AuthorRao, Author at Author Rao

Join Me at the Mississauga Literary Festival 2025

Aug 2, 2025

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Dear Readers, I’m thrilled to share some exciting news, I’ll be participating in the upcoming Mississauga Literary Festival, taking place in the first week of September at the Mississauga Central Library. It’s a celebration of storytelling, books, and community — and I’d love for you to be part of it. As an author based right…

Short Stories on Patreon for Free Members

Feb 14, 2025

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AuthorRao

in Short Stories

I have started posting my short stories on Patreon. You can read the stories even as a free member. The first story posted is the The Driving Test. Vinayak Reddy is a recent graduate struggling to find a living wage in Canada. He wants to become a truck driver, but he needs to get his…

Sarala’s Christmas Party – A new short story

Dec 21, 2024

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AuthorRao

in Short Stories

Based on a prompt from Reedsy Prompts I wrote a short story. The prompt was – Write about a mysterious guest who arrives at a party — but no one knows who they are. The story is posted on Scribophile and is open for critiques – https://www.scribophile.com/authors/s-n-rao/works/saralas-christmas-party. It is a mystery. If you are into…

The Driving Test – A new Short Story Open for Critiques

Nov 27, 2024

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AuthorRao

in Short Stories

I have written a short story titled “The Driving Test”. The story is available to read and open to critiques on Scribophile – click here to read the story. The story is about a young man named Vinayak Reddy who is trying to build a life in Canada as a new immigrant. Head over to…

Buy Me A Coffee

Nov 3, 2024

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AuthorRao

in Writer Life

I have chosen to be self-published until I have made a name for myself that can get me in front of traditional publishers. While traditional publishing opens many doors for authors that are normally not open for self-published authors it is very hard to get noticed by publishers due to the sheer volume of authors…

TD Culture Lab and Mississauga Arts Council, October 26, 2024

Oct 30, 2024

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AuthorRao

in Writer Life

I had the opportunity to attend a one day workshop titled Breakthrough to Writers‘ Success. It was a sold out event for writers and poets to learn more about the writing and publishing industry. Here are some highlights of the day: I was seated at a table with three amazing people: I also got to…

New Review for Mr. Niyogi’s Last Audit

Oct 13, 2024

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AuthorRao

in MNLA, Novels

An avid reader of classic literature from Indonesia has read Mr. Niyogi’s Last Audit and shared a review of the book on her blog. Here is a link to the review on Fanda Kutubuku’s blog. She also posted a review on Goodreads.

India Reader Update – MNLA Available on The Dog Ears Book Shop

Oct 5, 2024

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AuthorRao

in Publishing-Updates

For readers in India, Mr. Niyogi’s Last Audit is now available on The Dog Ears Book Shop for ₹ 699.

MNLA Now Live on Reedsy Discovery

Sep 5, 2024

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AuthorRao

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Mr. Niyogi’s Last Audit is now live on Reedsy Discovery. Head over to the book page on Discovery and upvote the book.

MNLA Coming Soon to Mississauga Library

Sep 5, 2024

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Under the Mississauga Library’s local author program, Mr. Niyogi’s Last Audit was accepted to be included in the library catalog. In a few weeks time, customers of Mississauga Library system can borrow the book from the library. Click here to see the book on the library website. Very grateful and excited to see the book…

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