Nita K

Focusing on one main character is good actually but I think you mean you don’t flesh out the other characters. Perhaps changing the protagonist’s character so that he’s forced to involve himself in other lives might help…maybe.

For me it’s the opposite. I start off writing a short story and it goes on and on until I realise that it’s not a short story!

I am an Asimov fan and didn’t know this. Amazing!

It’s also class. Indians don’t respect manual labour.

I get the impression that your output is very high. It’s like you are continually writing story after story…

Aren’t there pavement bookshops in Mumbai? You can get good bargains there. I remember seeing one near madras cafe recently… but maybe because of the rains it isn’t there now.

After I read this tried to do it. I whistled instead!

Luckily the rich are a minority.

If he says it his crowd will believe it . They are all insane.

The sun is closer to Japan in summers, like kind of near to overhead, because of the summer solstice.

Maybe people should study what happens to the people in authoritarian regimes. It’s just started there and so most people are going about their lives thinking it will pass. I travel to the US every year and I saw no change this year. I think even your politicians know little about other countries.

I would say very average intelligence & I’m being diplomatic. The bhakts are blaming Trump. Not their leader. Well, at least they have realised that the US is not our friend.

It may not be the best, but life is good. Fantastic public infrastructure like parks, libraries & roadways for eg. Yes packaged food is expensive but that’s so in all parts of the world. Gas is relatively cheap in the US. Americans don’t realise how good they have it… however this could change.

Yes, true. Their life, often even their social life, tends to fall apart.

Men are more likely to die of 'broken heart syndrome,' study says The condition is usually brought on by the stress of an event like losing a loved one.

People do die of a broken heart, more common in partners who've been together for decades, with the risk being highest in the first 2 years. And although more common in women, men die from it at more than twice the rate.

#love

www.nbcnews.com/health/heart...

World map showing parts of the world which have the highest alcohol deaths. The middle east has fewer deaths by alcohol while Russia, US and Europe have the highest.

Death by alcohol. It's highest in Belarus, Mongolia and Russia. It also leads to maximum deaths from all types of cancers...and in Russia, it leads to a high rate of drowning!

#health
#alcohol

Source: www.worldlifeexpectancy.com

What surprises me is that he doesn’t care about his legacy.

Well, fascists tend to stick together.

Yep. He wins that contest.

Modi’s Trump strategy sees quick concessions to avoid trade war Narendra Modi US Visit: India is rapidly making concessions to the US to avoid a trade war under President Trump. Prime Minister Modi's government has cut tariffs on various imports and agreed to acce...

Only a bad negotiator gives concessions before negotiations even begin. India now has nothing left to give the US. Hope lessons are learnt.

economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy...

A country which toppled other governments is now occupied with toppling itself.

‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished

The end of the world is coming, caused by evil, narcissistic leaders & greedy business people, says Luke Kemp in Goliath’s Curse, through climate change/ nuclear war/killer robots/AI. This no longer seems impossible.

#booksky 📚💙

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The truth will never come out as long as he is alive. People are terrified of him.

I wanted to go to Tibet and live with the monks in my forties for a bit. To write. Maybe if I had I would have written more novels. Word for it could be hibernation.

A refusal to the hero’s call is a story in itself. But there has to be a good reasoning behind it; usually an emotional block. So a back story is needed. How the protagonist overcomes this block to get to his goal can make the story very interesting.

You are talking about real life… one has a passion but different things unfold. That must be cut out or you won’t finish in 300 pages. Besides, you won’t hold the interest of the reader. You can weave in subplots of course as long as they don’t dominate the main plot.

Ditto politician

A peacock standing majestically on a streetlight against a background of trees and the sky.

Where we live peacocks roam freely. Catching them on camera is difficult as they're shy & I'm no photographer. Before I know it...whoosh! Gone into the thickets & trees. If I'm lucky I get a tail in the frame. Perhaps the body. This time I got almost the whole peacock!

#photography
#peacocks

Must be a combination of factors like bad genes, poor nutrition, upbringing + maybe lead poisoning.

Lying NYT. Not journalism.