous… excited? Can you please tell us something more about them? Thanks Namrata! It’s a pleasure! Well it feels like a responsible parent whose kids are having an examination coming up. You have expectations, you are nervous, you are excited and you keep on thinking how teachers (readers in this case) will react to it. It’s a mixed state of anxiety, excitement and anticipation. That’s all I can say!  Both of my kids are being published by Half baked beans. Nazaqat is my third full length novel which is about a prostitute who takes ...

Source: Google Images When I began blogging I had heard it many times that there is a lot of difference between  bloggers and writers. I always disagreed to this for I believe each one of us is a writer. We could be scribbling in our diary, blogging, writing poetry or having full fledged novels to our credit. We write and that is what matters. Today after 2.5 years of blogging when my first book is about to release ( You can read about it HERE) It leaves me with mixed emotions when the word AUTHOR is also attached to me. As a blogger I have been interviewed many times but as an author this is my first time and "firsts" are always special. Nothing can be more special for Me than this. I would like to thank Gina Mcknight for making this experience all the more special for me by hosting me on her blog with an interview. A lover of words, paper, and memoirs - We ll this is what she has to say about Me; to read the full interview click HERE . Thank you so muc...

When I began writing 2.5 years ago little did I know what was in store for me. I began writing for the love of it and things just kept happening. From being a scared blogger who had a secret blog to someone who let the blog go public. From someone who could never write stories to being called as someone whose middle name should be LOVE purely for the love stories I write. From 0 to 100+ followers in one blog with 1 lakh hits and 400+ posts , it has truly been an exciting journey!