Chronicles of a Creative Writer

Twitter...here I come...

2009-09-06T23:04:00.002+01:00

Hey everyone!

A quick message to say that I have joined twitter and from now on, I will be posting on there..

I would like to thank everyone for their support on the blog and it would not have been a success without your blessings and good wishes.

I love you all very much!

Please follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/rahulnsingh

Lots of love,

Rahul N. Singh

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I am back!!!

2009-06-11T18:58:00.004+01:00

Hey everyone!!!

I hope all of you are well!!!

Well, I have a lot to apologise about...first of all for my inactivity! Actually that is the only reason why I need to apologise. However, I am back officially to write to you all personally!

Now, what can I say...why was I inactive? The first reason is that I had exams and some coursework to complete...so that consumed a lot of my time. The biggest reason was that I had to finish my second novel - 'Nazar - Evil Eye' however the name may change now. However, let's see.

I completed the novel yesterday and it has shaped up very well. That is only the first draft though. I have to edit it three times before I think of approaching any agents! I am sure it will do well - if I work harder this time!

Secondly, this means where does Love Is Complicated stand? Well, it stands no where as a novel but it is going to be turned into a screenplay. I have been doing lots of reading generally. I am reading the Slumdog Millionaire script...trust me the script is pure genius. If I want something to be so good...I will have to really improve my novel. Although, I should find screenplays a lot more easier because of my ability to churn out some good dialogues.

Thirdly, I think its time I head back to writing on this blog regularly. So my other announcement is that I will go through the scripting process of my novel and then also go through the editing process for my second novel. That way...I have no excuse but to come on here!!!

Anyway guys, I hope you all are well and you have always been in my thoughts!!!

The journey is still on-going!!!!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

P.S. Black Eyed Peas have just released their new Album - The E.N.D and it truly rocks! It is worth buying!!!!

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"I don't know if I am in control of my brain!" - Karl Pilkington

2009-05-20T19:37:00.003+01:00

Hey everyone!

Chapter three will be on its way!

Here is just a quick video of some comedy genius. If you are a fan of Ricky Gervais then you will love this. But most of all...you have to listen to the genius of Karl Pilkington!

It is absolute genius!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Charming and Angelic - Chapter two

2009-05-13T21:57:00.001+01:00

Chapter 2
My eyes widened as I watched the person walk in. My eyes did not blink as I took the vision in front of me. The office suddenly became the most romantic place in the world, I imagined orange coloured crispy leaves entering through the door, also attracted to the beauty that I saw in front of me. If love had to happen right now I would allow it to happen.
The dark-brown eyed beauty faced my father, ignoring my gawping existence. She pushed her black silky hair back, straightened to perfection. "Do you know where the nearest tube station is from here? I am new to the area." She smiled innocently as she spoke nervously. Her voice as sweet as Beethoven's classical music.
Dad looked at me. "He will know." He pointed at me and I closed my gawping mouth suddenly and put on a fake but genuine smile. I crossed my hands and watched her turn to look at me. Now there was no hint of falseness in my smile. I watched her hair whoosh past and her eyes slowly look at me. Everything seemed to be in slow motion. Her eyes blinked slowly, her hands clenching harder on her white handbag.
I looked around me for those leaves and couldn't find them. I could swear that they were in here. What the hell was happening to me. Wait there...I got to answer this girl's question. I need to get out of this silly romantic talk. I am not romantic...I am a man. I do not need to be romantic.
I stood up quickly with my chest out and I heard the chair bang onto the desk behind me. My face crunched up as I heard the bang.
I raised my voice and made it deeper. "What do you want?" I started tapping my finger on the desk to look cool.
This beauty in front of me looked at my fingers tapping and gave a nervous smile. "I need to know where the nearest tube station is?" Her voice ran through my veins like sweet sugar. My heart started beating faster than before and my eyes widened. Damn! I am looking like a fool in front of this girl!
I coughed to clear my throat and rubbed my hand on my chest. "I am bad at giving directions...instead I'll show you." My voice more manly than ever. It felt good being macho. Macho Mani! Sounds good!
She nodded and turned around. The silence was killing me. I looked at Dad and he was pretending to be working. I could tell he was laughing. How could I flirt with a girl in front of him. I showed the beautiful girl the door.
Dad put his pen down loud enough for me to hear and turn around. "Make sure you go home after dropping her to the station." He smiled.
"Ok...Dad." I said in my not so macho voice. The girl turned around and looked at me. I didn't know what to do. What should I do?
I smiled. "My voice is still breaking...I am still going through puberty." I said in my normal voice, which was rather macho but not macho enough. I need to stop saying macho, it is not helping me!
The girl laughed as she walked out the door. What the hell was I doing?!
I could not believe that in the next few minutes I will be one and one with a girl. A girl that I desired for everyday in that boring office. The day had come when a university girl would come into the office and my wish finally fulfilled...what more could I ask for.
Now I had to create a conversation. What should I do? Be a typical guy or be different so that she remembers me? A tough one to make...

