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Janaki Murali

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Insomniac, journalist, author, mom, from Bengaluru, India. The best ideas flow after several mugs of filter coffee.

Janaki Murali comments on social issues, rejoice in fiction, revel in fantasy and loves to tell a tale - articles, blogs, short stories, novels & children's fantasies.

Her books include, The Colour of Dawn; the first part to Following the Light Home - Lakshmi's Story; Gulu Naami and The Power of the Triad; and Mica in Someplace Else.

Janaki loves music, reading new fiction, the movies, theatre and travel. When sh's not doing any of this, you'll find her befriending stray cats.
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Janaki Murali Hi Anurag,

Any topic, however dry it is, can be made interesting with anecdotes. Even non-fiction can be interestingly written like a story. So its up …more
Hi Anurag,

Any topic, however dry it is, can be made interesting with anecdotes. Even non-fiction can be interestingly written like a story. So its up to you to make your work interesting.

All the best in your work.

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Janaki Murali Hi Govinda,

I think what makes a good story,is a story told from the heart. There is no formula.
Characters that stay with you, even after the book is…more
Hi Govinda,

I think what makes a good story,is a story told from the heart. There is no formula.
Characters that stay with you, even after the book is done, I feel is very important to a story. A slick plot is another good to have feature. (less)
Average rating: 3.74 · 57 ratings · 19 reviews · 6 distinct works
The colour of dawn

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Gulu Naami and the Power of...

4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2013
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Following the Light Home: L...

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Mica in Someplace Else, #1

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Gulu Naami and The Power of...

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The Colour of Dawn

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The Colour of Dawn

Fourteen years later, the theme is still relevant today. The Colour of Dawn, is a story about suppressed love and fear when world attention was focused on the dawn of two nuclear countries. And it was time to make it into an e-book:The Colour of Dawn[
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