Category: Author Notes
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Attachment With A Character – Writing In First
Characters, often if not always, are a reflection of the writer, acquaintances, circumstances and surroundings. One thing I usually struggle with is overindulgence and emotional attachment, especially when the character possesses a grain of my personality. Through my readings, I have seen some of the brightest work through this and few succeed in balancing the…
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Sliding Doors – Writing In First
Writing is not my bread and butter. The first time I had to write for a newspaper with a defined role of a writer, I realized that writing for me is probably not something to pursue professionally. Deadlines made the work inorganic and although the write-up was decent, I hated it more than the crappiest…
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The Knock | An Introspection
As I am working on the follow-up writing to Zain Chisti’s story The Knock, I went through some of the reviews I received and through those lenses conducted an introspection where I made an honest attempt to be honest about my writing. Frankly, my dear, it is an arduous task, to say the least. Right…
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Author Notes | Memorable Characters
Atticus Finch – Lawyer, Father, Good Man To Kill A Mockingbird (Harper Lee) is a love letter to all the good things people remember in their fathers. Atticus symbolizes an idealized journey through fatherhood for an everyman. He defends what is right. He teaches manners and values to his kids. He is willing to sacrifice…
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Author Notes | Memorable Opening Lines
“Call me Ishmael.” First three words from Herman Melville’s iconic classic Moby Dick doesn’t tell you much about the setting of the voyage the reader is about the embark upon. However, it grabs the attention of every reader’s passive attention to the voice of the novelist. It has been over seventeen decades. The Great American…
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Author Notes | Introspection Of The Writing Process
Whenever I read or see an interview of an author or a poet, almost always there is a question about the writing process and techniquea. Frankly, a number of good writers are able to deconstruct their process to the bare bones. I won’t lie, I am jealous. A few years back, I was at Charles…
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Author Notes | The Knock
The Inspiration Behind The Book As a child I heard about a story of a cricketer whose grandfather wanted to see him play for the national side but by the time the cricketer wore the blue blazer, the grandfather had passed away. The cricketer was Mohammad Azharuddin. This story stayed with me for years. A…
Sujoy Ghosh 