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Monday, July 16, 2012 2:54:44 PM
Chitra Soundar wrote a blog post titled Learning about the 5 senses in poetry with Anthony Dunn:
Chitra said, "On a whimsical evening in Spring, I signed up for a day's course on writing poetry using all the 5 senses at the Poetry School.Today was my workshop day and I spent a day amongst talented people writing and discussing poems.Here is one of my poems..." more
Sunday, July 8, 2012 4:48:09 AM
Chitra Soundar wrote a blog post titled Comic Books – Is it serious reading?:
Chitra said, "I was a child of Amar Chitra Katha – Chitra meaning pictures – just a coincidence with my name that refers to a star I was born under.The company that produced Amar Chitra Katha – literally meaning Immortal picture stories – that’s..." more
Saturday, July 7, 2012 10:48:03 AM
Chitra Soundar wrote a blog post titled Look inside a Green Banana:
Chitra said, "Bananas can be green, blue or red– if they are from Egmont. These are Egmont’s easy reader series for a range of readers from a child who has just started reading independently to newly fluent readers.Ranging from 3 short stories for the..." more
Saturday, June 30, 2012 12:00:53 PM
Chitra Soundar wrote a blog post titled Reading Children’s Book Aloud on Video:
Chitra said, "Youtube seems to have an amazing collection of books read by their authors. I went looking and found several great ones.While some are simple videos of the author reading, others are voice-overs like an audio-book. Some videos are created and..." more
Thursday, June 21, 2012 3:21:26 PM
Chitra Soundar wrote a blog post titled The Rights of a Writer:
Chitra said, "After reading the rights of a reader by Daniel Pennac, I wanted to write about the rights of a Writer. Here are the rights that are going into my manifesto. Of course, I am not famous enough for Quentin Blake to illustrate it. So I have scoured the..." more
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 2:48:04 PM
Chitra Soundar wrote a blog post titled A Second Look at Easy Readers:
Chitra said, "A second look at easy readersI am still circling around the US books before I start analysing the UK ones. Some of my favourite EasyReaders are from the “I Can Read” series. I even tracked down the editor and stalked her for many months I..." more
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 2:45:26 PM
Chitra Soundar wrote a blog post titled Analysing Easy Readers:
Chitra said, "I was mad about easy readers and beginning readers a few years ago. I bought a handful of books from every publishing house, I counted the words, I checked the sentences, I verified the readability statistics and researched the market as thoroughly..." more
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 1:28:03 PM
Chitra Soundar wrote a blog post titled Paying Homage to Children's Books:
Chitra said, "It's been one of my long-term aspirations to do a holiday filled with children's books. The pleasure of travelling across the globe to see children's books that have stood the test of time is indeed a luxury.But you can't blame a girl for..." more
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 1:03:18 AM
Chitra Soundar wrote a blog post titled This Week's Picture Book - Iris and Isaac by Catherine Rayner:
Chitra said, "This is my second book written by Catherine Rayner. It is beautifully illustrated and tells a wonderful story in a few words.As a writer, who cannot draw, I look at this book enviously. This is a book that can be written only by a..." more
Friday, June 1, 2012 12:53:25 PM
Chitra Soundar wrote a blog post titled Celebrating the Queen's Jubilee:
Chitra said, "In honour of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, I have created a reading list that is about a Queen.These are picture books about Queens. Not the particular Queen we are honouring. Have you read any of them? Which one do you like ?I have also asked..." more
Friday, June 1, 2012 12:41:22 AM
Chitra Soundar wrote a blog post titled This Week’s Picture Book: Ernest by Catherine Rayner:
Chitra said, "I always enjoy reading book about books. It kind of breaks the myth – treats the book out of its original role. It makes the book participate in the reading of the story.Usually stories are written in books. The book itself is just a vehicle. But..." more
Sunday, May 27, 2012 6:06:18 AM
Chitra Soundar wrote a blog post titled Idea Books - Do they work for you?:
Chitra said, "Ideas are everywhere - even in old fuddy duddy museums to the Historic dockyards in Chatham. A trip on the bus, a walk by the river, hike over a hill - all yield ideas.I used to scribble ideas in notebooks, behind bus-tickets and on post-it..." more
Sunday, May 27, 2012 6:06:18 AM
Chitra Soundar wrote a blog post titled This week's Picture Book - The Growing Story:
