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Explore the fascinating journey of Meghna Pant, a versatile writer who transitioned from financial journalism to achieving success as an author. In this engaging conversation, Meghna shares pivotal moments in her career shift, the challenges she encountered, and the skills she developed. She offers deep insights into her writing process, emphasizing creative freedom, meticulous plotting, and balancing life's chaos. Aspiring writers will find practical tips on productivity, getting published, and handling the financial realities of a writing career. Meghna also discusses her work in diverse genres, her transition into screenwriting, and hints at future exciting projects. 00:00 From Finance to Fiction: Meghana's Journey Begins 01:26 The Accidental Journalist: A Twist of Fate 01:56 Finding Therapy in Writing 02:58 Balancing Fiction and Nonfiction 04:52 Writing as Therapy and Advocacy 06:32 Exploring Diverse Genres 09:25 The Rigorous Writing Process 13:00 Guarding Time and Self-Care 15:39 Top 5 Tips for Getting Published 16:47 The Importance of Editing and Ego 17:35 Understanding the Publishing Process 18:19 Crafting a Riveting Opening 18:36 The Reality of Self-Publishing 20:22 Navigating Social Media as an Author 23:47 Transitioning to Screenwriting 26:34 Experimenting with War Novels 29:08 Upcoming Projects and Final Thoughts
Meghna Pant is recognized as one of India's best writers by several international and national publications. And she is the first female to ever write a war novel in India. She is an author, feminist, journalist and speaker and has won a variety of awards for her contribution to literature, gender issues, and journalism. In 2012, she won the Muse India National Literary Awards' Young Writer Award for her debut novel "One-and-a-Half Wife." I met her perhaps 15 years ago in Los Angeles. We've been friends on social media. When I saw a post about the book we will be discussing, I reached to invite her as a guest to this podcast. And I am very happy I did. I hope you are as well. www.meghnapant.com/
Meghna Pant is recognized as one of India's best writers by several international and national publications. And she is the first female to ever write a war novel in India. She is an author, feminist, journalist and speaker and has won a variety of awards for her contribution to literature, gender issues, and journalism. In 2012, she won the Muse India National Literary Awards' Young Writer Award for her debut novel "One-and-a-Half Wife." I met her perhaps 15 years ago in Los Angeles. We've been friends on social media. When I saw a post about the book we will be discussing, I reached to invite her as a guest to this podcast. And I am very happy I did. I hope you are as well. https://www.meghnapant.com/
When your life is so fascinating and is a story that needs to be told with a pinch of humor, you get Meghna Pant's bestselling novel- Boys Don't Cry. A gripping tale of pain and victory; listen to Meghna and me delve beyond the book and bring her life story on the podcast. A gritting story of marital abuse, trauma and finally finding happiness in life. Journalist, feminist, speaker, and bestselling author with many awards to her credit, tune in this week to listen to Meghna bare her heart out on Chat Me Up with Tauhee. Follow this superwoman and find her work on her socials @meghnapant Follow my journey and more fun updates and conversations with my different guests @chatmeup_tauhee If there is someone you would like to see on my podcast, please drop me an email on www.chatmeupwithtauhee.com
Meghna Pant is a multiple award-winning author, feminist, speaker, journalist and columnist.Known as one of India's best writers, Pant's books have been published to critical and commercial acclaim. She's published eight books, including BOYS DON'T CRY, FEMINIST RANI (Penguin Random House, 2018) and more.Pant has been felicitated with various honours and shortlists for distinguished contribution to literature, gender issues and journalism, including the Bharat Nirman Award, Laadli Media Award, FICCI ‘Young Achiever's Award'.
Meghna Pant's book How to Get Published in India is an easy guide for all the aspiring writers in India that dream to get published one day. I discuss briefly what you will get out of this book in today's podcast. To know more, you can write us on contactkalampedia@gmail.com or visit www.kalampedia.org and check there.
This episode is a session from Jaipur Lit Fest 2022 Digital Edition. Sonali Bendre Behl in conversation with Meghna Pant.
Recorded live at #JaipurLiteratureFestival2022, this session is "Boys Don't Cry" - Meghna Pant in conversation with Lucy Beresford.