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Charming and Angelic - Chapter One

2009-05-11T20:14:00.002+01:00

Hey everyone,

I am posting a chapter of a story that I will be writing for the blog. So here is another regular feature as love for my fans! Hope you like it!

Chapter 1
Have you ever wondered what it must be like to have the love of your life disappear? Have you ever wondered what it must be like for the so-called 'Prince Charming' to come and sweep you off your feet? Have you every wondered what it must be like to have the most 'angelic girl' come and take your breath away? You can stop wondering because my story solves it all.

I am Mani, short for Mandeep. I am a normal average man who works for my father's software company in London. The recession has hit us badly and now my dream to become an actor is minimal. I wanted to take acting lessons and now we hardly had any money to cover it.
I watched people walk by the office, listening to their i-pods, carrying their free evening newspapers and looking busy on their blackberrys. I could not understand the whole aspect of working in an office all my life. My father was a typical asian father. He wanted me to go to university and study medicine or law.
Come on now, I am 18, I want to have some fun. I want to see the world and feel the world. I didn't want to be stuck in some compact office doing nothing. That is what I did. I did nothing. I refused to go to university and I refused to find a job. I know I was being a burden on my father but he was being a burden on my dreams. He should have at least given me a chance to be an actor.
I looked at my father busy doing something. He was a nice guy from the heart. He was losing his hair now, so going bald was his only destination for his head. His glasses made him look around 5 years older than he was, although his skin did make him look younger. He didnt have wrinkles, possibly due to the fact he kept smiling whenever he could. A good 48 year old man! My old man!
I watched people walking past. Now I could see the university students. I loved watching the girls go past but not one of them looked at me. I wanted them to notice me but I just stayed in the office. I never went by the door to have a chat with them.
"Oi!" My father shouted. "If you want to go to the girls then go." He took his glasses off and pointed at me. "No one is stopping you. Stop being shy." He smiled at me.
I actually agreed with him but he shouldn't know that. "I am not shy!" I am extremely shy. "I am not that interested in girls at the moment." I loved girls, I loved women. I would day dream about one of those girls coming into the shop by accident.
Dad gave a little chuckle. "Listen, I was just like you. I would say I am not interested but everytime, in the corner of my eye, I would look at the beautiful young faces that would take my breath away. Their gait, the way they walk, the way their hips swayed left-right-left-right." Dad looked at the clock in front of him as he passionately spoke about his childhood.
But what the hell! My dad knew me very well. I couldn't allow this to happen either. "Look Dad, left-right-up-down, I am not interested at the moment. I want to go..." I was interrupted as the office door opened. Dad looked at me and smiled.

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A little update!

2009-05-08T21:46:00.002+01:00

Hey everyone

A quick post about what is happening at the moment. The novel is coming on very well and should be looking to complete it within the next two weeks.

The story is shaping up really well and should lead to some success. I will be looking at editing for three months. It is a long process but it will be one of the best experiences.

I think that at the moment, I am not worried about my personal life. For me at the moment, love is something I will encounter forever but something I will embrace later on. More on this on a later day!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Fools...

2009-05-05T21:20:00.004+01:00

Hi everyone,

The night comes and we all say good night, we pray that we can wake up to see the summer sun, the autumn showers and the winter snow. The spring brings in the glory of new life to the earth from the dark but white winter.

The moment we wake up, we may want to be angels or we want to be devils. Maybe we want to do good or we may want to do bad. The fact is whatever we want to do we can only have two outcomes. We can either be good angels or we'd be bad devils. There cannot be a bad angel and there can never be a good devil. It would destroy the world which has brought in the qualities of the expectation in human lives.

Forever, time has told that being good is not believable. The abuse that the good gets, one wonders what must go through their mind. 'Why did I suffer when all I did was be good to others?' These good people can question humanity, they can question those who give them the most irrational of comments. The reason is simply because they are good from the heart. They see good, they speak good, they hear good and they breath good.

Forever, time has told that being bad is absolutely believable. The honours that the bad gets, one wonders what must go through their mind. 'Why did I get praised when all I did was be bad to others?' These bad people laugh at the questionable 'humanity', they laugh at those that give them the most irrational of comments. The reason is simply because they are bad from the heart. They see bad, they speak bad, they hear bad and they breath bad.

Time does tell that conformity brings in greatness but in who's eyes? The ones that want you to go down! The ones that want you to stay where you are! The ones that do not question you but laugh at you, NOT with you! The ones that love fooling others! The ones that lie to make you think that you are good and that you are one of them!

When you open your eyes towards unconventional processes. There will be only a few that will want you to rise! There will be a few that want you to carry on going forward! There will be a few who question you with rational thoughts! There will be a few that will laugh with you, NOT at you! There will be a few that will realise that those that fool others are the real fools! There will be a few that tell you the truth to make you a better person and that you are one of a few!

