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WE ARE NOT ARROGANT!
So, we posted about the authors that we don't like and it went haywire! Some labelled us arrogant, others overconfident, and a few even went on to compare the pages of our book to toilet paper without even reading it. A lot of them cursed us, too.
We do not like the authors we mentioned but we are nothing but arrogant. There are many writers who are way better than us. A lot of them have inspired us to write our book as well. This post is about them.
We have been majorly inspired by:
Charles Dickens for a witty narrative.
F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ayn Rand for descriptions that come alive.
Shakespeare for nonpareil wordplay, and coining new words.
Marquez for intricacies of narration.
Virginia Woolf for stream-of-consciousness.
Murakami and Hemingway for conversations that are far more than mere exchange of words.
All these writers are far greater than we will ever be, and they are the ones who set the bar for us. We will always aim to reach there.
We believe that Indian readers deserve much better than what they're being served in the genre of romance. Our motive is to raise the bar of literature in the country in this genre. "Romeo and Juliet" and "Titanic", two of the most important works in literature and cinema, essentially, are love stories. So, we don't believe that there can't be brilliant love stories.
Love (even to the ones who hate us),
Noor and Karan
P.S. Let's see if this post collects even half the love as the last one collected hatred.
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There are some books and series that define you as a reader, a writer... memorable even decades later. This series, The Caitlyn series by Francine Pascal is one of them. These aren’t available anymore but I’ve kept these books all these years because of how much I loved the story. I loved the progression of Caitlyn from book one, spoiled and selfish, to the woman she became by the end. A powerful story of change.
This is also one example of where fiction really has so impacted how I look at what effective marketing really is. When you see the journey of change, when you can mark the turning points of that journey and as marketers tell that story about your company and your customers it’s powerful. ⠀⠀ #bookstagram #booklover #booknerd #readersofinstagram #goodreads #booksbooksbooks #readingismagic #reading #lovesbooks #authorsofinstagram #readerfirst #bookaddict #bookishlove #books #bookstagramcommunity #bookflatlay #alwaysreading #brandstorytelling #storytelling #contentmarketing #digitalstorytelling #businessstorytelling #businessstory #brandstory #marketingsecrets #businessmarketingtips #marketingstories #emotionalmarketing #marketingideas #booksandcoffee
Just finished The Wicked King . And Oh My Goodness,what the hell just happened! I’ve no idea how this is going to pan out but this story is so good. I’ll have my review up soon!!
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There’s nothing quite like a great book in your hand and a great cup of coffee in the other. I usually read on my Kindle but every so often, I just need that tactical feel and smell of a book. This one called to me. ⠀⠀ #bookstagram #booklover #booknerd #readersofinstagram #goodreads #booksbooksbooks #readingismagic #reading #lovesbooks #authorsofinstagram #readerfirst #bookaddict #bookishlove #books #bookstagramcommunity #bookflatlay #alwaysreading #authorsoninstagram #coffeeandbooks #coffee #coffeeholic #coffeelovers #coffeelover #onlywithmyoxygen #nicholassparks #nicholassparksbooks #scottypsbigmugcoffee
I LOVE ❤️ getting book recs from people.
Years ago, I heard about The Likeness and Tana French from @margie_lawson_academy with many (so many) examples in this book of great writing. ⠀⠀
Not only is it an example of that but it will hook you and not let go. ⠀⠀
This is a second book to a series but I read it first. ⠀⠀
From the Amazon page:
In the “compellingˮ (The Boston Globe) and “pitch perfectˮ (Entertainment Weekly) follow-up to Tana French’s runaway bestseller In the Woods, itʼs six months later and Cassie Maddox has transferred out of the Dublin Murder Squad with no plans to go back—until an urgent telephone call summons her to a grisly crime scene. The victim looks exactly like Cassie and carries ID identifying herself as Alexandra Madison, an alias Cassie once used as an undercover cop. Cassie must discover not only who killed this girl, but, more important, who was this girl?
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As you can see I’m in a GOT state of mind. I haven’t read the books but found this quote, which I love. ⠀⠀ Have you read the books? Just watched the show? ⠀⠀ #gameofthrones #got #winteriscoming #jonsnow #bookstagram #booklover #booknerd #readersofinstagram #goodreads #booksbooksbooks #readingismagic #reading #lovesbooks #authorsofinstagram #readerfirst #bookaddict #bookishlove #books #bookstagramcommunity #alwaysreading
What picture book do you remember as a kid? This one was one of my favorites... I lost it over the years and for the longest time I couldn’t remember the name. I just knew it was about a little girl who did all sorts of imaginative play with a big empty box. I think this book taught me how to imagine, how to look at something and see beyond. I just loved the story. Little did I realize how impactful it was. ❤️
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