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Aishwarya talks to award-winning author Meghna Pant about the writer's perspective on publishing and why she wrote her bestselling and path breaking book ‘How To Get Published in India'. Meghna Pant has published 6 books (novels, short story collections and nonfiction) since 2012! In 2019, she published her iconic publishing guidebook, ‘How To Get Published In India', with essays from authors like Meena Kandasamy and Shobhaa De, and publishing experts like literary agent Mita Kapur and book reviewer Vivek Tejuja. Meghna shares some of her rookie mistakes as a newbie author: like not understanding contracts and planning too many book launches! She and Aishwarya discuss how self-publishing has become popular during the pandemic and why every author should learn how to market themselves. They bond over their love for feminist books. How did she turn a screenplay into a book? Why did she retain her audio rights? Tune in for some fun anecdotes, like how Durjoy Datta has his own fanbase!Book Mentions: Hangwoman by K.R. MeeraHeadscarves and Hymen: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution by Mona EltahawyLean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl SandbergBossypants by Tina FeyMeghna Pant is a multiple award-winning and bestselling author, journalist and speaker. She's published six books, including The Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad Good News (Penguin Random House, 2021) , How To Get Published In India (Bloomsbury, 2019), and One & A Half Wife (Westland, 2012). She has won the FON South Asia Short Story Award, Muse India Young Writer Award, Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, Commonwealth Short Story Prize and many more! ‘The Book People' is brought to you by Bound, a company that creates stories and helps individuals and brands tell their stories. Writer and booklover Aishwarya Javalgekar interviews people whose lives and careers revolve around books. Read more: https://boundindia.com/the-book-people-podcast/Soundtrack: Fork and Spoon Pitch your book or podcast to Bound! DM us @boundindia on on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn. Or send us an email at connect@boundindia.com. Check out our FREE research report on ‘Demystifying Indian Publishing': https://boundindia.com/demystifying-the-indian-publishing-industry/
Meghna Pant's new book tries to answer this age old question: how does one publish a book in India?
Elder sister, younger brother maketh a comedy of errors. Author and journalist, Meghna Pant looks back and beyond, in conversation with The Great Indian Family, India's first family sitcom podcast. Let us know what you think about the episode in the comments or DM us on Instagram @eplogmedia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hrishi K with Meghna Pant - “How To Get Published In India” by Hrishikesh Kannan
Welcome to Paperback by The Open Library Project. We have as our guest today, Sanchita Lohot. Sanchita is a journalist and aspiring writer. In the first half of the episode, we discuss Who Is Revathi Roy? by Dr. Swati Lodha. Sanchita discusses her review on the book for Mumbai Live and how the book is a perfect blend of grit, conviction and the survival spirit. In the second half, we discuss The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, Da Vinci Codeby Dan brown and How To Get Published In India by Meghna Pant. You can follow Sanchita on her instagram handle @theweavingwords You can find more details about The Open Library Project on www.openlibrary.in You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/
What is the right age to get pregnant? Are you allowed to complain about pregnancy? What is something no one tells you about being a mother? Are epidurals safe? Is breastfeeding painful? How do you deal with post-partum depression? Do you fall in love with your baby? How will your baby affect your career? This week, Dr. Munjaal sits down with authors Kiran Manral and Meghna Pant to discuss how they navigate pregnancy and motherhood. -- You can follow Kiran at @KiranManral and Meghna at @MeghnaPant Dr. Munjaal practices at Namaha Healthcare and you can find him at @Scissortongue. If you have any questions or just want to share something, please send us an email or a voice note at shesfinepodcast@gmail.com. This is a Maed In India Production; check us out at www.maedinindia.in
Ashwin Sanghi In conversation with Meghna Pant. Bestselling author Ashwin Sanghi speaks of the art, craft and science of writing. Sanghi’s rigorously researched books delve into themes that range from mystery, myth and crime fiction to detective fiction and self-help and span eras and centuries, subjects and themes and a multiplicity of genres. This episode is a live session from day 4 of #ZEEJLF2019.
The hashtag MeToo swept across social media in 2017 as victims of sexual harassment spoke out to show how prevalent sexual harassment is within society. The trending team are joined by Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle, author Kirsty Allison, gender justice specialist Natalie Collins and from journalist and activist, Meghna Pant to discuss the movement and whether there is space for both men and women to come forward with their stories. More or Less: Getting Creative with Statistics How big are your testicles and what does that mean? Data journalist and self-confessed ‘Queen of too much information’ Mona Chalabi talks to Tim Harford about her unusual approach to representing statistics. The Why Factor: Female Friendships How does social media impact friendships and is this new technology both a blessing and a curse? Can being more connected also highlight vulnerabilities? Nastran Tavakoli-Far exams the female friendship in asks whether closeness can sometime cause rifts.
We look at what lies ahead for #MeToo, the hashtag which became a world movement in October 2017. In the second of a two-part series, we have a panel discussion with Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle, author Kirsty Allison and gender justice specialist Natalie Collins. We hear from journalist and activist, Meghna Pant who describes an incident known as “eve teasing”, a common term used in some South Asian countries to encompass a wide variety of sexual street harassment. We also explore place of men in the #MeToo debate after American actor Terry Crews appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee, telling them that he was sexually assaulted by a “successful Hollywood agent”. Is there space for men in the movement? Presenter: Anisa Subedar Producer: Lee Kumutat Studio Manager: John Scott Photo Credit: Getty Images