Good people never give up on their goodness and bad people never give up on their badness. However, nobody likes to change, therefore the bad may always keep their bad persona! Change for the good or stay a fool!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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ORO - Obsession, regret and obsession!

2009-05-03T19:13:00.008+01:00

Hi everyone!

It has been a long time since I have wrote on here on a personal level. It was not that I became distant from the blog, I continued to visit and check for any comments but I am sure as you all know that I have been busy with my uni work and also with the new novel.

It becomes an obsession then a regret then it becomes an obsession again and that is called love. Love becomes an obsession at first. You want to love that person in front of you. You want to entice that person with whatever you have got. You become the attraction and then you become subtracted from that person's life. They leave you and you become obsessed with what is wrong with you?

You then start to regret the fact that you have become obsessed! What is the point of all this obsession? I wasted my time obsessing over the person that I love. I love that person to no end but receive nothing back. I am aware of the fact that love has to be given and nothing should be expected back. But even that fact becomes a conformist lie. You want to be loved back and you regret the obsession before. That person continues to obsess you through regret. You can ignore that person but that is another form of obsession. Ignoring the person will bring in more attention to that person.

Suddenly, you have realised that the regret you had has become an obsession. You want to do anything to get that person back. You get back into their lives. They do not understand why! They claim to have moved on but they haven't really. They want to test your obsession. They continue to deny their feelings but you know that your obsession cannot last long if there is no feelings from both sides. You are then told that you are hated by that person! You are told that it was a mistake that they had met you. You are told that you are the worst guy in the world! You scream and shout that this is not true, obviously in a respectful way! But suddenly realise that obviously nothing else is worth the time but yourself. However, you know that the love you have for that person is what makes you different from the rest. You may have been told that you are hated but really you are loved! You may have been told that it was a mistake that they had met you but really it is the best thing that happened in their life. You are told that you are the worst guy in the world but really you are the best guy in the world! The fact is obsession is part of a feeling called love. Without obession taking place, love cannot find its truest form.

People think obsession is mad and that is only because they are mad. Remember, live the way you want to live, f*ck (fish) the people that bring you down. Those that tell you that you are wrong, they are the worst people in your life. Ignore the f*ckers that tell you that you have made a mistake and nail you to the ground and tell you that you are wrong!

The fact is no one makes mistakes because you learn from mistakes. How can anything that makes you learn be a mistake? Every failure is a success, it depends on how you look at it! Perceive everything as a success and success becomes inevitable! Obviously!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Kolkata Knight Riders need to roar back!

2009-04-23T19:25:00.002+01:00

Hi everyone,

The game went to the Super-over, which meant that the match was superb and magnificently close! The match was pure entertainment for cricket lovers and especially for the fans on both teams, the Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals.

The Rajasthan Royals won a game that was very close. It was definitely KKR game to win, they should have won it but unfortunately it was snatched away from us!

Well, congratualtions to the Rajasthan team but as this blog supports KKR, that is who I am going to concentrate on.

Excellent bowling my Mendis, Ganguly, Gayle and Ishant! A special mention to Singh, the excellent debutant. He not only bowled brilliantly but fielded excellently! I must say to the KKR management, get rid of Agarkar! He is not needed in the team. He gives too many runs away!

From the batting side, one can only praise Ganguly and Gayle since they put on a magnificent performance. These two huge players showed why they are in the team and why they are so vital. McCullum needs to improve on his batting!

In terms of captaincy, I think McCullum did really well and tried to bring in the victory. However, if the captaincy is not doing well for his batting performance then he may need to reconsider giving it back to Ganguly. I do support McCullum but I want him to be able to hit those sixes like he did before.

Anyway many congrats to Rajasthan but KKR will bounce back and roar into victory in the next game!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Kolkata Knight Riders - 1st game!

2009-04-19T19:49:00.003+01:00

Hi everyone!

What a disappointing start for Shah Rukh Khan's Kolkata Knight Riders. Losing 8 wickets to Deccan Chargers.

Credit goes to Deccan Chargers, they came last in the table in the previous tournament but now they look like they have sorted everything out. They put on a solid performance and one can only praise them on that. Gibbs, RP Singh, Gilchrist, led the team to a comfortable win.

Obviously, this is a setback for the Kolkata Knight Riders. They need to look at how they can improve on their strategy. There has been a lot of pressure on this team. First one, being the controversial multiple captaincy strategy. The next being the war of words between SunilGavaskar and Shah Rukh Khan. The next being the removal of Ganguly as captain.

McCullum couldn't do much with the game as he was the first to go out. He should have given a better performance. Then the eyes turned to the Bengal Prince Ganguly to do some damage. He did hardly any damage as he could only get one run from 12 balls. For Ganguly, a great performance would have done so much good for the whole controversy behind his removal as captain. Within the team, no one has won anything. Both Ganguly and McCullum have a lot to prove.

