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Varsha Seshan

Book Spotting!

August 29, 2021 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

When my first book, The Story-Catcher, was published, we started playing a game. We would go to every bookstore in every city we visited and try to find a copy of the book. It was impossible. And yet, it was exciting. I even got a spreadsheet from my publishers, listing the stores in which my book […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Writing Tagged With: Dragonflies Jigsaws and Seashells, The Clockwalas Clues, The Story-Catcher, Today I Am

Reflecting on Reading on International Women’s Day

March 8, 2021 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

A few years ago, I was invited to judge a ‘Come as a Character’ competition at Symbiosis International School, and it was good fun. I encountered all kinds of characters, ranging from Matilda to Ebenezer Scrooge. I’ve now seen multiple schools that conduct similar activities; I’ve done so myself at my Writers’ Club. Yet, for […]

Filed Under: Books, Writing Tagged With: reading, Sisters at New Dawn, The Clockwalas Clues, The Prophecy of Rasphora, Today I Am

Bangalore 2020

January 28, 2020 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Bangalore is probably among my favourite cities in the world. I love the weather, I love the trees (even though so many have been cut), and most of all, I love the mood of the city. As a child, I used to spend every summer there, at my grandparents’. Now, I continue to go there […]

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Bangalore, Bengaluru, Bharatanatyam, Champaca, Lightroom Bookstore, performance, Pratham Books, Today I Am

My Year in Writing

January 7, 2020 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Being a writer is never easy. Things take too long, and there’s little to show for it. Long silences, endless waiting and wondering, a general feeling of isolation … Yet, the highs are so high that they make everything worth it. In 2019, among the biggest highs for me was the discovery of warm, supportive […]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: Dragonflies Jigsaws and Seashells, Making a Clone, poem, The Charm of Children's Literature, The Curious Reader, The Problem with Monster Stereotypes in Literature, The Prophecy of Rasphora, Today I Am, Using Pratham Books and StoryWeaver in School Libraries

Catching Up: Writing

October 1, 2019 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

On the writing front, things are moving slowly, as usual. I have lots of things in the air, waiting to become either concrete or virtual. In their own time. Older books continue to bring me joy, though, in their own ways. The Prophecy of Rasphora – A New Review Very few things make me happier […]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: Dragonflies Jigsaws and Seashells, review, The Prophecy of Rasphora, The Story-Catcher, Today I Am

Today I Am … A Writer!

August 28, 2018 by Varsha Seshan 2 Comments

The worst thing about being a writer is not writer’s block. Not by a long stretch. The worst thing is all the waiting. Waiting for people to respond. Waiting for a book to be ready. Waiting for a book to hit the market. Every time I get an email – even a rejection – there […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Mango Books, Middle Grade Book, Picture Book, Pratham Books, Scholastic Asian Book Award, Storyweaver, The Prophecy of Rasphora, Today I Am