Uday Satpathy's interaction with the author on his blog Thriller Writing Help for Authors Author Usha Narayanan talks about her crime thriller The Madras Mangler, about her writing process, her views on the Indian publishing industry and the trend of ebooks and self-publishing in India. Tell us about yourself. I started with a gold medal in English fro... Read more
A tribal man dies with some mysterious words branded into his skin. The silhouette of a young woman is visible near him and strikes a chill in the hearts of those who first come upon the body. Is it real? Is it a prank played by an overactive imagination? What do the words say when translated into modern language? These and more such questions play upon the mind when reading Sumana Khan’s ‘The Revenge of Kaivalya’ and keep our adrenaline flowing. Brought up as we are on stories of the paranormal and movies on snakes chasing down and ki... Read more
Yes, Theodore absolutely adores the sexy, purry, chuckly voice of his OS – his operating system – who has named herself Samantha. She asks about his day, cheers him up when he sounds mopey, has OS-sex with him, arranges a body-surrogate (!) for him to sleep with… need I say ... Read more
Hey, I’m not talking about books. (Especially as my suspense thriller, ‘The Madras Mangler’, is just out!) I’m talking about all those articles which go blah, blah all the time, contradicting what they said just the previous day. Consider what they say on health or diets for instance. Eat three balanced meals a day, says one. No, make that six small meals, says another. Ha, you’re mistaken. Eat only on alternate days; or only when the moon is rising. Eat carbs, don’t eat carbs. Fat is good, fat is the biggest evil known to mankind. ... Read more