Despite the negatives. Hodge did brilliant in bringing in a strong innings of 31 but it was not enough to save the Knight Riders. McCullum and Ganguly strongly motivated the team when it came to fielding and they tried to bring up the team spirit.

All the Knight Riders can do now is analyse where they went wrong and improve straight away. The next game against the King XI Punjab will be important for them to get a win. No one can blame Shah Rukh Khan for the loss before people do. This is about Buchanan and the whole playing squad of the Knight Riders. They need to look at improving their strategies and possibly giving someone else the captaincy for the next game. They have three main strong batsman who can create serious damage: McCullum, Gayle and Ganguly. They can do so much with the bat and in the next game, they have to perform. Especially for their owner who has defended them left, right and centre!

Come on Knight Riders, the next match you will have to shine!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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GO Kolkata Knight Riders

2009-04-18T14:58:00.003+01:00

Hi everyone!

I hope everyone is fine!

As a cricket lover, I am already watching the Indian Premier League and I am loving it! I cannot wait to see the outcome and it is just plain good for it's entertainment.

The question is who am I supporting in the IPL!

Obviously I am supporting Kolkata Knight Riders! Why? Mr Shah Rukh Khan owns the team and he is one of my idols that I continue to support! He is full of positivity with whatever he does.

But talking about cricket. For anyone who loves cricket or any sport, it does not matter who the captain is, who is in the team but what matters the most on the day, it is about playing like a team. A famous saying is that there is no 'I' in 'TEAM'!

Knight Riders will rise to victory and it will be great to watch them play. The IPL last year was full of entertainment and surely, this year it will also be the same!

This blog is officially supporting Kolkata Knight Riders but whoever enjoys cricket is free to give their objective and sensible subjective opinions!

Go Kolkata Knight Riders. To show my complete support, here is the video for SRK's IPL team!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Someone provides stability

2009-04-16T16:20:00.003+01:00

Hello everyone,

I hope everyone is fine and have had a good week so far!

Remember once I talked about life events changing us for the worse. I still stand by that. The reason why I have recalled this is because I have yet again thought about what changes us!

When a friendship breaks, a relationship breaks or their are bonds broken within the family then what do we do? Instead of using the break to bring us closer to the people, we instead allow the distance to grow from the break. This is not meant to happen. When a break is made, the break is not meant to get bigger, its meant to be fixed back together.

Human relationships are special, no matter what type of relationship it is. Living life with others is important. Everyone can live alone, that is the most easiest thing to do. To live with others, to share your life with others is what is special about human relationships. The fact that we can bring other people closer to us, it is an extraordinary aspect of what makes us who we are.

Just remember, the most amazing lives are always touched by others. If you look at Einstein and his wife, Shah Rukh Khan and his wife etc. But all these people have had someone behind them. We all know Shah Rukh Khan can live on his own but his unique quality is that he has someone behind him who provides stability.

Obviously, not everyone is lucky but everyone can have someone who provides stability in their lives. It could be your mother, father, brother, sister, friend, girlfriend or boyfriend, husband or wife. We just need to find that person and hold on to them not let them go!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Pics of my new haircut

2009-04-15T16:20:00.005+01:00

Hey everyone

I know it has been a few days since I have posted on the blog! Many reasons for it. I have been busy with uni work and also with the new novel. I hope to finish the first draft of the new novel in the next two weeks.

However, this is going to be a short post and it is just for you guys to check out my new haircut. It is nothing great but hey, everyone needs a change!

Enjoy the pics!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Preview for Nazar - The Evil Eye

2009-04-11T18:39:00.004+01:00

Hi everyone

As promised here is the preview to the new novel that I am writing at the moment. Please read it and if you wish, please give your comments to it. It is the unedited version so it will not be as polished up as it will be. Here you go and may everyone have a Happy Easter!

