Greetings

[Vishnu Sharma]

Hi everyone,

My name is Vishnu. Like you all I too want to be a writer for rest of my life. I have been writing for six or seven years. I mostly write reports and commentaries on political issues. For many years I have been writing short stories and novels but kept them secret fearing rejection. But now I can't waste my time anymore and I am prepared to take suggestions, criticism and sarcasm.

Thanks,
Vishnu

 

[David Steele]

I am prepared to take suggestions, criticism and sarcasm

You've come to the right place! There are a lot of helpful people here. I mostly handle sarcasm. One thing you won't find here is rejection. Litopia has helped me a lot and I hope you find value in it as well. What kind of writing do you enjoy most? (thriller / romance / historical etc.)

 

[Marc Joan]

Hi everyone,

My name is Vishnu. Like you all I too want to be a writer for rest of my life. I have been writing for six or seven years. I mostly write reports and commentaries on political issues. For many years I have been writing short stories and novels but kept them secret fearing rejection. But now I can't waste my time anymore and I am prepared to take suggestions, criticism and sarcasm.

Thanks,
Vishnu

Welcome Vishnu. In Litopia, we don't fear rejection - we embrace it. We buy it dinner, make it think we love it, and then we don't return its phone calls. Feel free to join in.
By the way, and sorry to jump on you with such unseemly haste, but are you by any chance a fluent Hindi or Urdu speaker? I am working on a story which needs some linguistic expertise beyond the smattering of forgotten Hindi that I possess. Ideally, I need feedback from somebody who speaks Hindi colloquially. Accha?

 

[Carol Rose]

Welcome!

 

[Jennifer Stone]

Welcome, nice to see new people.

 

[Nicole Wilson]

Welcome, Vishnu! Litopia also specializes in discussions about cake and camels, so I hope you're prepared for that. This is a very open group; I'm sure you'll find lots of support and help here to further your writing.

 

[Jason Byrne]

Welcome Vishnu! You're that guy with four arms, right? Regardless, we look forward to your insight! And Minister of Sarcasm Steele will have something to do now!

 

[Emurelda]

Welcome!

 

[Alistair Roberts]

Welcome Vishnu, you have certainly come to the right place. So, what are you novels about?

 

[Damian North]

Welcome - hope you enjoy the site

 

[Richard Sutton]

Hail, Vishnu! Welcome! Be sure to take advantage of the "Houses" where you can submit your genre stories for useful critical comment from our highly commendable members. One of my favorite sayings from the old houses was, "Take it or toss it." Useful.

 

[Paul Whybrow]

Welcome to the Colony, Vishnu. Don't be afraid of rejection - fear is fuel, after all. Let boldness be your friend.

 

[Robinne Weiss]

Welcome, Vishnu! This is a great place to be, as you begin sending those novels out and start to rack up the rejection letters! The folks here will help you build the best bonfire with them! And, as Nicole pointed out, we'll provide celebratory cake, or consolatory cake, as needed.

 

[Richard Sutton]

Everybody knows that they who die with the most rejection letters, are the eventual winners of the jackpot!

 

[Alistair Roberts]

Everybody knows that they who die with the most rejection letters, are the eventual winners of the jackpot!

Oh, fantastic! I'll be filthy rich when I'm dead lol

 

[Richard Sutton]

Winners. Not necessarily RICH winners. Rich is nice, but I'd rather ... Oh what the hell, even IF I wrote like EL James.... I'd love to have even a tiny taste of her success.

 

[Vishnu Sharma]

Welcome Vishnu. In Litopia, we don't fear rejection - we embrace it. We buy it dinner, make it think we love it, and then we don't return its phone calls. Feel free to join in.
By the way, and sorry to jump on you with such unseemly haste, but are you by any chance a fluent Hindi or Urdu speaker? I am working on a story which needs some linguistic expertise beyond the smattering of forgotten Hindi that I possess. Ideally, I need feedback from somebody who speaks Hindi colloquially. Accha?

Yes, I can help you with Hindi. I know little Urdu too.

 

[Frances Gow]

Welcome, Vishnu. Enjoy the company!

 

[Vishnu Sharma]

Welcome Vishnu, you have certainly come to the right place. So, what are you novels about?

I am not sure yet. I think they are about migration, identity, home. And also interaction.

 

[Marc Joan]

Yes, I can help you with Hindi. I know little Urdu too.

Thanks. I need some help with dialogue. I know it is common for men to address each other as yaar, the English equivalent being mate, chum, or bro'. But what about young women; would two girls use the same term when talking to each other, or is there a feminine version, eg yaarin? And is the term restricted according to socio-economic background? In particular, would yaar / yaarin be used by educated professionals?

 

[Karen Gray]

Welcome to Litopia, Vishnu
You'll find lots of useful advice and support here.

 

[Jason Byrne]

Yes, I can help you with Hindi. I know little Urdu too.

Thanks. I need some help with dialogue. I know it is common for men to address each other as yaar, the English equivalent being mate, chum, or bro'. But what about young women; would two girls use the same term when talking to each other, or is there a feminine version, eg yaarin? And is the term restricted according to socio-economic background? In particular, would yaar / yaarin be used by educated professionals?

There are few creatures in this world with the capability for as much excitement as a writer who has found someone with an answer to his questions.

 

[Karen Gray]

On a side note, I used to have an awesome albino gerbil that shared your name He was brilliant, his brother Diablo was... aye... pretty badass. But Vishnu was cool.

Totally random I know... I'll scurry away now

 

[Marc Joan]

There are few creatures in this world with the capability for as much excitement as a writer who has found someone with an answer to his questions.

Yup! But Vishnu's teasing me. He's making me wait. Perhaps if I offered some cake?

 

[Vishnu Sharma]

Yup! But Vishnu's teasing me. He's making me wait. Perhaps if I offered some cake?

Thank you,

 

[Marc Joan]

But the answers to my questions...? You can't take the cake and not pay the icing piper....

 

[Vishnu Sharma]

Thanks. I need some help with dialogue. I know it is common for men to address each other as yaar, the English equivalent being mate, chum, or bro'. But what about young women; would two girls use the same term when talking to each other, or is there a feminine version, eg yaarin? And is the term restricted according to socio-economic background? In particular, would yaar / yaarin be used by educated professionals?

yaar is gender neutral. But in conservative families this word is considered derogatory because the person who was referred to as yaar was someone who was into illicit relationship. For example: 'hey, is that man/woman your yaar?'

 

[Marc Joan]

yaar is gender neutral. But in conservative families this word is considered derogatory because the person who was referred to as yaar was someone who was into illicit relationship. For example: 'hey, is that man/woman your yaar?'

Now that is something very important of which I was completely unaware. Thank you very much, Vishnu - you saved me from a serious blunder.

 

[K.J. Simmill]

welcome, it's nice to meet you

 

[Lex Black]

Welcome to the Colony!