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Thanks to the response to the Hyderabad workshop and all the mails we received from you to hold similar workshops in other metros, we're bringing the Travel Writing Workshop to Delhi in April!

Find out more about the premium membership club at Chillifreeze and the fabulous offers that await you, also check out the recently launched Freelance Writing Career Guide – a complete guide for any writer wanting to make it as a freelance writer in India today.

And for those of you who have been hunting for publishers for your manuscripts, there's good news! Chillifreeze in association with Chillibreeze ePublishing launches its publishing services this month.

Also read about the Hyderabad event, plus an interview with Shubha Khandekar – journalist, editor & translator par excellence and one of the merit awardees from the Hyderabad workshop.

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Workshop on Travel Writing
in Delhi

Travel Writing enthusiasts in Delhi – don't miss this training and workshop! Chillifreeze brings David Juman to Delhi for an encore of the Hyderabad workshop this April.

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The training will cover various aspects of travel writing including: types of travel writing, common travel writing errors, tips, resources, etc. There would be interactive exercises during the session and a "free" post-workshop critique of participants' travel writing sample.

Visit our store to book right away - seats are highly limited. Click here to know more.

We are pleased to announce that The Residence Group of Small Luxury Hotels are the Hospitality Sponsor for The Chillifreeze Travel Writing Workshop in Delhi. The Residence Group of Small Luxury Hotels is managed and marketed by hospitality professionals from esteemed organizations from The Oberoi Hotels and Resorts, Imperial Hotel and Radisson Hotels. They manage 6 hotels across 3 cities i.e. Delhi, Bangalore and Hyderabad. The Residence, New Delhi (A Small Luxury Hotel) in Panchsheel Park (S Block) is just 12 km from the airport and 30-45 minutes from Noida and Gurgaon and is the venue for our workshop. Click here to read more about the property.

Residence Group of Small Luxury Hotels

ePublishing Launched on Chillifreeze

Chillifreeze ePublishing services will help writers with getting their work edited, evaluated, designed and published as a well laid out document. Authors can submit work in any genre, be it fiction, non-fiction, essays, poems, or a recipe book with illustrations and pick from the range of services available online at the click of a button.

Author Sabarna Roy who had his book of short stories debut on Chillibreeze in 2008 has just had his book of poems 'Mainak and I' published on Chillifreeze. Here's what he has to say about his experience. "The editorial support, preparation of design and layout and the cover artwork provided by the Chillifreeze ePublishing services were fantastic. I believe if an e-book is properly and intelligently marketed then it can reach a much larger audience than a traditionally published book of same quality, at a much lower cost and by consuming lesser quantum of energy." Click to buy 'Mainak and I'.

Anita Saran, the author of 'City of Victory', the second eBook that was published by Chillifreeze in March says, "I chose CF for publishing my work because I think they are a friendly and accommodating bunch of people one can always rely on. Reliability is a rare phenomenon in cyberspace. My second reason is that I was looking for an Indian publisher for my Indian tale; a publisher who would not have rigid ideas about the length of the manuscript. As I always say, write from the heart, and THEN find your market. Not an easy thing to do. But I found CF!". Click here to buy the 'City of Victory', a fascinating historical tale based in Hampi.

Click here to get started on publishing your book!

Featured Article

Self-help Books: Good Business Sense for Writers during Recession

By Mariam Noronha

The recent meltdown has impacted all of us, directly or indirectly. While job losses mount there seems to be trouble everywhere; at home, at work, relationships, health, savings and investments. However, there's one industry where the cash counters are ringing loud and clear… the self-help industry.

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If you'd like to blog about writing and get paid while you do it – write to us with a sample of your articles on writing at info@chillifreeze.com

Interview of the Month: Shubha Khandekar

Shubha Khandekar

Shubha Khandekar, 53, has been a journalist for the past 25 years with various newspapers and magazines, writing in Marathi as well as English.

She has translated three books from Marathi to English, including the famous street play Mulgi Zali Ho by Jyoti Mhapsekar. She researched and wrote historical titles for Amar Chitra Katha and was an editorial consultant with Newshouse, a weekly newspaper for children. As associate editor with Dignity Dialogue, she wrote on issues concerning senior citizens. She has also published articles on women's issues and disability related issues.

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