Damyanti Biswas

Singapore

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Articles

What are Your Ambitions for Yourself?

1 month ago | damyantiwrites.com | Damyanti Biswas

Goals are the cornerstones of modern living. You’re told you must have goals. That striving toward goals, making choices that would further them, will lead to success. Your goals are supposed to define you. Coincidentally, the Insecure Writers Support Group post for this month is in answer to this question: if you could be anyone, who would you like to be? To quote :If for one day you could be anyone or *thing* in the world, what would it be?
Should Libraries be Protected at All Costs?

2 months ago | damyantiwrites.com | Damyanti Biswas

I’ve spoken (and hosted blog guests) about libraries before, but having seen posts on social media about the benefits of libraries to readers, I thought it might be nice to consider how they benefit authors. Libraries act as a place of refuge, a quiet sanctuary you can visit and relax in for a while regardless of your social status, because entry is free.
Should an Author Negatively Review Another?

Oct 25, 2024 | damyantiwrites.com | Damyanti Biswas

Book reviews are for readers. This is an oft-repeated catch-all phrase repeated often in the literary community. Recently, in a group discussion, an author expressed an opinion about reviews: we must keep reviews honest. So, if we authors as readers don’t like a book, we should feel fine with expressing that opinion in public. This is irrespective of the impact of said review on its author, because authors have no business reading the reviews of their own books. I disagree.
Does Your Writing Heal Your Pain?

Oct 18, 2024 | damyantiwrites.com | Damyanti Biswas

My apologies to everyone who told me they write to heal from pain, and I didn’t believe them. I said I understood, but I didn’t. Not really. Sometimes a book you write is indeed all about pain and its healing. The heart and mind may have let go, but the body remembers. My body hurts as I put the final (for now) touches on this one, and I’m sending it to love and light. I’ve discovered that the author life is not for the weak of heart. On occasion, pain is a lesson.
Are You Training Your AI Replacement?

Oct 11, 2024 | damyantiwrites.com | Damyanti Biswas

AI in Writing: The Future of Creative WritingAI in writing is here to stay. Doesn’t matter that I want no part of it, because, like chronic diseases, or artificial junk food, AI in writing is now a fact of life. Many authors have begun to call themselves author-preneurs. They use the ‘help of AI’ and are loud and proud about it. People I love tell me I must ride the wave or drown. I do use spell check / grammar-check. I’m aware that’s AI, but not one that replaces my creative spark.
Do You Suffer from Climate Anxiety?

Sep 27, 2024 | damyantiwrites.com | Damyanti Biswas

Climate anxiety: when the future of the planet keeps you awake at nightI’m child-free by choice. Over the years, I’ve been very happy with this decision: not only have I never felt the urge to be a parent, I’ve been glad I haven’t brought a child on to the planet in the current state it is in. The planet has survived multiple crises, and so has humanity. Humanity might have been wiped out in certain places, only to re-emerge.
The Big Thrill Recommends: INTO THE STARLIGHT by Amanda Cabot

Sep 20, 2024 | thebigthrill.org | Damyanti Biswas

Recommended by Damyanti BiswasIn the cozy Texan town of Sweetwater Crossing, Amanda Cabot wraps up her Sweetwater Crossing series with INTO THE STARLIGHT, a story filled with the bittersweet mix of shattered dreams and the quiet strength of the human spirit. Joanna Vaughn returns home, her dreams of being a concert pianist dashed by illness and her husband’s death. Her return feels familiar yet oddly foreign, mirroring her inner turmoil.
Have You Ever Forgotten What Day of The Week It Was? #IWSG

Sep 11, 2024 | damyantiwrites.com | Damyanti Biswas

The last few weeks have been a blur of writing deadlines. And I do not use the word ‘blur’ lightly. I am an early riser, so 3:00 AM is when my day begins if I’m on a project. By 12 noon I’ve already put in about 7 to 8 hours of work, and the day’s activities after that tend to melt into one another. By 6:00 PM I’m beyond exhausted, but force myself to go on till about 8:00 PM and then crash in a big old heap.
In Which I Wonder Why My Novels Remain Relevant

Aug 31, 2024 | damyantiwrites.com | Damyanti Biswas |On Bookbub

I started writing You Beneath Your Skin in 2012, after the infamous incident of violence against women that came to be known as the Nirbhaya Gang Rape and Murder. On that evening a group of men in a private bus molested, raped, sodomized a young woman on Delhi’s streets, and left her to die, with her intestines splayed on the street. I blogged about it, here. You Beneath Your Skin, published in 2019, spoke of the spaces women occupy, and how violence against women is omnipresent.
Writers, Do You Use AI in Your Writing? #IWSG

Aug 7, 2024 | damyantiwrites.com | Damyanti Biswas

The use of AI in writing is a hot-button topic in the writing community. People are worried that AI writing will lead to lower quality and lack the nuance and humanity that human writers bring to the table. Machines can crank out millions of words without getting tired and at a much lower cost, making them a potential replacement for some types of writing that don’t need a personal touch. My main concern is how AI learns by using the work of established authors without permission.