What’s in my bag? Some basic clothes including t-shirts, shorts and a pair of jeans, spare socks, sleeping bag, liner and a bed sheet, warm inners, head cap and neck warmer, a light jacket and a slightly heavier jacket, two pairs of hiking pants, my laptop, medicines, toiletries, electronic equipments like chargers and connectors, a … [Read more…]
NaNoWriMo has been an exhilarating experience for me. I took up the challenge just to test myself. On the 29th day, I wrote the last words, exported a plain text version of the novel and uploaded it for validation. This is what I got. It is just a dumb image that I could have downloaded otherwise. … [Read more…]
At this point in time I have almost completed half of my novel. This constitutes the first and the third acts in the 3-act structure of storytelling. From a length point of view, it is recommended that the first act is about 25% of the novel, the middle act is 50% of the novel and … [Read more…]
Velominati Rule #9: If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period. Today was a holiday for us. After doing a 65 km roundtrip of Chikka Tirupati last weekend, me and one of my colleagues, Ravish Verma, decided to do a longer trip. I asked him to pick the route. He ended up … [Read more…]
I knew this was coming and I would rather tackle it sooner than later. I have sprinted through the easiest part of my novel – the first one third. It was fun to write. The scenes did not carry much burden, plot point or tension and thus, words flowed like a less viscous liquid. I … [Read more…]
Something really bad happened. I fell sick. I wasn’t able to get out of my house this weekend. This also meant that I had more time to write my novel on the first day. I understood a two things. Firstly, planning scenes is like the biggest saviour. Once that scene plays in my head, writing becomes … [Read more…]
About 10 days ago, I decided to participate in NaNoWriMo 2015. I planned to re-use some interesting characters from my serialisation and weave an entirely new plot. I have made a list of the things I will be re-using: The name of most of the main characters The motivation and the ultimate quest of the … [Read more…]
The challenge statement of NaNoWriMo is simple. Write a novel of 50,000 words in 30 days. I will have the time between November 1st 0000 hrs to November 30th 2359 hrs to accomplish this task. I will also be attempting this marathon for the first time. This makes me a bit nervous. I have put up … [Read more…]
Shopping around Esplanade Kolkata central shopping region, in and around Esplanade, is crowded at this time of the year. Just before the festival, people are focussed on last minute shopping. My sister had not bought anything for the festival season was waiting for me to get home. Coincidentally, one of my batchmates during Ph.D., Bhanuman … [Read more…]
