BLURB:
Set in a small county of Ireland, Agony
depicts the struggle of Kewy, a young high school art teacher. Kewy find
herself tormented by a series of haunted dreams, one connected to another. The
dreams take her to a god forsaken place dwell with evil and are surrounded by
death, fear and hopelessness. Even when she was awake, she hears strange voices
and eerie knockings at her doorsteps. Things buried in her past, started
communicating with her in the form of nightmares, sickening her soul and
questioning her existence.
Kasper is a grocery boy who works at
Finke’s- a popular shopping store in Louth. He has never seen anyone as
mysterious and charming as Kewy. Einin is a catholic teen studying in Kewy’s
art history class. She just needed a look on Kewy’s face to understand her
agonies. Kasper and Einin, quickly become comfortable with Kewy and get involve
in her problem, not knowing what they are getting into, not having the
slightest idea that what waits for them in those dead woods. But as the three
entered into Reinhardt County- the place from Kewy’s dream, they realize it was
never about the fear and survival. The truth was earth shattering, but it
becomes too late to get away from it...
BIO:
KSHITIJ lives near
New Delhi, India. He loves writing and reading fictions, particularly the ones
that envision the dark corners of human mind. He loves travelling and exploring
the cultures and people through the medium of reading, travelling and watching.
He was born in 1986 in Agra.
Guest Post
My book publishing experience
It was the summer of 2010, when I decided
to publish a book. It’s like being way ahead of time, since I was yet to write
something. By then, I’d not written any blog or article, just few movie reviews
and that too for the pictures, which I absolutely loved. I was pretty much
clueless. Only thing I knew was I want to write. It was a sweet problem- a
matter of creating something fresh and straight out of imagination. My ardent
love for books, from the early days ignited my passion for writing and I knew,
once I embark on my affair with fiction, there’s no turning back. So I started
rummaging the links inside my restive minds for few days- feeling, laughing,
soliloquizing in solitude, and trying to get into the heads of my characters.
And the first time I sat in front of my laptop to type the first word of my
first manuscript- it was magical. The feelings were short of describing and I
kind of regretted of starting late, denying myself the pleasure of getting
lost. I felt I was doing anything but writing, as the words started spurting
out like repressed emotions. Chaotic, messed up as my life veered into a
totally unexplored corner of my mind. I never knew, that part of me existed,
though I’d my doubts. When I wasn’t writing, I pondered over the not so perfect
lives of my characters. Nonetheless, it took me almost three years to complete
‘AGONY’. I rewrote plots, changed endings, introduced and reintroduced
characters until I was satisfied.
I never knew how hard a publishing
and promotional journey could be, especially for the first time writers, but in
a way, my ignorance proved blissful- as I took all the time in the world,
writing to best of abilities, without getting bogged down by ‘what lies ahead’.
Self-publishing, turned as a blessing because it sped up the post-writing
process and provided all sorts of autonomy.
Whether to go with self publishing or hook to a traditional publishing deal
is a matter of luck and personal choice. But I learnt one thing. One shouldn’t
compromise with her/his writing and never be hesitate penning down her/his
perspective. Not if one loves writing.
It’s so self-inspiring to see my name in
print- making me want to do two things- write
more, write better. And one important point: if you want to get it out in
public- get it out loud, since there are lovers of almost everything. It’s just
a matter of finding them.
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BUY NOW LINK:
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