The Best House of All
When the editors at Pratham Books wrote in for a STEM book about houses, it brought back a flood of memories. My childhood spent tying sheets to chairs, propped up with sticks and cushions dragged in from various corners to create my own "house". I recall a perfect...
A Crouching Tiger Hidden Zebra cake sort of year-end
With two books out in quick successions – Vikram and the Vampire and Princess Easy Pleasy (to reach bookstores soon), the baking bug has been buzzing around. And while I have been baking every now and then over the last few months, my Facebook page has seen evidence...
What happens when an author visits the setting of her book, Fatehpur Sikri
In a recent visit with family to Fatehpur Sikri, our excellent guide was rather befuddled by an over-excited woman, screeching with joy when she saw the Durbar hall, the Anup Talab, Akbar's bed and the Buland Darwaza. “Yes, yes madam. Would you like a photograph?...
Superglued fingers, travel and a new season of MasterChef Australia; reasons for hitting pause on my writing.
Summer break begins in ten days. The kids' school calendar for these last few days looks ready to burst, packed as it is with project submissions, PTMs, book-day preparations and global perspectives day amongst others. I have glue in my hair, superglued fingers and am...
NPS: New Plot Syndrome
As of last night, I've moved past my Post Manuscript Syndrome stage with Squiggle, part 2 - yes, it is a GO and I couldn't be more thrilled and excited about moving a step closer to the crucial design stage for this book. Meanwhile, I've plunged headlong into writing...
Post Manuscript Syndrome and other joys of writing
Post Manuscript Syndrome: Symptoms include twitchy fingers, hand cramps, sleepless nights (nightmares of piles of rejection letters), glazed eyes as you await a revert, fleeting smiles to convince yourself and others that all is well in your world (other than the fact...