On Publishing Day!

On 5th July last year, my first novelette ‘How To Identify A Time Traveller’ came out.

Now, over the one whole year, I did learn a lot of things I wish I’d known before it came out. It’s common, you learn from experience right?

For instance, as I followed other author’s statements about how the first draft of their books were different from their final copies, I realized the important role played by multiple revisions and editors. The story of my book was pretty raw and there weren’t any significant revisions to the plot which, I now think of, were very essential.

Also, the publishing method chosen wasn’t the most preferred one but I won’t go into specifics because it might get boring then.

By the way, here's what it looks like:

Also, once you finish a story, there’s always a possibility of there being more to it. But it’s been one year two months since I wrote that story and sure there were many ideas I had on paper which didn’t make it in the story but, I never thought there could be more. I mean, sure, if you’ve read it, the way it ends, there could be more to how Claire Woods deals with things and how it is to go back in time for Thayer but, I don’t have anything more to say about it.

Gods, I haven’t read the story since I guess last November and how strange it is that I find my own character’s names alien.

Uh-huh. That’s happened before.

But this hasn’t. One year to ‘How To Identify A Time Traveller.’ Yay!

P.S. Like I said, it’s still available in its ‘raw’ form in e-book format. Here's the link where you can find it. Do let me know if you drop in a read!