Recreating Samsara
A Lion's Head
An asura completes his divine mandate only to receive a god-turned-demon’s wrath.
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A Lion's Pride
Sinha's mission to find his pride.
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The Foundation
How Buddhist Cosmology Inspired the Duology
The first two books serve as the universe's anchor. Sinha and Isha's stories map out the rules of reality—immutable, absolute laws that must carry through every character, every choice, and every cycle moving forward.
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Character Reincarnations
Unfinished Business: From Jambudiva to Ériu
Why do characters from ancient India cross paths 300 years later on the coast of Ireland in "A Water Horse"? Rebirth respects no human borders. If the debt remains unpaid, Samsara will drag you across oceans to settle the score.
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On Ancient History
Mythology
Retelling Narasimha's Origins
Or Nara Sinha, as he is called in the books. What happens when a divine being created by the Gods has completed his purpose? What then? The result is the Pawn of Samsara duology.
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Time Travel
What Was Life Really Like 10,000 Years Ago?
Our ancestors weren't merely surviving day-to-day; they navigated intricate societies and complex social landscapes.
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Research
Making Sense of Ancient History
Constructing a historical retelling demands descending into endless research rabbit holes.
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Deep History
What happened before A Lion's Head?
Before the humans came, the immortal realm was populated by a civilization of Asura demi-gods. These beings were highly disciplined, technologically advanced, and considered half-divine, half-sage by Indian scholars.
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Cover Art
Translating my Mythic Fantasy into ART with Illustrator ERINYE
Let's talk about the original covers for A Lion's Head and A Lion's Pride which make up the Pawn of Samsara duology and unpack why I didn't immediately hire an illustrator for my work. I'll also deep dive into how I find and work with my illustrators but more importantly—the why.
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Publishing Insights
On Publishing
Publishing is a series of experiments. I've navigated traditional submissions, and the toil of an indie author with professional editing, and wide-distribution logistics of audiobooks, KDP, and IngramSpark. Whether it’s getting books into physical stores, selling face-to-face, or managing online marketing, each project is unique in its challenges and definition of 'done'. I’m sharing what I’ve learned, from the successes to the hurdles. Let me help you get your work out there.
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Inspiration
Why Write Gods as Fictional Characters
A conversation with my mother sparked this exploration into how we handle the divine on the page.
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Inspiration
Where Do My Stories Come From?
Memory, inherited echoes, or what we offhandedly call a gut instinct or a hunch.
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Reincarnation
Rebirth and Remembering Past Lives
Do we carry echoes of our past cycles into the present? Rebirth raises sharp questions.
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Origin Stories
The Story that Started It All...
This is the key to Pawn of Samsara and Isle of Demons. Why write the origin stories of a shape-changing lion-man and a demon of disease? Where does it lead? There was once a woman called Leela who would go down in history as Kuwena, one of the most feared Yakshi demonesses of all time.
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The Pawn of Samsara Duology
A king is hell-bent on destroying the universe. Isha's pact with the tyrant grants his people safe passage home. But everything goes wrong for him when the gods unleash their champion.