Category: Random
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An Ode To Winter
I am a hopeless winter person – you know, when a person goes overboard with sweaters, hoodies and hauling around shawls everywhere they go even when it’s just chilly, wearing socks while sleeping and using a heater at night to warm my cold feet. I know I am not the only one so I decided…
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5 Most Terrifying Classic Horror Books
End of October is here and, although 2020 was nothing less than a long horror spell, it is only natural for a horror reader and writer to share some of my favourite books in the genre that truly terrifying me. If you are new to this genre, these books would be a great starting point…
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Cancel Culture = Online Toxicity
So I was on Goodreas (as I am always there scrolling through my friend’s TBRs and current reads and reviews) and I came across a book called Christmas Pig. When I dug deeper and read the blurb I quite liked what I read and decided that I will give it a go. I was on…
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Okay Or Not Okay?
People always want to know, especially the ones who care or at least think they care for you if you are okay or not. But what about what lies in between those two words. Most people don’t realise that they’re a whole world between those two ends and that more than half of the time…
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10 Best Advice On Writing By Stephen King
Stephen King, for me, is the God of writing. He knows how to create believable characters that will make you feel all kinds of emotions (a wide, wide range of emotions at that), he creates genre-defining works and his stories are simply incomparable to any other on the planet (though I do know a couple…
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8 Tips For Renting A House
Renting a house is not that easy a task as it may seem on the surface. For someone like me who’s moved in and out of a fair share of rented apartments as well as bungalows, I know that renting a house does not only take careful consideration of more than a dozen things but…
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Fiction Writing Basics – 5-Day Online Workshop
Hello dear readers and writers, after some exhausting and mentally strenuous months, I am back with another workshop. Fiction Writing Basics – 5-Day Workshop Last year I conducted multiple batches of Fiction Writing Masterclass and Creative Writing workshops and the one thing I noticed in all of the students was that most of them did…
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Evolution Of The Influencer Trend
Digital marketing has seen steady growth in the past decade, but last year – 2020, was a significant game-changer for everyone in this industry as there was an extreme upsurge in the growth of the entire digital marketplace. As consumption of digital content saw an all-time high, there was an equally exponential rise in the…
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First Online Writing Workshop
Hey guys, I know it’s been so long, but I swear I have decided to post more often now. That’s why rather than just posting on my social media I thought I’d come here and do a full post on this (you, get back in the groove.) So as you might have observed, I have…
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Reading Vlog #1
My first ever vlog! I talk about the books I am reading currently – Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, The Lottery And Other Stories by Shirley Jackson, The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis and The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis Harper audiobooks. View this post on Instagram My first ever…
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Book Review: The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Author: Ray Bradbury Release Date: 1949 Genre: Classic, Science-Fiction, Short Story Collection Series: Edition: E-book Pages: 303 Publisher: Harper Voyager Blurb: The strange and wonderful tale of man’s experiences on Mars, filled with intense images and astonishing visions. Now part of the Voyager Classics collection. The Martian Chronicles tells the story of humanity’s repeated attempts to colonize…
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Monthly Updates: May 2019
Hello guys and welcome to my Monthly Updates post series. The month of May wasn’t the best month I’ve had so far in the year because Vishal got sick and was bed-ridden for the most part of the month. He’s still not well, but his recovery is steady and hopefully he’ll completely recover in another…
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Monthly Updates: April’19
Hello, dear readers. I missed March Monthly Updates post but didn’t want to miss April as well, therefore, I thought that even though I am a bit late I’ll go ahead and do a quick update post. Writing: I participated in Camp NaNo with a target of 30K words, but all I managed to write…
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Book Review: The Sicilian Woman’s Daughter by Linda Lo Scuro
Author: Linda Lo Scuro Release Date: 22nd October 2018 Genre: Crime, Mystery, Suspense Series: Edition: Paperback Pages: 296 Publisher: Sparkling Books Blurb: Most victims of the mafia are the Sicilians themselves. The role of women both as perpetrators and victims has been grossly overlooked. Until now. As the daughter of Sicilian immigrants, in her teens Maria turns her…
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Monthly Updates: February’19
And finally, I’m doing the monthly Updates post after a long, long time. I loved doing these posts before and I’m really excited to do it now. To be honest, these update posts help me in knowing exactly where I stand in terms of my writing and helps me plan ahead serving as the much-needed motivation.…
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2019 Resolutions
I know I’m late for this, but I really like doing a resolutions post and I really didn’t want to miss out this year. I’ll try and keep this post as short as I can because if I’d let myself get carried away then this would be one hell of a lengthy post. So without…
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Book Spotlight: Beautiful Disaster by C.J.
