akriti_sharma

Hello Readers
          	
          	I am thrilled to be a part of World Book Fair 2023 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi 
          	
          	Grab a copy of Married on Paper at the WBF and also a chance to meet me in person.
          	
          	The book will be exclusively available at Hall no 5 in the fair, the hall which also has stalls of renowned publishers like Penguin, Harper Collins, Bloomsbury, Rupa etc and also the book stores such as Crosswords, Om book shop..Basically everyone under one roof
          	
          	And it is more than a dream to make a small presence amongst the big shots, these are tiny steps towards the bigger dream and i’ll be honoured to celebrate it with you all- the people who have laid the foundation of the dream, my Wattpad readers
          	
          	So anyone who is in Delhi-NCR, or is planning to visit the fair, you will find Married on Paper in the following stalls : 
          	
          	1. #Notion Press stall no 249-256 
          	2. #Bookaholics / #Papertowns stall no 399-400
          	 #WorldBookFair #newdelhi

akriti_sharma

Hello Readers
          
          I am thrilled to be a part of World Book Fair 2023 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi 
          
          Grab a copy of Married on Paper at the WBF and also a chance to meet me in person.
          
          The book will be exclusively available at Hall no 5 in the fair, the hall which also has stalls of renowned publishers like Penguin, Harper Collins, Bloomsbury, Rupa etc and also the book stores such as Crosswords, Om book shop..Basically everyone under one roof
          
          And it is more than a dream to make a small presence amongst the big shots, these are tiny steps towards the bigger dream and i’ll be honoured to celebrate it with you all- the people who have laid the foundation of the dream, my Wattpad readers
          
          So anyone who is in Delhi-NCR, or is planning to visit the fair, you will find Married on Paper in the following stalls : 
          
          1. #Notion Press stall no 249-256 
          2. #Bookaholics / #Papertowns stall no 399-400
           #WorldBookFair #newdelhi

akriti_sharma

 #Refections 
          
          If I had the power to delete a year from my life, I believe 2022 would be the sure-shot winner!
          
          I had great hopes for 2022 when the year started; however, as the year progressed, it turned out to be far from what I had expected. From rushing my father to an ICU to someone else rushing me to an emergency, the most visited place has been ‘The Hospitals’.
          
          Friends and people I love turning into mere acquaintances has not been something new for me as I easily walk out if I realise someone doesn’t wish to stay in touch, staying out of touch was my forte - Guilty as charged! However, in all honesty, this year was different, for I realised this year I did try to stay in touch, but I was crossed off and ignored again and again! People disappeared, and Damn! that did hurt!!
          
          To top it all, Wattpad, which had been my escapade for years, became a reason for distress, with people calling me ‘A Bully’, judging my character just because I expressed my views was something I never expected, but then that did happen!! And ironically & unfortunately, my Wattpad clan, who would have stood with me in these times, was busy fighting their own battles, leaving me as my ‘only’ companion in these moments of despair and anguish.
          
          Of course, it’s not like the year is all storms and no sunshine. There were fleeting moments of happiness when I saw Married on Papers gathering good reviews, a change of place introducing me to kinder and like-minded people who I am trying to know better and so on!
          
          But the bad unfortunately outweighed the good this year!
          
          Goodbye 2022, thou shall not be missed!!
          
          And for 2023, you can be better or worse or just the same; truthfully, I can’t really do much than to wait and see and explore how you unfold! 
          
          Cheers
          Akriti Sharma

akriti_sharma

Important announcement I had typed out
          
          “Hello everyone!!
          
          I have realised how wattpad is no longer a platform where opinions were shared and accepted instead it has become this toxic place of passing character certificates and judgements. 
          
          This is not the first time this has happened with me and everytime I feel exhausted to actually go out there and explain myself and my intentions while writers/readers here are busy passing judgments on my character.
          
          I never knew my opinions will matter so much that a lot of people will actually feel threatened to extent of calling me a ‘Bully’
          
          Hence, I am leaving Wattpad forever to never come back on this platform. My stories and my profile will be inactive by the end of this month for I would need some time to back up whatever I have published on this platform. In the coming years if you guys are really interested, a few of these books will be published in paperback and other editions and if you wish you can read it from there! 
          
          Cloud with a silver lining will be published next year as a paperback..So on and so forth!! 
          
          Found a few friends here, thank you for being there and I’ll try and stay in touch via Instagram 
          
          Never thought I will say Goodbye like this but my mental peace holds above everything else!
          
