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Maria Akhanji

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Maria Akhanji is a British Bangladeshi Muslim writer. She has completed her BA (Hons) in Child Development. She wrote her debut novel, 'Salt and Pepper: Unearthing Taboos' due to the lack of accurate representation of the taboo issues embedded in this ethnic minority. She is currently editing the second volume in the Salt and Pepper trilogy, titled, 'BrideMaids'.

She developed her writing on youwriteon.com and both her books were featured in the Top Ten Chart on that website. Her books explore issues such as child molestation, Asian in-laws, "family politics" and the double standards that often overshadow Asian culture.

Her books centre on the trials and tribulations of British Asian/Muslim women; however, her writing could give a male audien ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Maria Akhanji Almost a decade ago, I went through a phase where some of my reviewers told me that it seemed like I had merged two books into one! I had already writ…moreAlmost a decade ago, I went through a phase where some of my reviewers told me that it seemed like I had merged two books into one! I had already written over 63k words and writer's block - the size of a boulder - (being metaphorical here!) dropped on me! For almost 2 years I stopped writing. Then my circumstances put me in my writer shoes again. I had to cut and paste various parts which eventually became the first and second book of the trilogy...(Yeah this is the point in time when I realised that this was a far bigger project than I had imagined.) (less)

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Maria Akhanji Frankly, it gives you literary power - you can be a parrhesiast - a free thinker who says whatever they believe or not believe in.

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Average rating: 4.1 · 72 ratings · 41 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Salt and Pepper: Unearthing Taboos 3.88 avg rating — 40 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Salt and Pepper: BrideMaids 4.33 avg rating — 30 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Salt and Pepper: Nuptial Arts it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Salt and Pepper - PART 2!

I'm working on my dissertation for BrideMaids which is the second volume in the Salt and Pepper Trilogy. I'm hoping that by early November, the editing should be done. And the latest, it should be out by early next year.

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