Saturday, May 03, 2014 Author Interview: Reet Singh: Scorched by His Fire Trained to be a doctor; however, she always found time to read fiction. She wanted to write, and she started with scientific articles, which involved the putting down in words, of cold, hard facts. Happily for her, the call of her creative muse… Continue reading
Tag: Romance
Blast from the past: Jazz Singh and Zeenat Mahal
Jazz Singh and Zeenat Mahal talk about their latest book, about reading and writing, and about inspiration and friendship!
Dear ladies,
Thank you for dropping in to talk to me.
How fabulous for your fans (I’m one of them, in case you didn’t already know) to get a book that features a story each from both of you! I’m talking about your latest offering, “Twice Upon a Time”. Have a look at the cover – it is very lovely – artistic and vibrant!
How becoming a Harlequin India® author changed my life
Blast from the past: 22, January, 2014 Reet Singh I am a doctor. A surgeon. Surgeons are trained to observe, to delve, to record. When I won the Passions contest in 2013, I was catapulted into, for me, an uncharted part of the cosmos: the world of Harlequin® authors. Authors, too, are known to observe… Continue reading
I’m featured on the MFRWORG Author Blog
Jan 25, 2015 #MFRWorg Interviews #MFRWauthor Reet Singh @AuthorReet MFRWorg asked. Reet Singh answered. MFRW author, Reet Singh, is a surgeon with a passion for creative writing. ‘Scorched by His Fire’ is her first published piece of romantic fiction, and is courtesy of Mills and Boon® India’s Passions Contest which she won in 2013. ‘The… Continue reading
I’m ‘Stirring your Senses’ on the Harlequin Blog
April 23, 2015 Reet Singh Have you ever walked into somebody’s home and been pleasurably assaulted by the smell of brownies cooling on a rack? Or heard the welcome patter of rain as it falls on a parched driveway? How about a bunch of golden kumquats bravely clinging to the branches of a barren tree… Continue reading
How to write a story that is “A Winner” – featured on the Harlequin India Blog
January 27, 2014 Reet Singh We all love a good story. How often have we started a book that we couldn’t put down? Or watched a serial on the television that we wished would not end? That is what a good story does, ensnares us and keeps us hooked long after we’re done with it.… Continue reading
You’re EXACTLY what the doctor ordered!
NJ?
D’you know what I love about you?
‘Huh?’
Exactly!
That’s what I love…
I love that you never listen to a word I say!
Yet you hear what I dare not speak.
The challenge in writing a romance in an Indian setting
In response to a question posed by poet and author, Madhuri Maitra:
The romances I grew up reading revolved around dashing Englishmen, debonair French nobles, ruthless Arab sheiks, swashbuckling Australian ranchers and the like. The stories unfolded in exotic locations. Therefore, when called upon to write a romance in an Indian setting, I imagined it would be difficult. How would I get an Indian hero to do what Englishmen and Frenchmen had been doing in the Mills and Boons of yore?
The art and science of lip-locking
The Modern Woman’s bedside companion*
There is tons of literature on ‘lip-locking-for-first-timers’ written by self-professed gurus. This self-help, do-it-your-self manual is different because it is written for women by a woman. Thus, it addresses every woman’s first-kiss fears, and has practical tips that will bring home the bacon lips.