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#IWSG: The Circle Reforged

February 1, 2022Nalin 12 Comments
This entry is part 3 of 16 in the series Insecure Writer's Support Group

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, Updates writing, writer group, iwsg, writers circle, critique circle, workshop

#IWSG: Writing Career Regrets

January 7, 2022Nalin 1 Comment
This entry is part 2 of 16 in the series Insecure Writer's Support Group

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 author, iwsg, career

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 →

My Stories, Updates amazon, publishing, kdp, kindle, social media, boycott, community, indie author

Cover Artist Interview: Trish Revolinksy

November 21, 2021Nalin 1 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 →

My Stories, Writing sff, publishing, science fiction, book cover, ebook cover, image

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
This entry is part 1 of 16 in the series Insecure Writer's Support Group

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

Plantsing With the Three Eggs

August 1, 2021Nalin 3 Comments
This entry is part 2 of 7 in the series How I Write

Many years ago, I was living in Boston during the time I first began intentionally trying to move from “hobby writer” (which I think I’ve been rather continuously since childhood) to something more like “semi-pro” (that is, try and get… Continue Reading →

Writing structure, novel, drafting, plot, revision, writing, three-act structure

Becoming A Master Writer – The Value of Memoir

July 5, 2021Nalin Leave a Comment

I recently took my first writing seminar in several years, called “Becoming a Master Writer.” Novelist and editor John DeDakis taught the course (virtually) for The Muse Writing Center in Norfolk. The course covered a variety of topics about craft… Continue Reading →

Writing writing, journaling, course, memoir, journal, reflection

I made a newsletter

May 4, 2021Nalin 1 Comment

“Hmmm,” says Homer to Bart in a classic episode of The Simpsons. “Your ideas are intriguing to me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.” I think that episode aired when I was in middle school. We would quote… Continue Reading →

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Getting Unstuck

April 28, 2021Nalin 3 Comments

This week I’m celebrating a return to writing. I’ve been thinking about various ideas for quite some time now. But the truth is I haven’t really tried to (and made progress on) any fiction in almost two years. I’ve been… Continue Reading →

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