          Goodbye and excel in whatever you do!!
          
          Thank you!”
          
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          But as I typed this out, I realised why on earth am I being this stupid..The writers who have blocked me for the opinion that I hold and their readers who have taken an effort to actually come to my profile and spew hatred, are they actually worth hurting 1.4K who have been standing with me for years and have waited patiently for me to comeback ——— Absolutely Not!! 
          
          So what I would do instead is something you would get to know by the end of this month
          
          Stay tuned!

user29540719

@akriti_sharma I totally agree with you. The writers who want to cast Parth as a character then name him something else like Anurag for the matter. Don't tag manan in your story. They do that because they want to encash manan reader's. And Manan is both Manik and Nandini. Not Manik alone.
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ashusingh678

@akriti_sharma Atleast don't leave manan stories of yours in middle 
            It's a request
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akriti_sharma

To the haters and people who perceive me as Bully, you can always block me whenever you wish too!! You wish to vent out your hatred on my page, please go ahead, just don’t expect a response from me henceforth…Today was the last time I replied to hate on my page, from now on I’ll be inactive towards every hate and disdain directed towards me!
            
            Regards
            Akriti Sharma
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akriti_sharma

Here’s a request 
          
          For stories that have no relevance of Manik and Nandini, please stop adding tags of Manik, Nandini or Manan in the story. And this holds for all ITV fictional characters and pairing. 
          
          TAG YOUR STORY RIGHT…DONOT MISLEAD THE READERS!! 
          
          For the past few days I have come across multiple stories under tags named Manik, Nandini or Manan while they only have Parth Samthaan potraying some character, you can have Parth as a tag but at least not Manik because that is not relevant. 
          Also, in many stories while every other ITV couple is kept same as in the actors and pairing is same as a famous TV show, the change is only for Manik and Nandini or should I say Parth or Niti or rather just Niti. I get it you don’t like Niti but you wish to include Parth in your story, please do!! But stop this really stupid technique of attracting reader by adding Manik or Manan as tag because when you do so, reader at least expect Nandini (Niti) to be there especially when all other ITV couple are kept as is while only Parth’s character has a new pairing
          
          Again let me reiterate - ‘There is no issue with the pairing, pair with whomever you wish too but put correct tags on the story. If the pairing is not Manik and Nandini or Parth and Niti or any other on screen pairs, donot use the tags for KYY, use PARTH and write your beautiful story’
          
          Your hatred or dislike for an actor should not harm the feelings of people who like him/her!
          
          That All!

akriti_sharma

*VERY WELL ACCEPTED BY ME
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akriti_sharma

@ishita12345678909 
            
            (Contd…)
            
            Also, you are acting as if either you are one of the two writers who have blocked me or only those two writers have stories have tags that I have raise objections to. Honestly if I tell you, I don’t even know why one of them has blocked me today, for as far as I recall all her stories wherever Manik is, there is Nandini’s character as well, albeit small or important but she has been there or it is Anurag and Prerna. By that logic the tags were correctly placed as per my post, so why she has blocked me is still a question mark for me?
            
            I really don’t know why you are doing this? Why you are hell bent on proving me as a bad person ? Heck I don’t even know you !! 
            
            Also just so you know, reiterating- ‘YOUR DIFFERENCE OF OPINION IS VERY ACCEPTED BY ME BUT YOUR UNCALLED AND UNWARRANTED RUDE COMMENTS ON MY CHARACTER, DEFINITELY NOT’
            
            No idea what part of world you belong to but its stars shining in my night sky, and hence a Good night to you !!
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akriti_sharma

@ishita12345678909 
            
            I really want to laugh out loud at your delusional claim. 
            
            A little fact check for you :
            
            1. There are 2 writers in my knowledge who have blocked me.
            
            2. One of the writer that I referred to has blocked me AFTER this post, (please pay emphasis to the word ‘AFTER’, now I am not an anteryaami to predict that this person will block me and hence let me put up a targeted post before she blocks me) I know that because last evening I was reading one of her old stories that I liked and have had zillion conversations with her over PM. Before you start pointing out, that story neither had Manan or Manik or Nandini, so I hope it is ample an evidence to prove that this post was not targeted to her
            
            3. The other blocking had happened months ago, I don’t even remember the tags for that series unless I have a photographic memory, because I am sure you know you cannot access the stories of a writer if they have blocked you let alone figure out the tags
            
            How is my post a targeted then, Ma’am it’s in your head that you wish to perceive the same as targeted and further associate deplorable adjectives to my character, the latest one being ‘vengeful’ 
            
            I would have been vengeful if I had mentioned their names and targeted the hate towards them but of course, you would have read imaginary names in my posts and comments which you believe my followers will also be able to decode without me explicitly mentioning it. Do you think of me as some stupid person who would put out a post to degrade without mentioning who to degrade!!
            
