1) Four things that blogging taught me about writing
2) Cover design came up through a contest on the blog
3) The lizard in the book is the autobiographical element
4) Why I stopped writing columns, when I began writing the novel
5) Blogging never came in the way of writing the novel
6) Is writing an act of inspiration, or a lot of hard work
7) Self belief vs Self delusion
8) We don't have an ecosystem that nurtures English writers
9) We are a schizophrenic society
10) I am a bit cynical about the emerging political scene
11) Social networking space provides an interesting exercise in transparency
12) RTI is a great step, but it can be taken forward by making information available freely on the Net
13) Indian journalism is still at a nascent stage
14) With TVs providing 'breaking news' the function of newspapers may have to change
15) Responsibility comes with the realisation that one writes for posterity
16) Too often news headlines are full of opinion
17) Is there a hunger for news content that goes beyond the superficial
18) Newspaper industry in the cusp of change, with global newspapers taking a beating
19) Author reading the book
20) On book tours
21) What's wrong with the way literature is normally taught in schools and colleges
22) I grew up in a house full of books
23) Chennai, a city with good bookshops
24) Community reading spaces are needed
25) Teachers can creatively adapt books in their classes
26) I want to tell compelling stories that are both entertaining and at some level thought-provoking
27) Writing columns vs writing novel
28) Political reporting often sees the journalists imposing their own narrative
29) Reporters often go to stories with pre-formatted pegs in mind
30) Thought that went into the opening of the story
31) The voice of the book is the voice of the character, in first person
32) Future books will be like newsroom procedurals
33) Next book is about a 1980s man coming to terms with the 21st century
34) Writing requires a lot of discipline
35) What you read in 'My Friend Sancho' is pretty much the first draft
36) Write about what you know -- advice for wannabe writers
37) Cinematic adaptation of a book has to be viewed as a separate presentation
38) Dialogue is a tricky problem for writers
39) Real-life dialogue vs Dialogue in books
40) Children probably are reading more, in different ways, and gathering knowledge
41) Are writers affected by recession
42) Two tips for aspiring writers
43) I am a great supporter of T-20 cricket for the opportunity it offers to new talent
44) T-20 format can be taken to the district level
45) IPL and soaps, aren't they just the same
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