Are We Connected: Diary pages #1: Prerna Verma
Ever thought about getting published and seeing your name on
the cover jacket of a book?
What it takes to be a ‘Published Author’?
Money? Story? Contacts? Or Keeda?
I agree with the keeda thing. If you have it, you will write
your book at any cost.
Today we have our first writer in the series “Are We
Connected: Diary pages”. She always had this keeda of writing, and now the
keeda has grown into shape of a book, her first fiction novel.
Prerna Verma, born in Ludhiana,Punjab and currently staying
at New Delhi, an Amity graduate, and a
known name among readers of magazines like Digital Krafts, Housecalls, India
& You and Tehelka. She has written 500+ articles, and now she is ready with
her first fiction ‘The Dumb and the Dumbfounded’, which is already out of stock
in preorder!
You can contact her via facebook, Also don’t forget to like the official fanpage of ‘The Dumband Dumbfounded’. To preorder the book, you can visit HomeShop18, Infibeam, uRead, IndiaPlaza or flipkart.
So here we have pages of Prerna’s diary. Let’s see how
many of us can connect to Prerna’s thoughts, does that answers the question I am seeking? Are We Connected?
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January 28th, 2012
Time-
7:30 am
Dear
Diary,
Is
it weird that I have two personalities?
There
is a part of me that loves being on stage.
I
get an adrenaline rush when the 3rd minute bell rings and I am
supposed to wrap up my speech in another minute.
I
feel alive when I shout my number during an extempore and speak relentlessly
about some random topic.
I
am actor.
But
at times, I just observe myself- watch myself thinking about different ideas,
imagine weird stories and wonder what it would be if I was the one writing and
chunking out sentences in the speeches that I gave during declamations and
debates.
There
is a part of me, extrovert and exuberant. But there is another me- an introvert
who day dreams, who thinks about the world, politics, issues that bother
humanity.
But
I never let that come on the stage. I never allow others to see it.
Not
until now!
Abhinav
and I have decided to write a book!
Actually,
he started with the idea when a publisher asked him for a more ‘commercial’
book.
He
wrote two chapters and lost them twice!
So,
I had to chip in J
No,
No! There is no enlightenment.
It
isn’t sudden that I have decided to write. The idea has already been itching my
brain for a while, just that the fact that we probably have publishers in hand
inspired me to start working right away.
I
have grabbed the opportunity. We are supposed to submit the manuscript by the
end of February.
The
story is funny! At least I think so.
****
August
30th, 2012
Time- 4:15 am
Dear
Diary,
My
life is a haywire. So, many things are going wrong!
And
we have dropped our initial publisher.
The
truth we don’t want that when my book comes it is known by ‘so and so person’,
so and so relative’ has written a book. I want that irrespective of its success
or failure, it must be known as the book written by Abhinav Shrivastava and
Prerna Varma!
But
the path isn’t easy.
We
don’t really have any recommendations to get any support from a bigger
publishing unit. We aren’t interested in paying money to the publishers or
buying back book’s copies.
At
a certain point, I am glad that we chose the downtrodden way. At least, we are
learning facts about writing and publishing.
But
there is a part of me that wonders- What if our first book is not good? What if
people mock us for our stupidity? What if we don’t get a chance ever?
Then
I start writing, scribbling or just imagining.
It
manages to tranquilize me, prompts me to forget the whole world.
All
I want to be a story teller, a writer, a thinker!
Sounds
philosophical! Isn’t it? That’s the problem of studying philosophy with
psychology. You start thinking too much.
Anyway,
I would be waiting for the day when people would start asking me, ‘Where can I
get your book?’
But
before that I would start writing another story.
Meanwhile
I have realized that writing is easier than finding a publisher!
And
that you just have to be brave.
And
that you have to learn from your mistakes.
And
just because a formula succeeds doesn’t mean that you stop growing and try that
same ‘mantra’ over and over again.
Now,
bye!
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