The enclosed darkness welcomed me as I opened my fatigued eyes. I could not see one shed of light, not one strand of light was seen anywhere. I lifted my arm to know what was in front of me. It was something wooden, I could sense it was wood due to the feel of the grain. I was finding it hard to breath, my each breath was getting shorter and shorter, I could not see anything and this was affecting my mind. I kicked, what seemed to be a coffin, my knee banged on the lid of the coffin without any success. I tried to hear anything from the outside of this wooden box. I could hear voices but it was not English, my mind could not comprehend the mystical words...they seemed mystical to me. Why was I in this box? What horrible crime did I commit? Did I commit a crime? Was I someone that was at a place at the wrong time? How did I get in this box? My eyes were looking around, from left to right, from up to down and I could not see anything that gave a hint on what to do. I decided that I had enough and started knocking on the lid of the coffin. I could feel the vibration of pain run through my hand as I kept knocking. I felt something was missing, I was not doing something. I was excessively involved within my thoughts that I had forgotten to shout out for help.
I knocked on the lid with great force of strength. 'Get me out of here!' I shouted. I could hear some bustling of action from outside. I could hear the sounds of 'Shh!' a fair few times. For God's sake, I didn't know what to do. Should I knock again? Why was I scared about knocking again, I had their attention now. I knocked again but without saying anything. There was silence. The voices had stopped. Was I imagining all these voices? I was positive that I heard voices, I even heard the sounds of 'Shh'.
I could hear something. It was the sounds of footsteps. These footsteps were different. The footsteps spoke of authority. I could feel the energy coming from the footsteps until they stopped. There was silence for a few seconds. The sound of swift but rigid movement of footsteps all approaching around the coffin. Again, there was silence for a few seconds. I was finding it even more difficult to break. I felt like I was about to lose consciousness. My eyes started to feel heavy as the air around me was becoming airless. The darkness began to suck out my life's energy. My eyes started to look up, my thoughts were becoming a distant memory for me. My feelings were losing their awareness, even as I heard a huge bang of solid metal. My eyes started to feel the acceptance of darkness, when suddenly the lid of the coffin was lifted and thrown away. The luminous light was too much for my eyes as they squinted. I gasped for the fresh air. My hand reaching out for someone to grab me. All of a sudden, I felt a huge hand pick me up as if I was an action man doll and threw me as I hit my head on the solid, concrete wall. I tried to open my eyes but I fell into deep unconsciousness.

Thank you for reading!
Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Snip Snip

2009-04-09T19:06:00.002+01:00

Hi everyone,

How are you all? I hope everyone is fine!

Well, what can I say to you all...I have cut my long hair and it is short now! It looks fine, I don't really know. I prefer long hair though, so I will definitely be going back to long hair. I will post up a picture soon!

The other good news is that I will be posting an exclusive preview to my new novel. I will definitely be posting it within the next few days...maybe Saturday.

The weather is good in England finally! I am so grateful for the good weather! This makes me think that if the sun is shining bright in our lives then there will be no room for overcasting clouds. If we decide to overcast our lives with clouds of ignorance then there will be no room for the sun to shine bright in our lives.

Take care everyone!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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The Power is the Prayer!

2009-04-08T18:25:00.004+01:00

Hi everyone,

I hope everyone is well. I would like to give my heartfelt prayers to the people of Italy, who have been affected by the earthquake. May the Power bless everyone!

I was asked a question and I thought maybe the answer will do some good here.

Q. What religious prayer do you say?

A. Firstly, I do not believe in any religion. I am neither Hindu, Muslim, Sikh or Christian. I do not follow any established religion at all. The reason for me is simply, I cannot afford to give my time to rites and rituals, dogmatic belief and conformity.

Prayer is something sacred and for me is personal. I believe more in spirituality than in religion. I do not believe God has set down on any rules on how or when we should pray. Even, how many times we should pray to God. I believe that we should first be good to others, love others and leave no room for hatred in our hearts towards others. In fact, we should open up our hearts and think with our hearts. Remove the fear from our hearts and then we should pray. In my opinion, people will disagree with me, prayers are only effective when fear from the heart is removed.

I do not even like calling God - God! I like to call God - the Power. I believe the Power is what blesses us with an energy that is divine. The power of prayer is only effective when we pray from our hearts. Our hearts need to be clear with only space of love and courage. There should be no room for fear and hatred. When I pray it is simply opening up my arms, closing my eyes and asking the Eternal Power to consume me with the Divine Energy. For me that is prayer because I establish the connection with the Power. There is nothing beyond that Power...there is no word beyond that Power. The Power is the prayer!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Read 'The Alchemist'

2009-04-07T16:31:00.004+01:00

Hello everyone,

I hope everyone is fine and are having a good day.

What is it that stops us from getting to our destiny? What is it that stops us from having fun...the real fun, not the fun that we feel temporarily.

I am sure some of you will understand. Some of you might be thinking of; what is the fun that we feel temporarily? Or what does Rahul mean by real fun? Everything that is temporary can become permanent, it is our minds and our desires that limit the fun to a temporary status.

I have recently come in contact with a book. I was recommended to read this by my flatmate, who is now a very good friend of mine. He is also wishing to become a writer, I am sure he will realise this wish soon! He told me to read 'The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho'. I am positive that anyone that reads passionately, or feels passionate about writing books has definitely read this magnificent novel. If not, go and read it, it's hardly 150 pages. Each and every page holds a significance and is worth every minute of time spent in reading the book.

The thing with The Alchemist, is that it teaches something that I knew a few years back, so I did not really learn anything new nor has it dramatically changed my life. It's made me realise what I was doing and that I must continue to do so. In my opinion, for writers it is important for us to live in the present, the more we think about our past and future, more likely it seems that we limit our passion to reach our destiny.

I recommend 'The Alchemist' for any avid reader or anyone that is interested in achieving dreams. Actually, just read the book for my sake, I am positive it will not disappoint you!

Take care and lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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More news on my new novel!

2009-04-06T17:22:00.004+01:00

Hey everyone,

I hope everyone is fine. Had a nice and quiet day so far and feel tired for no reason.

