Much love! Preeti Shenoy

On writing and getting published

2012-02-25T12:20:00.001+05:30

So, these days I face a peculiar predicament. I seem to be in the news a lot. 'The Hindu' carried an interview with me, there were mentions about my third book in 'The Indian Express', New Indian Express as well as India Today. (see slide show) And in the Hindustan Times today, two of my books are in the Top 10, as per the Nielsen scan. So where is the predicament? It's all good,

The Pune launch and Tuesday prompt.

2012-02-21T11:25:00.000+05:30

Was in Pune for a launch on 18th feb at Crossword. Senapati Bapat Marg. It went off really well. For some lovely pictures from the launch go here. I am truly overwhelmed by the warm reception I got in Pune, especially from many of the readers of this blog. A big thank you to all who attended. One of my closest friends, Mayank Mittal drove all the way from Mumbai to attend this

A perfect Valentines day!

2012-02-16T00:03:00.001+05:30

The book launch went off wonderfully, last evening. There was conversation, cupcakes, tea and a lot of fun. It was indeed a special Valentines day. A big thank you to all of you who made the effort to attend it. I was really delighted to see you. This is what Pawan Raju, one of the readers who attended the launch said "It was definitely different kind of book launch :) :) :) :)

Tea for two (and a piece of cake) Tuesday No.4

2012-02-13T22:56:00.000+05:30

So, my BIG day is tomorrow--the day when my baby goes out into the big bad world. Treat my baby kindly will you? :) If you still do not know what I am talking about--go here. I am excited and I will not have time to post the prompt of 'Tea for two and a piece of cake' tomorrow. So here goes: Can a relationship be like a tea-stain? Why or why not? Lovely thinking prompt right? :)

All in two days work

2012-02-11T22:16:00.002+05:30

So I got back from Kolkata, the city of joy, the land of art and music lovers and mostly the land of people who know how to live in the moment and take no stress. Each city in India, truly has a character of its own. I have traveled (and also lived in) to many cities of India, and Kolkata is truly something else. I ate at a roadside stall near Dhakuria Railway station where a sumptuous

Tea for two (and a piece of cake) Tuesdays --3

2012-02-06T23:22:00.001+05:30

Hope you all have had a good week since the last Tuesday. I had one of my 'Oh-my-God-I can't-Believe-it' moment on Saturday, when my advance author copies of my book reached me. I sat in silence for some time and stared at the book. Then I promptly burst into tears as I missed my dad so intensely. He would have been so proud to see this day. I do believe with all my heart that it is he, who

Do something different this Valentines day. You're invited!

2012-02-04T21:19:00.000+05:30

Do something different this Valentines day. Come to a fun book launch with (or without) your valentine! click to enlarge Where: Landmark, Forum Mall, Bangalore When: 14th Feb 2012, 6:30 PM What: A different kind of book launch! Please RSVP: ssrivastava@randomhouse.co.in, 9971445305 And in case you want to know what the book is all about, here is a book trailer (length- 1 min 30

If it still hurts...

2012-02-01T10:19:00.000+05:30

Source: everythingsright.com via Preeti on Pinterest Last night I came across this visual and it immediately struck a chord. I posted it on my FB page as well as on my Pinterest board and I realised it resonated in many hearts. Why do we hurt for something that can never be? Why can't we let go? It should be easy, right? That person is no longer in your life--so shut them out

Tea for two Tuesday --Number 2

2012-01-31T10:31:00.000+05:30

Last Tuesday, I had started hosting a "Tea for two (and a piece of cake) Tuesdays" as part of promos for my third book 'Tea for two and a piece of cake' which is up for pre-order. (All pre-ordered copies of the above book, ordered from Flipkart will be signed by me.) So many of you took part (a big thank you) and I did enjoy reading all the posts. Very nicely done! If you want to take part

Tea for two (and a piece of cake) Tuesdays!

2012-01-24T11:12:00.000+05:30

Starting today, I am hosting a Tea-for-two (and a piece of cake) Tuesdays. It will run till the end of February. Every Tuesday, there will be a creative prompt. What do you have to do to take part? You just have to answer the prompt on your blogs and leave a link, linking the specific post where you have answered the prompt in your blog, in the gadget below. That's it! Simple isn't it? :)

Tea for two and a piece of cake --Preeti Shenoy

2012-01-19T23:38:00.000+05:30

Tea for two and a piece of cake. Click, then right click (view image) and click again to enlarge. Here it is finally! My baby which I mentioned in the previous post :) Pre-orders are now open! You can place your order here and you can pay cash on delivery. All the pre-ordered copies from Flipkart will be signed by me! __________________________________________________________________

On writing a book

2012-01-17T21:44:00.001+05:30

A lot of people write to me asking me where I get the ideas from to write a book. Also, Satish did a post yesterday which spoke about what it means to be married to an author which generated a lot of interest. So I thought I would do a post on what it involves to write a book.(giving you a view from my side) Writing a book is really like giving birth to a baby. At first there is the inception

What it is really like to be married to an author. Behind the scenes :) --A guest post by satish

