I am writing in today to confess that I am not doing enough to move forward with my book idea! Am putting this down in my blog so that even if no one eye-balls it, there is some incremental pressure to deliver on my resolution.
To be true, I have been thinking of possible plots, but have not come across anything that makes me jump out of my chair, or motivates me enough to hit my laptop’s keyboard, or keeps me up at night. Maybe, I have not given myself enough time over the past 2 months to really “taste and chew” the various half-baked story ideas in my mind. The only thing positive is that what started as a vague maybe-someday kind of dream is turning into a have-to-do-soon kind of passion!
Don’t know where to start and how to build on the wire-frames of various thoughts I have in my mind. One vague idea is to just “speed-write” for an hour a day various thoughts that are in my head, and possibly collate all of that after a few weeks to see if there is a pattern emerging or if there is some area worth digging deeper into. The other idea is to read some contemporary works by Indian authors to get inspired enough to take a leap of faith in one of the several directions my mind wants me to pursue.
I am really hopeful I will sort this out soon, but would love to get some advice from fellow bloggers...
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Sunil,
I am pleasantly surprised to run into your blog. Its been a long time, but thanks to your blog, I've pretty much caught up on the major events in your life since we last met in 2006. Congratulations on fatherhood (and the fancy new designation)!
I am currently in Princeton, NJ for a longish business trip. My wife and plan to move here for a few months in October. I don't have any advice to give you on your literary pursuit, but I will sure as hell be the first in line to buy a copy when you publish. I do hope to keep in touch, however.
Take care,
Prabhu
(My mail address: prabhudevarajan@gmail.com)
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