Tag: Passion
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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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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 | 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…
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Jaba | An Introduction
Kolkata looks different during the month of October. Everyone seems a little happier. The chaos in the city is a little chirpier. The flowers infuse a festive scent in the air. Not just the people, the city itself welcomes Goddess Durga….
Sujoy Ghosh 