The Secrets of Ghostwriting - Spotlight

The Secrets of Ghostwriting  by D. R Downer

  A guide that will tell you everything there is to know about the big, bad, mysterious, and often misunderstood world of Ghostwriting.

Grab your copy from 

Amazon

Connect with the author:

Facebook | Twitter | Website | Amazon Author page | Goodreads

Other books in this series

Why Go Indie? 6 Reasons for Self-Publishing  Vol 1

by Devika Fernando

Walking on the Indie Path Vol 2

Can be presently found in her blog www.rubinaramesh.com

by Rubina Ramesh

The Art of Ghostwriting Vol 3

by D. R. Downer

Publishing Your Book on Amazon KDP Vol 4

by Sundari Venkatraman

Fears and Doubts of a Writer Vol 5

By Reshma Ranjan

Boosting Book's Sales with a Riveting Blurb! Vol 6 

By Ruchi Singh

Mis-fit Parents in Faulkner's Select Texts - Book Review

In today’s age of aggressive book marketing, it takes tremendous courage to pen a book like Mis-fit Parents in Faulkner’s Select Texts. Noel Polk says, “He [William Faulkner] remains elusive for us, even with umpteen volume-length biographies, several volumes of letters, and more than a zillion essays that explore various aspects of his life in his works and out of them” (“Was Not Was Not” 19). It is in light of these observations that book like Mis-fit Parents in Faulkner’s Select Texts assumes tremendous importance.

This is not for the first time that Faulkner’s writings are critically analyzed. But the overall trend of Faulknerian criticism encompasses such broad areas as race, class, gender, realism, modernism, post-modernism, feminism, post-structuralism, rhetorical and ideological theories and cultural studies. But Mis-fit Parents in Faulkner’s Select Texts discusses family relationships in his work. There is also a close proximity among Faulkner’s fictional parents and his biological parents, Maud and Murry Falkner. This makes the book even interesting.

The writing is lucid and engaging. In today’s era of Internet parenting has turned challenging. And Mis-fit Parents in Faulkner’s Select Texts will definitely help the parents in raising their children. This book is highly recommended.

The Death Wish - Book Review

The Death Wish by Sourabh Mukherjee
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The Death Wish is a short story written by Sourabh Mukherjee. The protagonist of the story is an old man called Abani. Abani is a self-made man. With humble beginnings, Abani has had his share of struggles. Now that he is well settled in his life, he wishes to have a nice retired life. But the conversation between his son and daughter-in-law which he overhears changes everything.

The author brings to life the vagaries of old age, though they are predictable. Abani’s rags to riches story is interesting. The tussle between life and death is also brought up well. The story is well edited and can happen in anyone’s house. Further the optimistic ending is cherry on the cake. If and only if it was a little better. Yet The Death Wish is surely a one time read.

View all my reviews

A Special Day - Book Review

A Special Day by Sourabh Mukherjee
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

A Special Day is a short story written by Sourabh Mukherjee. I am a lover of short stories and A Special Day is a very well written story. This is the story of Mike and his father David.
Alzheimer, memory loss has been used in many stories. The same is adopted in this emotional story. The story though predictable succeeds in building high emotions in a short period. It strikes a chord with your heart and you feel for the characters. That is the success of the author. The writing is simple and lucid. A Special Day by Sourabh Mukherjee is hence highly recommended.

View all my reviews

The Curse - Book Review

The Curse is a wonderful suspense story. With his grandfather’s death Gyanendra, the protagonist discovers that he has been bestowed with a unique talent that of foreseeing events especially those relating to deaths and accidents. But the dreams are hazy, like pieces of jigsaw puzzle. Gyanendra joins all the dots to uncover many crimes and culprit behind it. The story has an angle of Saint and his curse as well.

I must say that this book is very well written. A suspense story has to always be page turner and on this count The Curse succeeds. I liked the way the author weaves the Gyanendra’s world, both real and that of his dreams. I also liked the way the secrets are unravelled. Joining the dots was no mean task. It had to be both coherent and believable. Here to the author gets full marks. This makes The Curse a highly enjoyable read. Recommended for all lovers of suspense stories.

What is an Indian

What Is an Indian? by Tarundeep Singh

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

‘Ghalib it is just a good though to pamper oneself.’ Quotes Tarundeep Singh in his new book What is an Indian, while referring to independence. Are we really independent, is what he wants to ask. Indians and Americans he says are only concerned with race and financial status. But owing to the caste, religion, linguistic and many other diversities he says the Indian is more confused than the American. He says despite all the feminism, an Indian woman is still not accorded equality of status and opportunity which she deserves.

Tarundeep quotes many famous personalities from Vivekananda to Hitler. And then offers his crisp take on the situation. This style makes the book which otherwise would have been a boring work, crisp and page turner. Every citizen of the country wants his nation to excel in all spheres of activity. This makes the book relatable. The author critically analyzes all the problems the nation is facing. The book will surely motivate you to strive hard in your profession in order to make India number one. Here it is worth mentioning the inspiration behind the book. It was Tarundeep’s friend in the army who said, ‘We don’t want every Indian in defence as of now. Just take the economy to next level. We will do the rest.’ This sums it all. What is an Indian is a must read for all Indians.

View all my reviews

Thriller Story : Motor cycle, sports and race help school fight criminals.

There are very few book on the Indian Book shelves which are written for the young adults. And then we complain that the younger generation doesn’t read. Fortunately, Thriller Story : Motor cycle, sports and race help school fight criminals fills that gap.

Harsh, is studying in tenth standard. He is more interested in sports and outdoor activities than studies. One day after a match of soccer he befriends a new boy. His name is Nikhil and friends call him Nickel. At Nickel’s house he meets Tidy. The suspense begins when the security camera in the school gets stolen. The school is bombarded with applications under the Right to Information Act. All the queries pertain to the installation of the camera. Amidst all this Harsh has a brush the local hooligans. Are all these incidents which appear distorted connected. To join the dots you will have to read Thriller Story : Motor cycle, sports and race help school fight criminals.

The author deserves accolades for getting into the psyche of a school going boy. He etches the school going protagonist dexterously. One cannot help but relate the incidents to his/her school days. Such is the writing prowess of the author. The language is simple and lucid and as stated earlier the writing is relatable. For this reason Thriller Story : Motor cycle, sports and race help school fight criminals is worth reading.