Heena is the author of the award-winning novel Deceived. She works as the novel critic and the chief editor at a local publishing house in Pune, India. She is an animal lover as well as an animal activist.
She loves books, music and wine. Travelling and learning about new cultures is an integral part of her life.
She is presently learning Piano and French language.
She lives in Pune, India with her beloved husband and 6 cats.
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Word Of The Week (WOW #38)
Hi guys, Word Of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena Rathore P. (me.) It’s a fun way to improve one’s vocabulary by learning new words every week. If you want to participate then simply do a post with your WORD and leave the link to your post as a comment on one of my…
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Character Profile Sheets
Characterisation is one of the most important aspects of writing a book. It is one of the 9 most important elements of Novel Writing. Whether you are working on a short story or a long-form fiction project, you need characters, and that too strong ones. They are the building blocks of your story because they…
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NaNoWriMo 2015
Hello, guy! I’m here for a quick update on my writing (and also because I forgot to mention it before.) Last month I participated in NaNoWriMo 2015 and successfully completed it with a just-barely-there 52K. 😀 I was planning to write the first draft for my second novel, Sinister Town, for this year’s NaNo, but…
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Word Of The Week (WOW #37)
Hi guys, Word Of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena Rathore P. (me.) It’s a fun way to improve one’s vocabulary by learning new words every week. If you want to participate then simply do a post with your WORD and leave the link to your post as a comment on one of my…
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Good News!
Hello everyone, Happy Thanksgiving! I have a good news for those who haven’t read my recent tweets or Instagram. So here it goes, In October, I sent out a handful e-mails to some of the best literary agents in India. The e-mail was regarding the submission of the first 4 chapters of Deceived, my first book. (You…
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The Book Courtship Book Tag
Thank you, Marje, for tagging me for the Book Courtship Book Tag. Marje is one of my really close (and favourite) blogger buddies and is an amazing writer. Do visit her blog, Kyrosmagica, if you want to befriend an insightful and talented author. Here’s a link to Marje’s blog post about the tag: https://kyrosmagica.wordpress.com/2015/10/27/the-book-courtship-book-tag/ Phase 1…
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#MondayBlogs Writing Rituals: All You Need To Know
Read my guest article on Writing Rituals at Shannon Thompson’s blog…
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Word Of The Week (WOW #36)
Hi guys, Word Of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena Rathore P. (me.) It’s a fun way to improve one’s vocabulary by learning new words every week. If you want to participate then simply do a post with your WORD and leave the link to your post as a comment on one of my…
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Festival Of Lights: Happy Diwali!
Hello, everyone, I hope you guys are having a great week. Finally, I’m back from another one of those short… ahem… not so short break and this time I do have a valid reason for it: DIWALI 🙂 Belated Happy Diwali to all my lovely readers and subscribers. I hope that all your wishes come…
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5 Keys To Writing 50K Words In 30 Days
To help other writers who are struggling to get those dreaded 50K words done this NaNoWriMo, I’ve come up with 5 keys that are the most important factors for cracking NaNoWriMo and even to write a good amount of words daily even after NaNo.
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Losing My Brother
Losing My Brother, a poem, by Heena Rathore P.
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Word Of The Week (WOW #35)
Hi guys, Word Of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena Rathore P. (me.) It’s a fun way to improve one’s vocabulary by learning new words every week. If you want to participate then simply do a post with your WORD and leave the link to your post as a comment on one of my…
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Featured Reviewer At NetGalley (NetGalley Blogger Spotlight: The Reading Bud)
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Featured Reviewer At NetGalley (NetGalley Blogger Spotlight: The Reading Bud)
I’m the featured reviewer at NetGalley for my book blog, The Reading Bud, for their monthly series, Blogger Spotlight, for Mystery & Thriller edition.
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Word Of The Week (WOW#34)
Word Of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena Rathore P. (me.) It’s a fun way to improve one’s vocabulary by learning new words every week. If you want to participate then simply do a post with your WORD and leave the link to your post as a comment on one of…
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Converting Files to E-Books
I know firsthand how irritating it can be after you’ve finished your MS and you don’t know how to convert it into a readable e-book format. It is really annoying to not be able to read your precious book on your e-reader after all the handwork you’ve put in it. After months (or years) of…
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Word Of The Week (WOW #33)
Word Of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena Rathore P. (me.) It’s a fun way to improve one’s vocabulary by learning new words every week. If you want to participate then simply do a post with your WORD and leave the link to your post as a comment on one of…
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I dare you to watch this alone!
Vishal sent me this video and I still can’t sleep alone…
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Word Of The Week (WOW #32)
Word Of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena Rathore P. (me.) It’s a fun way to improve one’s vocabulary by learning new words every week.
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Featured Writer At Describli (Yay!)
I’m the featured writer at Describli this week. I was completely stoked when I read the email, while sipping on tea early in the morning and literally jumped up and down when I saw that Laura (the founder and CEO of Describli) herself congratulated me for it.
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Book Review: Smokescreen
It starts in Washington when a lone gunman enters a busy burger chain and opens fire killing twenty-five people. It continues in Paris, London, Sydney and Beijing. Authorities, including FBI agent Jack Rossi find no motive or any connection between the shootings causing fear and panic in the world’s major cities.
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Word Of The Week (WOW #31)
Hi guys! Word Of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena Rathore P. (me.) It’s a fun way to improve one’s vocabulary by learning new words every week. If you want to participate then simply do a post with your WORD and leave the link to your post as a comment on one of…
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Novella Review: Dyad
Evi is forced to leave her life behind as she flees from threatening consequences. Hoping the stories of hating humans are wrong, she seeks the land of fairies for refuge.