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Education and Intelligence

June 27, 2022Nalin Leave a Comment

One of my favorite podcasts, Hidden Brain, recently released an episode called “Why You’re Smarter Than You Think” which stirred some powerful feelings for me. The interview is with Scott Barry Kaufman, someone who was labeled “backward” as a child… Continue Reading →

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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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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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Read an Ebook Week!

March 2, 2019Nalin Leave a Comment

Smashwords is having their 10th Annual Read an Ebook Week Sale, and I’ve enrolled Red Soil Through Our Fingers in the 100% off category for this sitewide promotion! So, if you’ve been meaning to check out the start to the… Continue Reading →

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“The Storyteller” Picked Up by Rampant Loon!

September 3, 2018Nalin 1 Comment

My latest short story, The Storyteller, has been bought by Rampant Loon Press! I’ve been working on this one on-and-off for about five years now. It’s gone through several periods of mothball status and at least two rounds of workshop… Continue Reading →

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“The Parched Lands” is now available for free at Smashwords

May 13, 2018Nalin Leave a Comment

The Parched Lands, my short story that was first published in 2013 in Issue 7 of Crossed Genres Magazine, is now available for free from Smashwords, as well as other ebook retailers such as Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and the… Continue Reading →

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Sci-Fi Story Elements That Really Hook Me!

May 5, 2018Nalin 2 Comments

For well over a year now, I’ve been spinning my wheels on a sequel to Red Soil Through Our Fingers. Despite the well-known writing advice that the first draft will be crap and you just have to power through it,… Continue Reading →

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Camp NaNoWriMo: Red Soil II

June 26, 2017Nalin Leave a Comment

It’s just a few days to July, and I’ll be using Camp NaNoWriMo to jump-start a first draft of the sequel to Red Soil Through Our Fingers. Having moved from Boston to a much lower-stress pace of life in Virginia… Continue Reading →

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