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I like to keep it simple.

Perhaps the count (10 K ) was the reward he sought :( ? The problem with shenanigans is nobody really knows how they start, why they start and also whom they hurt. Perhaps the admin reset the count to zero not because the member was making too much of his 10 k count (which is acceptable 'cause...

I read the book and enjoyed it very much. Good luck with it and your other ventures!

Better luck next time! :)

When my manuscript was accepted, the publisher sent me a list of THINGS TO DO IMMEDIATELY. It mostly constituted activities designed to build up a web presence. I procrastinated until after the book was released and then posted a self promotion thread on BAR. I joined BAR for promoting my book...

Truly sorry to have missed this post. Your fairly simple question does not have a simple answer (most questions pertaining to india /indians seldom do). By birth and heritage, I am a north indian. But, for most of my life I've lived in South India (Hyderabad) and have married a south indian...

You may judge my latest book by its cover! http://www.amazon.com/The-Magicians-Turban-ebook/dp/B00F4O4LMU

With so much talk about avatars, I'm making this post which is not about my avatar but about the word 'avatar' and how appropriate it is. I wish there were internet forums and computer games with avatars a couple of decades ago. I had struggled to explain the concept of avatar in Hinduism to...

I don't use bookmarks. I don't know what to do with them while reading. If I keep them aside, I misplace them. If I place them in the book, handling the book becomes cumbersome. But I have a knack of opening the book very close to where I stopped earlier; I also remember the exact point from...

I feel art should neither be forced nor contrived. If the artist feels about an issue and it touches his creative core, he will most probably express it in his art form but he is not obliged to do so. It is not his social responsibility. If he finds his inner world or an alternate universe more...

When it comes to actors, they play a part conceived and visualized by someone else. For me, when an actor projects something on screen that is totally contrary to his personal life, I will still watch him if the overall project is good. I will not watch the movie for him but in spite of him...

Does the person / persona of a writer weigh with you while you read his works? And more important, should it? Among the first books I read in school were few abridged works of Charles Dickens and I soon followed them up by devouring some more unabridged novels by him. A few years later, I read...

Mine is a painting I made fifteen years ago, it still hangs in my son's room. Why did I choose it? I'd used it on one of my book covers, 'Dearie, the Deer' so while promoting the book, I changed my avatar pic to match and kept it on because I like it. Truly. No narcissism involved.

BAR members are of different nationalities; some of us could have lived or studied in other countries. Generally, every country has authors /poets who have earned a special place in the hearts of its people and, more often than not, these are the writers who speak in a universally understood...

'The Turn of the Screw' by Henry James. It was recommended to me as a brilliant work, but I found it very difficult to read and keep track of where the story was going, if there was one.

Most articles /publishers advise authors to be active on the social media and build up 'followers' to improve visibility. Maybe it works because we have people writing books, maintaining websites, blogging, updating FB/ twitter and also having a full calender of social engagements. I don't know...

For me motion sickness due to reading in a car is so bad that I cannot even read my cell phone screen!

Nice and pretty with some humor. Well done!

I liked the story, especially the line I quoted. I always like stories with a twist and this one had the poor guy really twisted. Well done.

Buck up. please. Posting a story is only fun when there is company. By the way, I think it's a good idea to have the photos and the stories in the same thread, for people who come in late and want to read. .