Many authors love to see their works getting published. Is there a debate on this? No! However, do you know any author who would like to work on the manuscript first and then look for ideal publishing options? You may or, in most of the cases, you might. Nevertheless, the number of such authors who… Continue reading
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Social Media and Poetry – is it a good marriage?
We cannot stay separated from social media for many hours, leave many days aside. Social media has included itself in our daily list of tasks. We have become accustomed to checking our FB feeds, Instagram feeds and Twitter timelines almost hourly or at least 5-6 times a day in case you are a busy person…. Continue reading
Why don’t I find books by Shivmangal Singh Suman and other Hindi poets on Amazon India?
I was not only astonished but rather confused when I tried to find the books by great Hindi poets like Shivmangal Singh Suman and Nirala, Jaishankar Prasad and Subhadra Kumar Chauhan, Mahadevi Varma and Maithilisharan Gupta and many others. The largest store available online doesn’t seem to have books that millions of book lovers might… Continue reading
Can editorial mishap ruin a book? Yes, even a small mistake!
With the rise of self-publishing models and authors willingly enjoying this new revolution in publishing sector, we, the critics, should be dealing with many occasions that bring to us semi-edited, poorly edited or even unedited manuscripts in spite of ‘several layers of editing’ promised by money-hungry self-publishing companies around the world – and this is… Continue reading
Studying a novel? This approach will help you the most!
Studying a novel is not an easy task to complete. While you can read a novel and enjoy doing the same, studying a novel takes some effort and this is a process that you might not like or enjoy as much as you enjoy reading a novel. Reading a novel yields you entertainment and fun… Continue reading
Ashwin Sanghi – why doesn’t he sell as much as Chetan Bhagat? An inquiry
It is no rocket science for the readers to decide whom to read and whom to ignore. However, it does require a little research, awareness and a sense of literary aesthetics when it comes to selecting the best novels to read from a list of many novels by many popular novelists. And therefore, young readers… Continue reading
The concerns for the country, the homeland and a case of the diaspora literature – an opinion
The world will go on. This is, at least, one thing that everyone believes or (at least) the ones with a sane mind do believe it. Yes, there is no limit to one’s foolishness and there is none for conscious ignorance too. However, without waiting for our grand concerns and schemes, the world goes on…. Continue reading
William Blake and the art of ‘making’ a book happen – from the archives of literature
How many of us know William Blake as a poet? Well, realistically, barring those who are from a literary background, seldom anyone knows the importance that William Blake had added to his existence as a poet. However, the few people who know William Blake must know him as a poet only. Nevertheless, there were many… Continue reading
Unnecessary attention to the details might ruin a work of fiction – scrutiny
Modern fiction has been offending many on a regular basis. Religious provocation, ideological sports, cultural cunningness and so on… modern authors know many tricks to trigger the sensitive parts of the body called society and thus, they can manage to sell their works of fiction to many readers who, otherwise, could not have known about… Continue reading
Criticism is not that easy – it’s a process we need to learn by practising!
I have been writing about books that I read. It has been more than 7 years now. However, still, there are moments that I need to think for more than 3-4 hours before I can find a proper beginning for the article or review that I am doing. This happens because it’s not that easy… Continue reading