2012-01-16T16:45:00.001+05:30

What is it like to be married to an Author. A behind the scenes account By Satish Shenoy I am an avid reader and collect every book of certain authors whom I like reading. It’s great when an author is recognized and the book becomes a national or international best seller. So when people ask me what does it feel like to be married to an author (a best-selling one at that) there is a lot I

Paper quilled cards --part 2

2012-01-13T23:18:00.000+05:30

Read about paper quilling in this post. This is part two of the same. Here are two more cards I made for good friends. This one I sent to Sachin. It;s my own design. I started making it and it kind of grew! This one was for Ramesh Paper quilling is a truly wonderful art and for me it is a huge stress buster. Exciting times are ahead for me. My third book is in the final stages

A guy who changed me completely

2012-01-12T12:09:00.000+05:30

One look at him and I knew I would never ever be the same again. He stirred in me emotions so raw, it hurt to even tear away my thoughts. He evoked in me, a love so strong, a love that legends are made of. When I was with him, nothing else mattered at all—not even my husband. I simply did not care. I was delirious with joy, mad with happiness. If insanity was fire, I was happy to burn in it.

A chat between two women authors

2012-01-08T23:44:00.001+05:30

Sometime back I had read the book 'Losing my virginity and other dumb ideas by Madhuri Banerjee'. I totally admired the bold writing style and the dogged determined way in which the protagonist of the book pursues what she wants. Since I do not watch Television at all, I did find a few scenes in the book which involves reality TV, fascinating. It was a nice peep into a world which I had

Some handmade bookmarks from waste scraps

2012-01-05T11:41:00.002+05:30

One thing that is fuel for my soul is creating stuff and of late, my soul seems to be getting a lot of fuel :) This morning I made some book-marks. It was a spur of the moment thing, when I was clearing my desk. I saw this wrapping paper which you probably have lying at home if you have been to Crossword book store recently. ( I do love their wrapping paper and I always read all that is

Paper quilled cards

2012-01-03T21:27:00.001+05:30

Paper quilling is an art that was started in Europe in the 15th or 16th century. It was started by the French and Italian Nuns and monks who used the gilded strips of paper that adorned religious books. It again became popular in the 18th century and later spread all over the world. Today there are lots of enthusiasts for this form of art. I became interested in this recently and started

Dear 2012

2012-01-01T21:49:00.001+05:30

Dear 2012, Much has been said about you. For someone barely a day old, a lot indeed :) Including a mention in the ancient Mayan Calendar about the world ending and all that. (That too on my birthday--didn't I tell you in an earlier post that my birthdays are always rather special? :)) Well, I will tell you something now and I will say it just once. So pay attention. Now that the drunken

A rose in december

2011-12-26T16:50:00.000+05:30

There is this rose bush in my garden, which I planted with a lot of love. For months and months, I waited. I had no idea what the flower would be like. I would watch it somedays and wonder why it wasn't blooming. I had done everything right--the manure, the watering, the sunlight. I .had done everything I could. There was nothing more I could do really. After a few months I gave up thinking

Turning forty

2011-12-14T09:27:00.001+05:30

Image from http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/ Why do people feel a need to hide their ages? And why are people so darn apologetic because they are over a certain age? There is so much emphasis associated with age and realms have been written about 'turning forty' and 'turning thirty'. My age is something I am darn proud of! I proudly tell my age, if anyone asks.I will be turning

Random rants--Ten things that annoy me.

2011-12-13T11:28:00.001+05:30

Image courtsey:Freedigital photos Mostly this blog is about positivity, laughter, living life to the fullest and all good things. Rarely, very rarely, do you find rants here. I am no Buddha even though I have learnt to smile Buddha-like at most things. Yeah, sixteen years of marriage, two kids, one husband and a very large dog does that to you. :) But myths must be shattered and so

Results of the handmade card giveaway

2011-12-10T10:24:00.001+05:30

Here are the results of the handmade card giveaway of my 600th post! I used random number generator to pick five 'winners'. Here are the numbers it threw up--71, 18, 3, 27 and 65. Here are the names! (it was fun to put faces to the lucky numbers!) 71.Jaanaki Shanker 18.Trupti 3.Gayu 27. Ramya Ranganathan 65. Soorya Do send me your postal address and I shall send you the cards!! :)

This is how I work :)

2011-12-05T10:41:00.001+05:30

Yeah, this is how I work! :)This picture was clicked just a few minutes ago. Am doing some research for my fourth book. Lostris is happy as long as she can stick like a velcro to me :) She is my shadow. She follows me wherever I go. She hates being away from me and is happiest if I am nuzzling her. Her birthday is on Dec 16th :) She will be One! (yeah she is just a pup) Isn't she gorgeous?

Some news and a really difficult tag

2011-12-02T04:58:00.001+05:30

First some nice news from my end. I have been invited for the Jaipur Literary Fest and yes I am attending :) *Big beam on face* If you happen to be in jaipur on 20th and 21st of Jan, come and say a hello and tell me you looooove my writing and you will make someone verrrry verrry happy :) Second the other news from Blogosphere. Reflections, on of my favourite bloggers tagged me, a very very