The Egyptians saw the sun and called him Ra, the Sun God. He rode across the sky in his chariot until it was time to sleep. Copernicus and Galileo proved otherwise and poor Ra lost his divinity.
The fundamental difference between books and movies is that the length of a book does not depend upon the capacity of the human bladder.
It is the manner of death that reveals the importance of a man. Ordinary people are murdered while extraordinary people are assassinated.
I was told that Ganesha sat between Lakshmi and Saraswati. My quest to attain the blessings of both goddesses explains my physique.
The publishing scene in India is evolving rapidly, and the key challenge is to keep reinventing oneself so that one does not become formulaic. Sometimes it is safer to deal with the consequences of fa...
Write when drunk. Edit when sober. Market it with the persistence of a drug peddler.
Thrills are much more about anticipation than action. An unfired bullet is more dangerous than one that has already met its target.
The first thriller ever? It was probably one from 1697. It was called Little Red Riding Hood.
Mythology is a set of primitive lies that people rarely believe. This is rather different from history, which is a set of lies that people believe.
Surprise is when a prime minister is assassinated during his speech. Suspense is when an assassin lurks while the prime minister speaks. Balancing surprise and suspense is the job of the thriller writ...
Mythology does not interest me. Nor does history. But the possible overlap between history and mythology excites me immensely.
The average buyer in bookshop spends 8 seconds on the front cover and 15 seconds on the back cover before deciding whether to purchase the book or not. On average, he does not get past page 18. See? T...
In India we never distinguished between history and myth. Our Puranas as well as Itihasas contain fantastical tales. They are lies that convey deeper truths.
Combine two words, Myth and History. What do you get? Mystery.
Maximize Your Potential: Grow Your Expertise, Take Bold Risks & Build an Incredible Career, Michael Schwalbe of Stanford University explains why fear gets in the way of luck.
Physicists explain creation by telling us that the universe began with the Big Bang, an intense energy singularity that continued expanding. But pray, please do explain who created the singularity?
Writing a mystery is like drawing a picture and then cutting it into little pieces that you offer to your readers one piece at a time, thus allowing them the chance to put the jigsaw puzzle together b...
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step unless you missed it.
I have always been a bit of an introvert. In fact, my dad used to force me to meet people so that my interpersonal skills improve. As an individual, I was happiest when left alone.
My greatest qualification for writing fiction was my ability, as a child, to lie with a straight face.
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