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A dreamer who loves to write, a writer who loves to dream...

Hello, friends,

My name is Jyoti Arora. But of course, you already know that. I live in Ghaziabad. It's a very romantic place to live in, that is, if you ignore the heat and dust and just concentrate on the not very infrequent candle light dinners that we have here, thanks to long power cuts.

I might say that I work as a professional writer, but then, writing is not work for me. It is a dream, a dream that has been with me since as long as I can remember.

I've always loved books. Books were always my best, and often only, friends. They attracted me even when I couldn't read. Maybe that's the reason why I taught myself to read (by watching my elder sister reading) even before I started going to school. And as soon as I got the ability to comprehend the written words, I fell in love with them. So much so that when other kids of my age asked for chocolates, I coveted books instead.

My love affair with books is still continuing. I like nothing better than to lose myself in the world of skilfully crafted fiction, with soft music playing in the back ground. Oh, yeah, heavenly!

Since past several years, I have also started dreaming about creating that enchanting world of fiction and fantasy. And my first endeavor in this realm has come out in the form of my debut novel 'Dream's Sake.'

When I started working on this book, I had only one idea in my mind. My book would tell a beautiful love story. Well, as I worked on Dream's Sake, not one, but two love stories developed in its pages. And I don't hesitate in boasting, both of them are 'beautiful' and would live in a reader's heart for long after the book is finished.

Of course, while I worked on my novel, I also 'worked' as a freelance writer to earn some little amount of income. The projects I worked upon ranged from beginning level books for kids to re-writing Bollywood based non-fiction and spiritual non-fiction. However, somehow, the drift of the work coming my way was such that I became a specialist in abridging English classics!

I have been working as a writer and editor since 2007. And I have abridged more than 35 English classics till now. These include great works like Huckleberry Finn, Jane Eyre and Great Expectations.

I guess it was my love of reading that kept me on track with studies. Medical difficulties arising from Thalassemia Major prevented me from going to school after class seventh. But I continued my studies through correspondence courses. I completed my Board level examination from the Patrachaar Vidyalaya, CBSE. After that I did English (Hons.) from Delhi University. Post that, I went on to do post-graduation in English Literature, and also in Applied Psychology from Annamalai University.

I might have studied further. My father surely wanted me to. But by the time I finished studying Psychology, the 'writing' bug had bitten me. I started following it, and the journey is still continuing. I hope it would lead to success for me, and lot's of good books to read for my readers...

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Articles published in cupidspeaks.com

Fighting for the red in the blood

Blood is vital for life’s sustenance. But what if your very own blood becomes the curse of your life?

That’s what happens in the disorder called Thalassemia.

Thalassemia is a hereditary disorder that causes shortage of red blood cells in the body of the patients. (The Thalassemia gene can lie dormant for generations. So even you might have it without knowing it). The patients of Thalassemia have to survive by getting regular blood transfusions. Most patients need the blood transfusion monthly or twice in a month…

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Why the Monk Sold His Ferrari and became so famous

It’s been many years since I first heard of the book called ‘The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari.’ The title always intrigued me. But somehow I fell into the impression that this was a book about better management practices. Don’t ask me how that happened. I have no idea.

Anyway, thinking that it was a book about management, I decided I had no need to read it. And anyway, it was definitely philosophy and preaching. And I, till a few years ago, had the policy to stay away from all things even remotely philosophical…

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Writer's Travails

‘Writer’s life is easy. All you have to do is sit in your room and type,’ one of my friends said to me recently. He was unhappy as he had to travel for two hours just to reach his office. The bitter cold of weather made him feel bitterly cold towards all who could work from under the comfort of their warm quilt. ‘You can stare at the computer all day and still call your day productive if you manage one paragraph by evening. You have it so easy,’ he added...

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Dream On

Within the heart of every great achiever lives a compulsive dreamer. And behind ever great success lies a restless dream.

Dreams give rise to hopes, hopes push one to endeavour and it is endeavour that gets all things done in the world. Just look around and you’ll see that every discovery, invention and advancement in the world has its seed in a dream of some passionate soul...

Published in hive.in

The Ghost in the Backyard

If there’s one thing that fascinates children more than chocolates and new dresses and toys, it’s ghosts and ghost stories. And I believe the simple reason for this is that parents tell them ghosts don’t exist and that they must not think or talk about such things. So kids think and talk about them even more...

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