I finished the plan for my new novel except for the climax. That is something that I can never decide and that is the end. I never know what would happen in the climax. Yes, I do plan everything but as a back-up. I never follow a plan but use it as a reference tool. A story can take it's own course and own way of coming together.

I am writing my plan for the main character today, the protagonist. I have a clear picture of him in my mind, I know his characteristics and the way he responds to things. I quite like the themes of the novel...terrorism and religion become the main themes towards the end according to the plan, which makes me think the story will end up being different to the plan. I am going to create strong characters that will carry the plot forward but whatever good the plan has done and that is it created all the characters.

I think this story will be great...I will be posting the first chapter soon and I have to think of a title and the tagline to the novel. So I better start thinking then...

Catch you tomorrow!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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The Next Masterpiece...

2009-04-05T19:56:00.006+01:00

Hey everyone,

How are you all? I hope everyone enjoyed yesterday's post that celebrated one whole year of the blog.

This post today will be about my next masterpiece. Now, I know you all might be disappointed from what has happened in the last week but I have learnt a lot in this past week.

So what is my next novel about? What is it going to be? Am I going to keep with the romantic genre? Am I going to do genre writing? Well...all is now going to be revealed!

The next novel will not be of any particular genre but it has a few themes. The themes are terrorism and religion. The main protagonist suffers with amnesia and the story is seen in his eyes as he tries to recover his memory to know why he was being accused of terrorism. He is from London and turns up in India.

The main protagonist meets people on the way, he finds love, he finds luck, he finds happiness and peace in his soul but not until he recovers his memory. He needs to recover his memory and find out if he is really a terrorist or not, and that can only happen when he comes face to face with the unknown person in his nightmares!

I hope you like it and please tell me if you do or if you do not like it!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Chronicles of a Creative Writer celebrates its first year!

2009-04-04T00:00:00.005+01:00

Hello everybody!

Wow! One year has passed since I had entered the world of blogging. It has been one year where I have seen positive and negative in my career and in my personal life.

I must thank everyone that has visited this blog, knowingly or unknowingly, you make me happy. When I know someone has visited the blog, when I know that one person has visited...it makes my heart jump with joy! Thank you all for your continuous support and commitment on reading the blog. However, it does not stop there! Thank you to those that have commented on the blog too...it means the world to me!

Obviously, I am going to keep this as short as possible. My year has not been great but it has also been one of the best. From failing friendships to new relationships. From failing relationships to new friendships. It surely has been a roller coaster this year. From writing on the blog 3 or 4 or even 6 times a month to writing on it daily. From leaving Facebook to writing a new novel. From sadness to happiness. From darkness to light. Whatever has happened within this one year has brought me great joy, happiness and even a little bit of fame!

Surely, I must admit that Rahul N. Singh is nothing without his readership or fans. Whether it is my writing that you love, or my personality that you love or my wacky thoughts that you love. You all keep coming back to read what I have to say. Oh...I forgot to add that it could also be my good looks that you love that keeps bringing you back!

My promise for this year is to carry on writing on the blog, as regularly as I can. I promise that my writing will get better and better, day by day, from strength to strength because of the motivation that I receive from you all!

This post will be incomplete if I do not mention the people that have inspired me, motivated me or helped me with the blog.
First I would like to thank:
Baba Ji - You have been my source of happiness, tolerance, patience, love, affection and compassion to everyone that I meet. You have been my rock that keeps me steady when I am about to fall. You are there for me whenever I close my eyes. When I feel down - I know that You are always by my side, telling me that I am strong and that I can face the hurricane that is in front of me. Thank you for showing me and inspiring me to believe in the One God! Thank you and lots of love!
Sahiba - You are the very reason why I have this blog today. If you had not advised me to write a blog then I would not be writing this post right now. If it was not for you, I would not be celebrating this one year of blogging. If it was not for you, my readership would not have grown like it has. Sahiba, you have always visited the blog and although you does not comment on here as much as I would like you to, I know that you are always happy with what I write. You probably have more faith in my abilities than I have for myself. You have shown me to not give up and to continue writing on the blog. There was a time when I was going to quit and you reminded me that I had to carry on and that I would be disappointing so many people if I had quit. You have also been a rock in my everyday-life and have always made me smile when I am down. You give me strength when I feel weak. I am lucky to have a person like you in my life! Thank you and lots of love!
Vikram - You are one that came up with the name 'Chronicles of a Creative Writer' and you have possibly made it a household name for everyone's favourites or bookmarks on their internet browsers. You listen to my every word and advise me and assure me that I am doing the right thing. You always ask for my advise and listens to it carefully. You push me forward to do better in life and to improve my writing further and further! I love the jokes that we have and the hours of phone conversation about our fascination over Bollywood actresses! Thank you for your comments on the blog and for regularly visiting on the blog. For that my brother... once again thank you and lots of love!
And Shah Rukh Khan - Anyone that visits this blog can instantly recognise that I am a huge fan of SRK. There are reasons for it. He is a successful man not only in his career but also in his personal life. I have met him a few times in my life and I must say that he is a true gentleman. If there is anyone in this world of entertainment that I should inspire to...then only Shah Rukh Khan is the one. Thank you for entertaining me with your movies and also with your advise in your interviews.

