You know when you’re writing, writing, writing, and you look up and notice that four months of the year have passed by? Yeah, that. A couple of months ago, my agent recommended that I read Elizabeth Strout’s My Name is Lucy Barton. The book was long-listed for the Bailey’s Women’s Prize for Fiction and is every […]

Over dinner a few weeks ago, my husband and I were discussing an idea for a screenplay he’s had for many years. “A novelist and a screenwriter in the same household,” I laughed. “What could possibly go wrong?” “I don’t want to be a screenwriter,” he said. “Don’t you want to write the screenplay?” “I […]

I was at a party in Delhi a couple of years ago hosted by friends of mine, where I was introduced to a well-known and respected journalist. On hearing that I was a freelancer, this journalist was not impressed. He nodded, dismissively almost, as if we all knew that “freelancer” was code for unemployed and […]

Today’s the day! Shut Up and Write: The No-Nonsense, No B.S. Guide to Getting Words on the Page is out in the world! I’m excited! And now totally out of exclamation marks. I have to admit, the best part about this book launch at this current moment is that it’s done. And yes, while book marketing […]