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The write mix
Vidya Prabhu
Sunday, August 12, 2007 18:50 IST
The name Venita Coelho may not ring a bell to most but those in the know
are only too aware of this multi-faceted person. For starters, Venita
has attempted a JK Rowling by launching her children's book 'Dungeon
Tales' at Landmark last week. "My book does have talking needles, genies
and purple parrots but my writing a children's book doesn't really have
anything to do with the success of the Harry Potter series; I started
writing this book almost two years back," she explains.
"I was actually working on another novel of mine, which is a serious
period story set in Gothic Goa. But since its writing involved heavy
duty research, I told myself-why not take a break from this and write a
fun fantasy for kids? And that's how I ended up writing the 'Dungeon
Tales'," notes Venita, who is based in Goa.
More at:
http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1115129
~(^^)~
Avelino
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