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Short Stories!

April 25, 2022Nalin Leave a Comment

All three of my published short stories are now available to read directly on this site, without needing to download from an e-bookstore. In order of publication, they are: Remembering Turinam – (2013, fantasy, originally published in We See a… Continue Reading →

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#IWSG: Audiobooks

April 6, 2022Nalin 2 Comments

On the first Wednesday of every month, members of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group (open to anyone and full of great resources and information for writers) post their answers to a monthly prompt on their blogs. Authors benefit from getting… Continue Reading →

Writing smashwords, audiobook, record, book on tape

The Story of Us

March 16, 2022Nalin Leave a Comment

I recently listened to a great (really, they’re all great) episode of my favorite podcast, Throughline, called “A Story of Us?“. The conversation and interview with Tamim Ansary, author of The Invention of Yesterday, ranges across a variety of interesting… Continue Reading →

Science and Society story, history, anpo, throughline

MarsCon 2022!

March 15, 2022Nalin Leave a Comment

Cons are back! After two years of cancelled nerd conventions during the pandemic, it feels great to be looking forward to MarsCon this weekend up in Williamsburg. I’ve only been to this con once before, but I’m looking forward to… Continue Reading →

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#IWSG: The Circle Reforged

February 1, 2022Nalin 11 Comments

On the first Wednesday of every month, members of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group (open to anyone and full of great resources and information for writers) post their answers to a monthly prompt on their blogs. Authors benefit from getting… Continue Reading →

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#IWSG: Writing Career Regrets

January 7, 2022Nalin 1 Comment

On the first Wednesday of every month, members of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group (open to anyone and full of great resources and information for writers) post their answers to a monthly prompt on their blogs. Authors benefit from getting… Continue Reading →

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Distribution on Amazon Reactivated

December 25, 2021Nalin 2 Comments

About four years ago, I pulled my novel Red Soil Through Our Fingers from distribution on Amazon. My reasons at the time are outlined in a blog post wrote at the time. While I believe the reasons I had for… Continue Reading →

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Cover Artist Interview: Trish Revolinksy

November 21, 2021Nalin Leave a Comment

I was happy to work with my friend Trish Revolinksy for the release of my first directly published short story, Anpo (The Dawn). You can learn more about the story in the blog post for its release. Below is an… Continue Reading →

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New Story Released: Anpo (The Dawn)

October 19, 2021Nalin 2 Comments

I’m excited to announce the release of my first directly self-published short story, Anpo (The Dawn)! The story is available as a free ebook directly from Smashwords. (Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Apple Books, and others also available). Back Cover: Saveen… Continue Reading →

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#IWSG: Defining Writing Success

September 1, 2021Nalin 10 Comments

On the first Wednesday of every month, members of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group (open to anyone and full of great resources and information for writers) post their answers to a monthly prompt on their blogs. Authors benefit from getting… Continue Reading →

Writing publishing, writing, success, writer, self-publish

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