Sword Of The Stranger

Sword Of The Stranger

Do you think the world revolves around you? The Emperors of past surely thought so. They wouldn't be playing with people's lives, otherwise. They even wasted their lives chasing power, riches and women, when they were expected to commit themselves to the greater good of the world. And immortality - why the heck would someone want to live forever? What would they achieve living so long? At least, I would be bored to death. I know it.

Origin - Spirits of the Past

If you are wondering whether I am on an anime watching spree then you are right. You see, I met a bunch of anime lovers last month and copied as many anime movies and series as I could from them. And all that I do these days is watch them.

Avatar - The Last Airbender

The battle between good and bad is an overused concept. Be it movies or novels, we see and read how the so called guardian of the good takes on baddies single handed. Somehow we aren’t tired of this idea yet. I guess life is a constant battle between good and bad – sometimes against of inner selves and other times with people of this world – so we will never get bored of this theme.

Fablery 2013

DEADLINE: 30 June 2013

Fablery presents short story writing contests in association with Lifi Publications…

If you are a story writer who is looking for an opportunity to get published then Fablery.com is the right place for you. You could get published by just participating in genre-based short story writing contests that they hold every year.

ABOUT FABLERY:

Fablery provides aspiring writers with an opportunity to get published and reach out to the bigger audience. Fablery would conduct contests on different genres, every year, giving writers a chance to get published or win various prizes. However, the underlying idea is not just rewarding writers but creating a platform where writers could meet, showcase their talents and help one another by providing constructive feedback and encouragement. Fablery endeavors to contribute a little to the literary world by bringing out the best out of every writer who participates at contests at Fablery.

MORE ABOUT CONTESTS HELD AT FABLERY:

This contest’s main theme is ‘Historical’. There are eight different genres you have to blend with ‘historical’. To be precise, it’s a cross-genre contest.

LIST OF GENRES:

1.   Romance

2.   Suspense & Thriller

3.  Horror

4.   Paranormal

5.   Humor

6.   Action & Adventure

7.   Philosophical

8.   Occupational

all in Historical Context (Let's exclude 19th & 20th century when we say history)

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

There's no restriction on age or nationality, unless the participants are not legally eligible to sign a contract with Fablery i.e. if they win the contest.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINE:

1.   The story must be in English; story written in other languages won’t be accepted. Submit only short stories; no poems.

2.   Each participant can submit only one story per genre.

3.   The number of words should not exceed 10,000 and it should not be less than 7,000. 

4.   Stories must fit the genre(s) announced.

5.   Only original work that is not published anywhere else will be entertained. On violation of copyright or related rights, only participants will be held responsible. Neither editor, nor publisher will be responsible for it.

6.   By participating in this contest, you are agreeing to handover the copyright of your story to the editor of Fablery. We will keep the exclusive rights to publish and market the work throughout the world in any media or medium now knowing or hereafter devised, directly or through affiliate companies at retail prices to be determined by the publisher, only if you win our contest. You are free to use your stories elsewhere if you don’t win.

7.   Originality, in idea, thought and concept will be given preference to clichéd work.

8.   The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

9.   Stories submitted must not contain explicit sex or hate-related content.

If you got anymore doubts about the contest then check the site for more details: http://fablery.com/faq 

We suggest that you check the terms & conditions before submitting your entry here: http://fablery.com/submit-story/

ENTRY FEE:

There's no participation fee.

RESULTS:

Winners' names will be announced after 45-60 days of last submission date.

JUDGES:

Ritu Lalit (author of “A Bowlful of Butterflies”) & Nethra A (Editor of Fablery

PUBLISHING PARTNER:

Lifi Publications (www.lifipublications.com) will make the winning stories into a (paperback) book.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries: contact@fablery.com

For submissions: http://fablery.com/submit-story/

Website: http://fablery.com/

Fablery Creative Writing Workshop

Fablery provides aspiring writers with an opportunity to get published and reach out to the bigger audience. Also, Fablery endeavors to contribute a little to the literary world by bringing out the best out of every writer who participates here. And this workshop is an attempt to achieve the same.

This workshop would be a structured workshop and step-by-step development of plot, story, atmosphere, character and climax!

It's not working

'When is it?'

'It's on November 20th, I guess' Bharti said. It was obvious that she didn't really care. It was his cousin's wedding and that's the last thing she had to worry about at the moment.

Aman continued to work on his computer, ignoring her reply. After what seemed an hours, he said, 'I am not booking the tickets' more to himself than to her.

'My sister invited me home. I guess I will stay at her place for awhile. The other day, she was telling me how lonely she feels. I am sure she could do with some company.'

The Krishna Key

All of us, at some point of time, must have wondered whether God exists or not. We have heard thousand tales about him, know him by thousand names and take his name at least thousand times. Ashwin Sanghi’s latest book ‘The Krishna Key’ deals with the same question and it is apparent that the author has exhaustively researched on Indian Mythology and its origin. The facts about Krishna, Shiva and Indian mythology itself that he has brought up in the book had my undivided interest; however, the plot was clichéd, at least to those who have read Dan Brown and know Robert Langdon too well. Not just Ravi Mohan Saini’s love for history and mythology but the symbols that Tarak Vakil leaves on his victims’ bodies point towards Robert Langdon and his adventures.

The devotion of suspect X

Wikipedia says Japanophilia is an interest in, or love of, Japan and anything Japanese and one who has such an interest or love is a Japanophile. For the Japanophile I am, I had to read the book ‘The devotion of suspect X’ written by Keigo Higashino. It was a must read to me and I’m glad that I decided to read it.

Inspiration

Inspiration – I’m not sure whether it comes to me or I just fail to recognize that I have sought it too but consciously, I never went looking for inspiration. 

I was there at market, buying vegetables to cook my best dish for my dad, so I can ask him to increase my pocket money or just another ordinary situation like that and suddenly, someone or something makes me want to write. I might not have spoken to anyone there; nothing extraordinary might have happened but I still want to weave a story around no one or nothing in particular.

The land of the wilted rose

Are you an Indian? Did your granny ever narrate the story of firangis who ruled us for over two centuries and made us live like outsiders in our own country? My granny did. She was around ten during the time India got its independence and she still remembers how much she feared the British men who had camped outside her village. Her father never let her go anywhere unattended as he feared that those men would do something to her, such was the fear that these firangis had for them in Indians’ hearts. Everytime I recall this story, my blood boils. It is quite normal to get angry, isn’t it?

We still hear about how British treat Indians, don’t we? They call us thieves while they have our Kohinoor diamond in their museum. They don’t like doing business with us when it was them who captured our country after we let them do business here. Why such double standards? I wonder.