Welcome to TRB Lounge, the section of TRB that helps authors and publishers promote their titles. Today, we are featuring C.J, author of Beautiful Disaster, for one of our features, Book Spotlight. About The Book Book Name: Beautiful Disaster Author: C.J. Publisher: KDP Genre: Speculative Fiction Page Count: 448 Release date: September 2, 2018 Synopsis When chemists Danny and Kevin accidentally create…
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Excerpt Reveal: Beautiful Disaster by C.J
Welcome to TRB-Lounge, the section of TRb dedicated to book promotion. And today, I’d like to welcome author C.J, for sharing with us an excerpt from her latest release, a fascinating speculative fiction novel, Beautiful Disaster. Read ahead to get a sneak-peek into this amazing new read! About The Book When chemists Danny and Kevin…
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Author Interview: Dwayne gill
Welcome to the TRB Lounge, the part of TRB that helps authors and publishers promote their titles. Today, we are featuring Dwayne Gill, author of Written By Blood: Conviction, for another one of our very popular feature, Author Interview. About The Author Dwayne Gill Dwayne Gill is a new, up-and-coming author with a big imagination. He first thought…
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Author Spotlight: Dwayne gill
Welcome to TRB Lounge, the part of TRB that helps authors and publishers promote their titles. Today, we are featuring Dwayne Gill, author of Written By Blood: Conviction, for one of our very popular feature, Author Spotlight. About The Author Dwayne Gill is a new, up-and-coming author with a big imagination. He first thought of the premise…
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Book Spotlight: Future Comes From Behind by S.T.K. Chan
About The Book Book Name: Future Comes from Behind (Paradigm Shift, #1) Author: S.T.K. Chan Publisher: S.T.K. Chan Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy, Visionary Page Count: 235 Release date: August 28, 2018 Synopsis After Lisa barely manages to escape an invasion from the Rebel army in her home of Malta, she discovers Exo. This ancient dimension is made of…
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Getting Back In The Groove
Finally, after almost 1 and a half years, since Eva’s arrival and the start of my health issues (both unrelated, of course), I am feeling like myself again. After such a long break, I have also started re-working on my 2nd novel, Sinister Town, with the kind of energy I always seemed to have before things…
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Max Is Coming Back Home
Okay… so let me start from the beginning… We got 40 days old Max home on 10th April 2019 and everything was going great until, after exactly 13 days, Vishal rescued Whisky, a 10-15 day old kitten that V found outside a bakery on the side of the road while getting some pastries. Because Whisky…
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RMFAO Buddy Read: Strange Weather by Joe Hill
First off, I’d like to share a good news that we’ve crossed first 500 members at RMFAO! For those of you who don’t know what RMFAO is, it is a book club/group on Goodreads where book lovers from all over the world share their latest reads and reviews and participate in exciting year-long challenges and…
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Author Interview: Kally-Jay Mkwawa
Welcome to the TRB Lounge. Today, I’d like to welcome Kally-Jay Mkwawa, author of Isidora – The Life, Mind and Memories of an African Phoenix, for an author interview. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Kally-Jay Mkwawa Kally-Jay Mkwawa (a pseudonym), is a lady of 30 years living and working in Tanzania and is the author of Isidora – The…
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Book Spotlight: Isidora – The Life, Mind and Memories of an African Phoenix by Kally-Jay Mkwawa
About The Book Book Name: Isidora – The Life, Mind and Memories of an African Phoenix Author: Kally-Jay Mkwawa Publisher: L.J. Mkwawa Genre: Non-Fiction, Family & Relationships Page Count: 88 Release date: June 2018 Synopsis Spending the better part of your life being called a good listener, a weirdo, a hermit or a ‘mirror of…
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My Writing Corner
Most of the writers don’t like to write in one place. And I am no different. I write wherever I feel like writing and it heavily depends on my mood as one day I find the living room very appealing and the next day I seem to find inspiration in the study room while at…
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Cover Reveal: Bitcoin For Blockheads by Tasheme Thomas
Welcome to the TRB Lounge. Today, I’d like to welcome author Tasheme Thomas, for the cover reveal of his upcoming book Bitcoin For Blockheads. Presenting the simple yet elegant cover of Bitcoin For Blockheads About The Book Bitcoin For Blockheads is a primer to the world of cryptocurrency. This book covers the history of Bitcoin, the development of…
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Author Interview: Thomas Josef
Welcome to the TRB Lounge. Today, I’d like to welcome Thomas Josef, author of Incoming! Secrets Of A Contract Warrior In Afghanistan, for an author interview. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Thomas Josef Thomas Josef is a native of Wisconsin and a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. He hiked the epic 2,200+ mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine…
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