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What’s a Limited Third Person Point of View?
A “limited third person point of view” in writing means the narrator tells a story from the perspective of only one character at a time, accessing

The Girl On Fire By Devashish Sardana
Review copy of the book from Penguin Random house Book 3 of a series featuring Simone Singh, but it can be read as a standalone


Interstellar Megachef – Flavour Hacker – Book 1
Interstellar Megachef Flavour Hacker Book One By Lavanya Lakshminarayanan Number of pages 463 Publisher – Harper Fiction Blurb from Amazon Looking for your one shot

What is a conceit in literature?
A conceit in literature is a type of figurative language in which the writer establishes a comparison between two very different concepts or objects. Conceit

What’s a Madeleine Moment?
A madeleine moment is a memory that is triggered by a smell, taste, or sound, without conscious effort. The term comes from Marcel Proust’s Remembrance

What does ‘subverting expectations’ mean?
Subverting expectations is a literary and artistic technique that involves surprising an audience by presenting outcomes that differ from what they expected. It’s often used

What’s Aesthetic Philosophy?
Aesthetic philosophy, or aesthetics, is the study of beauty, art, taste, and how people experience them. It also examines how people form judgments about these

What’s a Künstlerroman?
A Künstlerroman is a novel about an artist’s growth and development, from youth to maturity. The term is German for “artist’s novel”. Features A Künstlerroman

Non-Normative
Non-normative means not conforming to or based on a norm. It can also refer to something that is not considered the usual or normal way

My Essay in ‘Body Talk: The Sensitive Issue’
I am excited to share with you that Body Talk: The Sensitive Issue( which has my essay in it among other work) is now stocked

My January 2025 Reads
Here are my January Reads 1. The wish fish by Lesley Denise Biswas 2. Susie will not speak by Shruthi Rao 3. The Silk Route

Show, Don’t Tell
“Show, don’t tell” is a writing technique that allows readers to experience a story through actions, thoughts, and feelings, rather than through the author’s description.

The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr
William Collins 2019 Book Review by K.S.Loganathan Will Storr is an award winning author based in London. This book is based on his writing courses.

The True Story of an Indian Double Agent by Enakshi Sengupta
Thanks to the Blogchatter Book Review program, I received a copy of The Silk Route Spy for review. It’s listed as a non-fiction read by

Top Five Republic Day Reads
This Republic Day, the theme is “Swarnim Bharat: Virasat aur Vikas” (Golden India; Legacy and Progress). In keeping with this theme, my dad and I

Recipes that delight a diabetic
I’ve known K.R.Prabhurajan uncle ( my friend Remya’s dad) since 1995. In the time that I have known him, I’ve seen him emerge from various

Tales from the Alien Buddha #5
Yay! I have a reprint of a story I wrote (earlier) in this book. Link to the paperback on Amazon USA – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DTYV9222/
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Aishwariya Laxmi
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