Celebrating the 100th milestone with a literary surprise!

    

   

     While gearing up for my usual schedule of blog, an interesting fact greeted me on the way. As I sat to frame my next post, I realized that there was something special about this one. Though just another figure along the journey, writing my 100^th post of the blog deserved special mention. Happiness, excitement, satisfaction, joy and pleasure danced together on an interesting number as all seemed to be equally surprised with this milestone. Though it may be inappropriate to celebrate this happening as a special event in the calendar of mankind, it definitely needs to be mentioned to keep the ball rolling. As a form of encouragement and motivation, this 100^th post will inspire me to continue the journey ahead.

   What started off as an activity, while locked inside the house due to immense snowfall, soon turned into a passion, hobby, enjoyment and profession! Little did I know that this love for words will transform into a source of work in the future. As the scientific worm in me has taken a new route towards literary arts, this blog has certainly played an important role. Posing as the initial preparatory base, the blog has pushed me towards newer and newer adventures. While exploring, experimenting, attempting and enjoying, as I moved closer towards the literary charm, I was immediately gripped within its hold.

    From movie reviews to articles on motivation, from entertainment articles about television series to informative ones about environment, as I marched ahead along the route, the experience has been truly interesting in every way. As my readers and critics play an important role in the process, this 100^th post deserves their special mention. Be it grandparents, parents, sister and relatives with their quick reviews or friends with their honest opinions, be it publishers and editors with their encouraging observations or poor husband with his forced praises, every single member has made a significant contribution in this journey. While learning the tricks of the trade, as I toiled to improvise along the way, there were many interesting facets to learn about.

     Though the blog has reached its 100^th number, it still has a long way to go. With your feedback and encouragement, as I hope to look forward to the journey ahead, I am excited for new adventures and newer experiences. Though expression of gratitude and satisfaction are the two most important goals of this blog, there is something more to it. The words ‘literary surprise’ in the title are not meant for adding glitter alone, they are sitting there with a purpose.

    After working on a secret project for almost a year now, my little baby is all ready for its first step. Though this baby does not mean a real one with cute looks and sweet smile, if refers to my eBook on fiction.As I waited for a perfect moment to release it, I realized what occasion could be better than this exciting celebration of a century. While working on it with all my dedication and devotion, I hoped to create something good in the process. As my first ever attempt of framing a story, this novella or short version of novel has total 11 chapters including the prologue and epilogue.

    A fiction story with simple elements of friendship, love, family and life, this novella titled ‘…and they kept her word’ can be read free of cost over the internet. Published as a ‘self-published’ piece of work, this online version of the book is a new experience over the traditional way of turning pages. Though we all enjoy hard copy of books with smell of fresh pages and feel of a book cover, I hope to materialize this dream sometime in the future. As my first experiment, while this free version of eBook will do the job of reaching out to readers, I am equally excited to sell my next creation to you all!

  Written under my pen name ‘Lavanya’, you can access the entire book on your laptop, computer, tablet or smart phone. Click on the link https://www.booksie.com/471240-....and-they-kept-her-word and start reading the book (You do not need any login details or registration to read the book). Select the option of chapter from the drop-box and you can read all the chapters one by one.

  If in case of any troubles with the link, follow these steps:

1.       Go to https://www.booksie.com/

2.       Type ‘Lavanya’ in the search icon on top of the page.

3.       Select the book that appears.

  Hope you enjoy reading this story as much as I did, while framing every single word of it. Send me your honest opinions, shower me with your truthful comments and be my strict critics. After all, no piece of art can be brought to life unless read, observed, touched or experienced by the audience. As this literary surprise shall add glitter to my blog, I look forward to the next course of posts. Stay tuned for more gift of words as life is all about giving and some more giving :)