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Thank you!

Thank you very much for taking part in these exciting discussions! Special thanks to Priya in...

Posted by Nicole (Administrator) on 6-3-2008 at 12:59:56

re: Thank you!

yes thanks to everyone!!...

Posted by rochelle (Editor)
on 6-3-2008 at 13:00:31

2nd book

Can you talk a bit about how approaching book 2 is different from starting out with your first novel...

Posted by zimmers (Reader) on 6-3-2008 at 12:48:10

re: 2nd book

Interesting quesion. In some ways it is easier and in other ways harder. The imaginative bit is as c...

Posted by priya basil (Author)
on 6-3-2008 at 12:58:53

advice for aspiring writers

Hi Priya, I loved your book, and am so impressed that it was your first novel - well done. Can y...

Posted by zimmers (Reader) on 6-3-2008 at 12:30:33

re: advice for aspiring writers

I would imagine that's rather difficult as there is so much pressure to follow the pack....

Posted by booker (Reader)
on 6-3-2008 at 12:57:34

First thoughts

What did you think when you first read Ishq and Mushq? For Rochelle...

Posted by jon (Reader) on 6-3-2008 at 12:07:12

re: First thoughts

ooh I'm so glad to hear you say that! We all thought the hardback jacket was beautiful, but it ...

Posted by rochelle (Editor)
on 6-3-2008 at 12:55:45

Sarna

I'm interested in readers' reactions to Sarna. She's such a nuanced character, and be...

Posted by rochelle (Editor) on 6-3-2008 at 12:34:24

re: Sarna

From what I've read so far it seems that Sarna is really central as it is all about the smells ...

Posted by booker (Reader)
on 6-3-2008 at 12:51:43

Thanks

Hello, thanks for all your messages. And thank to all those who voted for I&M in the WBD competition...

Posted by priya basil (Author) on 6-3-2008 at 12:09:13

re: Thanks

You use a very vivid language to describe the food - the reader can actually taste and smell it! Hav...

Posted by Nicole (Administrator)
on 6-3-2008 at 12:34:42

For Priya...

Priya, can you tell us a little bit about what got you started on Ishq and Mushq - is there an autob...

Posted by rochelle (Editor) on 6-3-2008 at 12:06:00

re: For Priya...

I wanted to explore what happens to someone when they deny an essential truth, how this corrodes the...

Posted by priya basil (Author)
on 6-3-2008 at 12:32:01

For the Agent

What fascinated you most about the book?...

Posted by booker (Reader) on 6-3-2008 at 12:02:18

re: For the Agent

There are unforgettable scenes in Sarna Singh's kitchen in which she vents her passion, anxiety...

Posted by nf (Agent)
on 6-3-2008 at 12:31:01

Hi Priya

Hi Priya! this is a new experience, isn't it!...

Posted by rochelle (Editor) on 6-3-2008 at 12:00:54

re: Hi Priya

I'm just hoping that Priya is going to be able to join us from Hong Kong - she seems to be havi...

Posted by nf (Agent)
on 6-3-2008 at 12:16:59

Inspiration

Hi Priya, what inspired you to write?...

Posted by reverend bingo (Reader) on 6-3-2008 at 12:05:24

re: Inspiration

Other books are what inspired me to write. Reading great literature made me want to try and weald so...

Posted by priya basil (Author)
on 6-3-2008 at 12:16:35

Congratulations, Priya!

Congratulations for coming second in the Spread the Word campaign!! Are you surprised about t...

Posted by Nicole (Administrator) on 6-3-2008 at 12:01:28

re: Congratulations, Priya!

Were there any surprising responses, something you hadn't even thought of when writing Ishq and...

Posted by Nicole (Administrator)
on 6-3-2008 at 12:15:47

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