by natashasharma | Dec 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
My kids took all of nine months. Squiggle was four years in the making. From sleepless nights with a fuzzy idea about what I wanted to write, to not quite knowing how. From sheafs of paper lying crumpled on the floor, to post-its that got shuffled around each day....
by natashasharma | Dec 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
Swishfizzing Saturday. Snadoodly Saturday. Superbilify Saturday. I had, what I can say without doubt, the most fun I have ever had at readings last Saturday at the Bookaroo children’s literature festival in Delhi. Bookaroo is above all a wonderful time to catch...
by natashasharma | Aug 28, 2014 | For writers
There is something about dedications in books. Even before I published a book, I never skipped reading the dedications that start off a book. It is that little glimpse into the author’s emotions, thought process… their voice – a glimpse into their...
by natashasharma | Aug 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
I conducted my 50th book reading, yesterday! I can still recall, rather vividly, the sheer terror that threatened to overtake me at the launch reading of Icky, Yucky, Mucky! at the Kala Ghodha Arts Festival in 2011. The moment when the tremor in my voice stopped and...
by natashasharma | Mar 31, 2014 | I write, I bake!
The things I must bake before I get back to writing … A lemon tart of laziness (Brilliant recipe by Rachel Allen) An apple crumble of conscious delay A cookie jar of careful-putting-off Coming soon … a pie of...
