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Author of the Week – Inderpreet Uppal – Rewind #IndieTBC 2018
Inderpreet Uppal caused a stir in the world of Indian indie authors with her first novel itself. The Rewind #IndieTBC 2018 spotlight focuses on her today. Brief Intro Inderpreet edits manuscripts; writes for her love of writing and reads endlessly. She is a Masters in Human Resource Management and worked as a management lecturer. Books, editing, reviews, freelance writing, sponsored posts, and blogging keep her busy whenever she gets a breather from mothering her ‘too tricky to handle son’. A sprinkling of fiction, a dash of books, and a bit of opinion add to the eclectic mix. An Army brat, she now joins her adorable Army hubby across the…
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TBC – The Book Club
It is Wednesday and I am here with another post in my MiniSeries- Rewind #Indie TBC 2018. I had stated in my last post (read it here) that my journey as an author had made me meet this marvellous bunch of wordsmiths in The Book Club. This series is dedicated to a few of them who brought out their books in the year 2018. Two days before, I was sitting and typing away a post on one of those authors when a thought struck me. One question arose in my mind that how can I just ask you all to read this series when many of you may not be…
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‘Through the Mist’ – One Picture l Five Stories
Through the Mist was introduced to me by Sona who is also one of the authors of the book. I met her through an Ebook Carnival where we both were participating. As we communicated she told me about this book which was a collaborative venture. When I came to know about the story behind the book, I couldn’t stop myself from reading it. Title: Through the Mist Authors: Sona, Abirami, Adithya, Rupali, Nimitha Genre: Short stories Source: Review copy received by the Author THE STORY BEHIND: This book came into being when 5 authors came together to weave 5 stories with one photograph as a focal point. …
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Review of Varadharajan Ramesh’s ‘Tales with a Twist’
Title: Tales with a Twist Author: Varadharajan Ramesh Genre: Thriller/ Story Collection Pages: 228 Source: Free copy by Blogchatter Collection of Short Stories, each with an unexpected twist. I came across Varad’s collection during the course of the A-Z Challenge. I couldn’t follow his posts then, as I was struggling myself to complete the challenge. When his stories came out in the form of an ebook through Blogchatter Ebook Carnival, I thought of giving it a try. But before I give my opinions on Varad’s book- Tales with a Twist I should mention that I am an ardent lover of novels. The longer the tale the better it…
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Review of Sundari Venkatraman’s – ‘Matsya’
DASHAVATAR MATSYA: The First Avatar by Sundari Venkatraman Title: MATSYA – The First Avatar Series: Dashavatar (Indian Mythology) Genre: Mythology Retelling Author: Sundari Venkatraman Source: Kindle Edition provided by the Author Lord Brahma is highly disturbed Vedas are stolen from him the moment he goes to sleep at the end of the kalpa. It’s Asura Hayagriva who’s gotten away with the sacred scriptures. Lord Vishnu offers to go to the creator’s rescue and takes the guise of Matsya, the fish. King Satyavrath lands up with a tiny goldfish when he’s offering prayers to the Sun God one morning. Is the fish all that…
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Introducing ‘The Life Lived’
Hi Folks!!! I would cut down the chase and come to the point directly… Why? Because I am too excited to share this news that it would be completely absurd to go around and play with words rather than coming straight to the point. So here I am my dear friends, to share with you the news, as promised in my last post. After spending two years in the blogosphere, I have crossed the boundaries to walk into an entirely new terrain of becoming an author. I am happy to introduce to you all my first ebook – ‘THE LIFE LIVED’ It is a short memoir which can be easily…
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Review of Rubina Ramesh’s – ‘Rising from the Ashes’
Title: RISING FROM THE ASHES: A Short Story: Prequel to Knitted Tales 2 Genre: Mythology Author: Rubina Ramesh Source: E-Book provided by The Book Club She was one of the most beautiful woman Asura Sambara had laid his eyes on. Possessing a beauty of this magnitude became his passion. Sambara kidnapped her and whisked her off to his palace. Mayavati knows she has no option but to bow down to his wishes. But what about the young man who always haunts her dreams? She had no clue why she was in this palace but after speaking to the mischief-making Sage Narada, it all started making sense to her. Who was…
