2015 is a week old, and 2014 still fresh in our memory. So I'm happily sharing another flashback guest post by an Indian author. Read on and maybe use the chance to reflect on your own past year. This is the 5th post in the series. The 4th one can be read here.
My 2014: Ruchi Singh
Discovered an amazing world…
I would like to thank Devika for inviting me to share my thoughts about year 2014.
The year 2014 was a happening year, as any year is… the family was in good health, there were some career progression, a few personal targets were achieved, on the down side I gained a few kilos instead of losing them, why let’s see…
Year 2013 left a void in my life when my elder one left the nest, and joined college. After months of pre-occupation with board exams, the entrance exams and the admissions, I was left with nothing to think or aim at.
I have always been reading… and reading a lot. My mother used to threaten that she would burn my books and my husband is still jealous of the time I am with books. But, how many books one can read without any real work?
It was then someone suggested writing. Being a process consultant I know there are many books, in fact good books in the field of process consulting. So non-fiction was a no-no. It was then my jealous husband said, why don’t you write fiction, since you relish them so much?
It was as if an amazing ‘goody bag’ has been given to me. I am not too much into short stories, so wrote a novel first. Even the first crappy draft gave me immense joy and unimaginable high of creating something for others to read. Then wrote short stories for instant gratification and results, a few got accepted for publishing and I was on cloud nine. Never thought seeing one’s name on a public media would give such an adrenaline rush.
Apart from discovering the writer in me, in 2014, I have connected with various authors and writers in the sphere, all very warm and amazing. Now, I have many creative, positive and talented friends, who understand my writing dilemmas and encourage me in my endeavors, and most of them I have not even met personally. Amazing isn’t it?
In one sentence; 2014 has been a year of discovering and taking my passion for stories to a new dimension. It would always remain as a high point in my life.
Back to my increasing girth… probably because, now I am mostly sitting and writing, or sitting and thinking about writing… well… it seems I would have to work extra hard in 2015… but I am not complaining. :-)
I would like to thank Devika for inviting me to share my thoughts about year 2014.
The year 2014 was a happening year, as any year is… the family was in good health, there were some career progression, a few personal targets were achieved, on the down side I gained a few kilos instead of losing them, why let’s see…
Year 2013 left a void in my life when my elder one left the nest, and joined college. After months of pre-occupation with board exams, the entrance exams and the admissions, I was left with nothing to think or aim at.
I have always been reading… and reading a lot. My mother used to threaten that she would burn my books and my husband is still jealous of the time I am with books. But, how many books one can read without any real work?
It was then someone suggested writing. Being a process consultant I know there are many books, in fact good books in the field of process consulting. So non-fiction was a no-no. It was then my jealous husband said, why don’t you write fiction, since you relish them so much?
It was as if an amazing ‘goody bag’ has been given to me. I am not too much into short stories, so wrote a novel first. Even the first crappy draft gave me immense joy and unimaginable high of creating something for others to read. Then wrote short stories for instant gratification and results, a few got accepted for publishing and I was on cloud nine. Never thought seeing one’s name on a public media would give such an adrenaline rush.
Apart from discovering the writer in me, in 2014, I have connected with various authors and writers in the sphere, all very warm and amazing. Now, I have many creative, positive and talented friends, who understand my writing dilemmas and encourage me in my endeavors, and most of them I have not even met personally. Amazing isn’t it?
In one sentence; 2014 has been a year of discovering and taking my passion for stories to a new dimension. It would always remain as a high point in my life.
Back to my increasing girth… probably because, now I am mostly sitting and writing, or sitting and thinking about writing… well… it seems I would have to work extra hard in 2015… but I am not complaining. :-)
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