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Will using a literary consultant increase my chances of getting my manuscript commissioned? [Private blog]

Excerpt: Indian writer Vani, for instance, who works with literary consultant Claire Wingfield, told me, ‘She gave me solid feedback and asked me to rewrite the entire...

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Seven books to read before you start writing your own [Scroll]

“I never read a novel till I was 18,” Sunjeev Sahota, author of The Year of The Runaways was quoted as saying. (His book was shortlisted...

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Does India really need so many literature festivals? [Scroll]

When bookstores are closing down and the reading culture dwindling, what purpose do these events serve? Why are there so many literature festivals in India? At...

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BY Vani IN Guest post

Talking to kids in the time of Kyaa Kool Hain Hum-3 and Mastizaade [DailyO]

“Do you know what a-ho means?” my neighbour’s kid asked me. For a moment I was taken aback. The girl was all of nine, after all. Then...

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Arvind Kejriwal has finally ‘arrived’ in Punjab [DailyO]

Arvind Kejriwal has left political pundits scratching their heads yet again! His supporters may whine for the lack of media support, but if the numbers that...

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