Dear Blog,
I was in Junior College. I had read stuff, not heavy though. I don't do non fiction although I've tried a hand at self help books. No luck. Earlier I'd read the Harry Potter books, comics and the similar likes. But a friend got me reading fictional novels and I fell in love. It was a Dan Brown. Angels and Demons, if I jog my memory a bit.
Since then I've been in an on and off relationship with novels. They used to talk to me. They used to be there for me when I felt lonely at night. A rainy afternoon, and my novels were right there. They were an addiction. A drug. In Edward Cullen's words, 'Novels are my personal brand of Heroin'.
The best part is when you realise that it's a movie. As you go through the script, you enter a world of your own. You evolve with the characters. I'd once fallen in love with a gangster from Sidney Sheldon's novel, Rage of Angels: Michael Morreti. I still remember the way he'd engulfed me with his presence. Even now I get a rush as I'm typing these words. Sheldon was a gem of an author. He'll always be one of my favorites.
Amazingly, you never know when someone might just knock it in your head that you can turn your hobby into something more. And that's how a friend of mine cajoled me to start blogging about novels and my experiences reading them. It's perfect. I love reading ficiton. I love writing. Why not write about reading? That sour iced tea did wonders if not particularly good in taste!
And having just quit my job I've ample of time on my hands. I've started on a journey, hopefully which will take me to places. I'd love to share the ups and downs of reading fiction. It's my world. It's my movie!
Love,
N
I was in Junior College. I had read stuff, not heavy though. I don't do non fiction although I've tried a hand at self help books. No luck. Earlier I'd read the Harry Potter books, comics and the similar likes. But a friend got me reading fictional novels and I fell in love. It was a Dan Brown. Angels and Demons, if I jog my memory a bit.
Since then I've been in an on and off relationship with novels. They used to talk to me. They used to be there for me when I felt lonely at night. A rainy afternoon, and my novels were right there. They were an addiction. A drug. In Edward Cullen's words, 'Novels are my personal brand of Heroin'.
The best part is when you realise that it's a movie. As you go through the script, you enter a world of your own. You evolve with the characters. I'd once fallen in love with a gangster from Sidney Sheldon's novel, Rage of Angels: Michael Morreti. I still remember the way he'd engulfed me with his presence. Even now I get a rush as I'm typing these words. Sheldon was a gem of an author. He'll always be one of my favorites.
Amazingly, you never know when someone might just knock it in your head that you can turn your hobby into something more. And that's how a friend of mine cajoled me to start blogging about novels and my experiences reading them. It's perfect. I love reading ficiton. I love writing. Why not write about reading? That sour iced tea did wonders if not particularly good in taste!
And having just quit my job I've ample of time on my hands. I've started on a journey, hopefully which will take me to places. I'd love to share the ups and downs of reading fiction. It's my world. It's my movie!
Love,
N
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