Published! About Her

Available here:  About Her

Today, I am announcing the second book publication that has included my work.  It seems like I have been busy but I submitted my story for this over a year ago.  I am very excited about this because I submitted my story about my mom.  My mom happened to be visiting when I received my copies and so, I was able to share it with her immediately.  What a great early Mother's Day present.

This book features about 65 authors, again many of whom are novice writers, who have written memories or anecdotes of a special, influential woman in their lives.  There are a lot of very touching, meaningful stories in the book and I am very proud to have been included.

Thanks to the editors, Josephine Carubia and Michele Glorie Palmer, for their wonderful work in creating and publishing this book.

This is fun!  I am on the search for book #3.

Published! Indian Voices, Volume One

Available here:  Indian Voices, Volume One on the website tradearchitects.com

It has been a looong time since I have written anything.  Nothing like getting a story published in a book to get a person motivated again.  I am not thrilled about the fiction story that I wrote for the compilation, but I am thrilled to have my first book publication on the shelf.

The collection features short stories, poems, and travelogues from 66 Indian writers from around the globe.  There is no general theme to the pieces rather the connection is that we are all of Indian ethnicity and many of us are novice writers who have been published for the first time.  Many thanks to Jasmine D'Costa who worked tirelessly selecting and editing all of the works and who is now promoting the book around the clock.

I am very thankful for this opportunity.  I submitted my story months ago and it is not until the book has been published that I truly feel the excitement.  Congratulations to all of the included authors!!

Published! in Khabar Magazine

I am happy to report that my latest published article is available in the May 2010 issue of Khabar Magazine (circulation 27,000 + online), a monthly magazine for the Indian community in Georgia and surrounding areas.
 Click here for the online article.

I wrote this article as a Mother's Day gift for my mom.  I re-purposed  an old business school essay and re-wrote it before submitting.  The magazine edited it, also.  My only gripe is that one of the magazine edits changed the meaning of an event from my mom's story.  Otherwise, I was very happy that the edits sharpened my essay.  The magazine version includes a photo of my mom and me taken in 2003 at my cousin's wedding in England.  I can't wait to get my print copy so I can give it to my mom.

Published! (in Apr '10)

My monthly gig is in full swing and my Upma recipe was published this month.  This one again comes from a past blog.  I wrote more in the story and description this time; thus, my 'recipe corner' warranted a full page in the magazine.  ha!  Beginning next month, I'll be submitting new recipes.

Published! (in Mar '10)

I'm excited to have a story from my Indian Mother's Soul series published in the March 2010 print issue of City Masala magazine (circulation about 15,000, based in Tampa, FL).  Here is an online link to page 24 and below is a screen shot of the page with my story, recipe, and photo of the dish.

I like the typeface and font. They faded the photo edges, which looks great.  Also, they italicized Sheero and the other Indian words - another good idea that I will keep in mind.  I'm glad they kept my title because now I can submit my other recipes to them and have it tie together as an"Indian Mother's Soul" regular column.  Hey, there's something for my query letter when I submit my writing and for my resume when I look for jobs.  I know it's bit dubious, but it counts.

Part of my Project Write On resolution was to work on essays/articles/short stories/features to submit to magazines and such for publication.  Step 1.  Now, I need to get back to my children's books.