Thank you to every reader, fan, friend and family that have visited the blog and who continue to visit the blog. This personal website of mine has helped me open up to a world that is full of love and which is obviously interested in me. I hope that I have made you think positively and made you smile. Thank you to everyone from the bottom of my heart and I love you all loads!

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

P.s I have just forgot to add one person - my little brother Harsheet. He is constantly reading my blog and loves my writing. I am sure he is proud of his older brother as much as I am proud of him! God bless you and lots of love my little bro!

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Good news for my fans!

2009-04-02T19:01:00.002+01:00

Hi everyone,

Firstly, I am sure some of you are disappointed from yesterday's post. However, there is always some good news to follow.

The first good news is that if an agent doesn't take up 'Love is Complicated' by July, I will e-publish 'Love is Complicated' for everyone to download and read. Please be patient and see what happens in the next few months. Either way, you will get to read my first novel even if it is not of 'publishing standards'!

The second good news is that I will be taking on another novel and the idea has come to me. However, I will not be starting it yet, but maybe in the next few days I will tell you. I plan to write it as quick as possible and edit it as quick as possible for you.

The third good news is that despite 'Paralysed in Evil' being shelved for the moment, it will be taken upon again in the future. There are a few guides and books I need to read and think about before I do start writing again.

I am really sorry for disappointing you all but I can only get better and that is my belief in myself. We all have to learn the hard way and definitely I am learning (not learnt yet) how to get better. I want my fans to be fully satisfied with my work and that is more important to me than anything else. You have to be pleased with me. Just remember, I am only 21 and it is highly unlikely that my first novel will be published. I can only learn and not become a good writer but to become and rise as a great writer!

Lots of love to you all,
Rahul N. Singh

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Bad news for my writing...

2009-04-01T14:33:00.005+01:00

Hi everyone,

I hope everyone is good. The following news is not at all part of an April Fool's joke but is God's honest truth.

I got bad news for you all. Love is Complicated may not find itself an agent. After sending a few excerpts to an author, I was told the novel is not of publishing standard. Unfortunately, my debut may take a lot longer than we expected or hoped for. I am really sorry guys, I am not changing Love is Complicated one bit as I believe it can sell. I will not risk the simplicity of Love is Complicated even if it reads like a script. I still believe that it can sell! At the moment, I have lost hope for that to be published right now. I was even told that I could not even tell a story so what more can I expect. I guess my dream debut will take a backseat for now. I am really sorry! The hunt for agents is still on and like I said, if in a few months I do get a positive reply then maybe the dream debut will be back on. However, after those comments I have to take out a plan B!

The second bad news for you all is that Paralysed in Evil is also being shelved and I have to come up with another novel that will atleast allow me to enter the market. I know this will disappoint some of you and trust me it breaks my heart too. Unfortunately, simplistic story-telling is apparently not writing so it leaves me with no choice but to stop writing Paralysed in Evil. Again, I am really sorry.

What good news can I give you. I am at an all-time low at the moment and I have to think of new ways to tackle these so-called intellectual publishers/agents. I have to play the rules of the game for a while before I can start bending the rules. I really do not know if I am a shit writer or if I cannot write at all. It kind of makes me feel deluded at the moment. Hence, on that note, in case anyone did not read my last post then please do so, here is the link: http://chroniclesofacreativewriter.blogspot.com/2009/03/message-from-my-heart.html

I am really sorry for disappointing everyone who believed in me and Love is Complicated.

Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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A message from my heart...

2009-03-29T17:52:00.003+01:00

Hey everyone,

I hope everyone is well...

I want to raise some of my feelings today. Somethings that are personal and I believe will be interesting for all my readers, friends and family to know.

Today...I was thinking about the people that are close to me. Now...I know there are a few people out there who haven't talked to me for a week, months or even years but what can I say to you guys.

I know that sometimes I have made decisions myself about our relationships. I know that maybe you see my 'ignorance' and run away from contacting me, just in case I may say 'F*ck off' but that may not be the case. I know that I have this principle that either you live with me or without me. I know it is harsh and may hurt some of you. However, I have been hurt so many times and now I do not even forgive everyone.

I know I always say we should forgive and forget and I do practice it. Then comes a time, when I feel that you are not listening to me. There comes a time when you will not see the bigger picture. There comes a time when I am right (it happens sometimes) and you may be wrong. I want to make things better but you may keep repeating the same things again and again. I want you to find the right exit but you keep going round and round the roundabout. I open my eyes and see the clear picture but you may have your eyes open but you have a blurred vision. When I have used up all my energy and I beg that you make the right choice then that is the end for me. This comes the end of the 'forgiving and forgetting' stage. Yes...if I do not forgive you then I do ignore you.