Chitra said, "Published in 2007, The Growing Story has a timeless quality to it. It tells the story of every boy who wants to grow up. Fast.The story in simple words doesn't even name the character. He is just a boy. The boy who reads the book with his parents at..." more
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 2:17:29 AM
Chitra Soundar wrote a blog post titled This Week’s Picture Book - Sir Charlie:
Chitra said, "Sir Charlie Stinky Socks and the Tale of the Terrible Secrethttp://www.amazon.co.uk/Charlie-Stinky-Socks-Terrible-Secret/dp/1405253975/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337148607&sr=8-1Sir Charlie features in a series of picture books produced by..." more
Monday, May 7, 2012 1:41:06 AM
Chitra Soundar wrote a blog post titled Writing a masterpiece:
Chitra said, "Like all writers, I always worry that I am writing a big bag of junk. I was recently sorting my old boxes and found stuff I had scribbled a long time ago. It contained notes, ideas, scraps of verses, stories started and abandoned. I was oscillating..." more
Monday, April 23, 2012 12:48:05 PM
Chitra Soundar wrote a blog post titled Why didn't I write today?:
Chitra said, "Chores to doTea to brewLunch to makeSteak and cake.A visit by the queenAnd the PM in between.A trip to ParisWith Aunt Clarisse.All my pencils brokeThe pen went up in smokeThe paper ran outDisaster no doubt.All in all, a very busy dayBusy, dull and..." more
Saturday, April 14, 2012 1:52:30 AM
Chitra Soundar wrote a blog post titled Which Slush Pile is Best for me?:
Chitra said, "It is that time of the year again.Bologna is over. London Book Fair is close enough to smell. In a couple of weeks, editors, agents and publishers will be back to their day jobs and perhaps will find some spare time to check their submissions in-box..." more
Monday, April 9, 2012 1:21:59 AM
Chitra Soundar wrote a blog post titled Why do I write?:
Chitra said, "I try and write 20 minutes a day every day. I also keep a weekly quota of 3.5 hours of writing. Mind you, I am not a full-time writer. I don’t have an agent and I am not being commissioned every week for something or the other.Everything I..." more
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 2:47:36 AM
Chitra Soundar wrote a blog post titled My next picture book:
Chitra said, "After a long wait, I have placed a picture book with Indian publisher Pratham Books. Pratham in Sanskrit means “First”.Pratham have been working as a Non-governmental organisation to put a book in every child’s hand. Indian children do not..." more
Saturday, March 17, 2012 12:25:01 PM
Chitra Soundar wrote a blog post titled Inspired by Art:
Chitra said, "I was at the Affordable Art Fair on Thursday night. I was there to buy some interesting art for the new flat. I wanted a special connection to the painting I bought – something about writing, something about telling a story or the whimsy of being..." more
Saturday, February 18, 2012 4:29:04 AM
Chitra Soundar wrote a blog post titled Authenticity – How hard is it?:
Chitra said, "I was talking to a friend about Sati. He thought if my spouse dies, I have to jump into the pyre with him. But I gently disappointed him by saying – firstly it was a practice followed by Rajput women to prevent being captured by the enemy and I..." more
Friday, December 9, 2011 3:14:26 PM
Chitra Soundar wrote a blog post titled On the twelfth day of Christmas:
Chitra said, "On the twelfth day of Christmas, my editor gave to me...12 book deals11 movie options,10 book tours,9 galley proofs,8 thumbnails,7 merchandise,6 book reviews,5 gold pens,4 funny tweets,3 new covers,2 free booksAnd an ad in the..." more
Monday, November 28, 2011 11:29:54 PM
Chitra Soundar wrote a blog post titled Top Learning Tips has been nominated for Popular BookFest Readers' Choice Awards:
Chitra said, "My alarm goes off at half past five in the morning. After I turn my mobile off, as it reminds me to get up and get going, I see that the cold night had brought emails from Asia. My publisher and editor from Asiapac Books, Singapore wrote to me say..." more
Friday, November 18, 2011 4:40:07 AM
Chitra Soundar wrote a blog post titled Grabbing Time:
Chitra said, "I grab time to write whenever possible. Life gets in the way of long stretches of writing. When life is not in the way, my laziness creeps in, and has a ball. As many of you might know, I work full-time. Sometimes I came so late from work..." more
Monday, July 23, 2012 4:20:27 PM
Chitra Soundar wrote a blog post titled My blog is moving:
Chitra said, "Hello everyoneI have decided to integrate my blog and my website and currently in the process of moving my blog.I will notify any subscribers as soon as I activate subscriptions in the new blog.I was worried about going out of blogger and into..." more