"I was so scared leading up to its publication. I was scared of my family’s reaction because Marriage of a Thousand Lies is a queer story. I was scared of the communit...
"As a child I was left confused by the unimaginable ways the war affected us as refugees. I was terrified by the domestic violence and suffering I witnessed. My curios...
My family went to England in 1955, when I was 3-years-old, so my father could complete his specialist training. Britain had a profound influence on me, since I learned...
"The hardest part was getting started. I tried to write the perfect book from the first word. It wasn't until I read online tips where I realized that nobody was ever ...
Award-Winning Tamil-American Author And Educator SJ Sindu, Releases Second Novel Called "Blue-Skinned Gods" That Explores Identity, Faith, Family & Sexuality
"I was so scared leading up to its publication. I was scared of my family’s reaction because Marriage of a Thousand Lies is a queer story. I was scared of the community reaction, too."
Psychiatrist Dr. Gaiathry Jeyarajan Authors Children's Book 'Ella's Choice' To Help Kids Learn About Consent & Personal Boundaries
"As a child I was left confused by the unimaginable ways the war affected us as refugees. I was terrified by the domestic violence and suffering I witnessed. My curiosity deepened with the psychology courses I took in university and during my medical school year. That was just the start of understanding mental illness."
Former President Of The University of Alberta, Indira Samarasekera, Co-Authors Book "Nerve" To Help More Women Answer The Call To Lead
My family went to England in 1955, when I was 3-years-old, so my father could complete his specialist training. Britain had a profound influence on me, since I learned English, and attended school there. I have vivid memories of my time in the UK as a child enjoying the history and beauty of London, its culture and monuments. We returned to Sri Lanka and settled in Galle, but had to leave because of the 1958 race riots.
Sibi Selvanathan Published an Amazon Top 5 Epic Fantasy Book in 18 Months During the Pandemic, Fulfilling a Childhood Bucket List Item
"The hardest part was getting started. I tried to write the perfect book from the first word. It wasn't until I read online tips where I realized that nobody was ever going to read my first draft. They would only see my final version. The first draft was me telling my story to myself so it could be as boring as possible. When I took away that pressure, the words began to flow and I had a rough first draft finished quickly. After many edits, the second draft followed. Then the third and the fourth. The fifth I sent to a professional editor and the sixth is what is being sold online. "