Do you think I like ignoring you? I dislike it. I want to feel loves just like everyone else does. I want to feel needed just like everyone does. I am not ashamed to say that I want to be loved and needed. I know that I give you so many chances and I make you feel loved and needed but why is it that you left me? When I need you right now...why are you not here? When I need to show you my love...why are your eyes not looking at my love? When I want you close to me...why do you run away from me? When I run away - how can you get close to me? I may be distant but I am the closest to you always, it is you that kept the distant.

I am just waiting for those few words that accept that I am right and that I was not wrong. I want you to realise that I never wanted the end the things the way they did...I wanted to prevent it but even I become weak and lose hope. I want you to realise that I always thought for the better and never for the worse. For you that is closest to me, I never want you to be away from me but if it has to be done then I will have to accept that.

This is for anyone that has not talked to me in a long time - it is just a reminder that I am always here for you but sometimes a compromise needs to be made. Sometimes there has to be a meeting point. Sometimes we have to accept the better even if it is difficult. If you get anything that is easy or go for an easy option...it does not make it better but worse for you. You appreciate things a lot more when everything is difficult for you. Do not write 'The End' in our book of relationships...try and continue with more chapters. Everything is achievable...we need to believe in ourselves and I am sure we can. Like I said...I always write for one person and will always continue to! Love you...

Take care and lots of love to everyone,
Rahul N. Singh

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I do not need the Man Booker's Prize!

2009-03-28T18:14:00.003Z

Hey everyone,

Yeah I know...what was my post about yesterday? Well...it was obvious and to be honest the very truth. If you do not believe me...go and buy the book: How to write the Perfect Novel by Chancery Stone. Not only will it make you laugh but will actually show you the truth behind those walls of so-called creativity.

I am not a conformist and unfortunately, unless an agent is willing to take a risk by representing me...I am looking towards failure. I got a rejection slip yesterday from a literary agent...apparently in today's market, my Love is Complicated will not do so well as the market demands something else. OK...that is fine...if you are talking about genre...but I still see many romantic stories on the shelves at the bookstore I went to today! So...is it that my novel oozes creativity...it is new and is complete with a healthy bunch of characters. Where is that agent that wants that? I know of the few people that have read my novel that it is definitely a bestseller.

Fine, people do praise it to be a bestseller if an agent chooses to represent me, but even if it sells a thousand copies then fair enough. I know that my story will give you tears, it will give you happiness and I know it will entertain you. If it can entertain me then it can entertain you. I know I sound like a sour grape at the moment but I am not a sour grape. I am telling the harsh reality...I am releasing my frustrations because I fear that no agent will represent my novel.

My writing will always be there for other people's entertainment. I do not want a Man Booker's prize or anything like that. Awards need me, I do not need them. For me the biggest award is when I know that someone...somewhere has brought my book. The more people that buy it...the bigger the value of the award is. For me...the appreciation of the public is the biggest prize. Within the next few months...either I will be writing here telling you that no agent will be representing me and I will be asking what should I do. Or and I believe that this is most likely to happen that, I will have an agent that is willing to represent me. I want the latter and I know if I have the good wishes of you all and the blessings from God that this can happen!

Anyway...I hope everyone is fine and are having a great weekend!

Take care and lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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Am I creating a new breed of writers?

2009-03-27T17:55:00.003Z

Hey everyone,

I hope everyone is fine and that everyone enjoyed the humour in my post yesterday!

I was thinking a lot about what is a good book? What is great about novels that are about talking chimps, kids that ride broomsticks, talking trees, ugly characters etc? Mine is about real people and real characters. My novels will always be realisitic.

My characters are real and they are beautiful. Yes, in Love is Complicated...Rahul is a stud and so is Nikhil. Naina is a pretty girl. I do not want a literary prize...I want people to love my book, to fall in love with the plot and to fall in love with the characters. I want them to feel a little escapism but not forgetting reality at the same time.

I am sure you are wondering why I am writing this...I am not saying Love is Complicated is the best novel out there but it is not something that literary agents or publishers will be looking forward to.

'Writers are well-known to be socially inept and misfits and are apparently fat and ugly!' (according to 'How to write the perfect novel by Chancery Stone). This is not good for me as I fit into society easily and I am full of confidence when I meet people. I do say this with no ego that I am not ugly...I am fairly good-looking and I am certainly not fat! So that must mean that I am breaking barriers just with my physical appearance. I am sure there is one agent that is willing to break the mould. I am not a boring person either...so I do wonder if agents appreciate that. God knows!

Maybe this looks like I am having a moan...it is not like that. It is actually the harsh reality. I am not a misfit for the literary world...I am about to give the literary world something special! Now that could be me just being over-confident...only time and an opportunity will tell the true picture!

Take care and lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh

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