            (Contd…)
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akriti_sharma

Hello..
          
          Something really weird happened with me today!
          
          I was reading a series, there was something that was troubling me and I had posted that as a comment and guess what!!
          
          The writer BLOCKED me!! It has never happened with me in the past, I have commented on a lot of stories (including disagreements) but none of the writers have acted like this! 
          
          The series was nice and which is why I read it straight from Friday till today morning and today when I posted just one comment, I was blocked..almost 200 likes on over 200 chapters didn’t count a bit!!
          
          Honestly speaking, this might not be a big deal to many of you but it has taken me by shock. I was planning to give the series a shout out today but then I guess writer doesn’t deem me worthy enough to even read it further only because I showed a minor disagreement on a very minor character!
          
          Had I been someone who had regularly commented bad in all the books of the series I would have understood the disdain from the writer! But that was the only comment apart from 200 likes
          
          (Contd in comments…)

akriti_sharma

@ManikxNandini Thanks girl..but I believe I have offended her and insulted her characters..may be I didn’t word my disagreement well. However, all I had hoped was for her to have a conversation before blocking especially when I had liked every other chapter..but that’s okay..!! Wishing her best of luck for her stories!
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ManikxNandini

@akriti_sharma I pity the impatience and intolerance right now. For I know you as one of the most well-read person over here, who keeps her views right intact, and doesn't infringe into any hate territory, this is truly a very naive behaviour from her side.
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akriti_sharma

I am sure the writer has many friends who follow me for I saw their comments! I have a request Please inform the writer that you can’t expect everyone to agree to everything you write, blocking reader because they pointed out their disagreement is not a good practice, she could have pointed out her POV or could have deleted the comment if she found it disrespectful (which I think it wasn’t because i post only on rare occasions and I re read what I am trying to post thrice before actually posting it) … She could connected or bashed me with over PM or my message board but she chose to BLOCK!!
            
            It might not be a big deal for her or for many of you, but it has literally made me doubt if it is even worth it to read any story here or should I just not comment in the fear of getting blocked!
            
            Wattpad was supposed to a place for healthy discussions but seems like that is now a thing of the past
            
            I am taken aback and disappointed today..Thank you writer for the Bitter lesson!
            
            Regards
            Akriti Sharma
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akriti_sharma

Another milestone achieved!!
          
          My interview flashed by a leading News wire!! 
          
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niakush

@akriti_sharma hey congratulations... beautiful interview
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PriyaChandraprakash

@akriti_sharma congratulations
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akriti_sharma

Happy New Year Fellow Readers and Writers …. May you all be blessed with the best in 2022 !!
          
          New Years comes bearing box of Good Vibes !! 
          Messages of books getting delivered, read and reviewed coming in
          Married on Paper is now available in Kindle and paperback editions at Amazon India, US and UK !!
          Read instantly option available at Notion Press store too !!
          
          Grab your copies now !!
          
          The current active links are given below
          
          Amazon India
          https://www.amazon.in/dp/1685096689
          
          Notion Press
          https://notionpress.com/read/married-on-paper
          
          Amazon US
          https://www.amazon.com/dp/1685096689
          
          Amazon UK
          https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1685096689
          
          Love
          Akriti Sharma

akriti_sharma

Hello everyone!!
          
          My first published book is out…hopefully I’ll receive your support in spreading the word and sharing the book amongst your community 
          
          The book is now available on US and UK as well…please order it, read it and review it
          
          The current active links are given below
          
          Amazon India
          https://www.amazon.in/dp/1685096689
          
          Notion Press
          https://notionpress.com/read/married-on-paper
          
          Amazon US
          https://www.amazon.com/dp/1685096689
          
          Amazon UK
          https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1685096689
          
          Regards 
          Akriti Sharma

Aishakapoor01

@akriti_sharma congratulations dear
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akriti_sharma

The book is LIVE…
          
          https://www.instagram.com/p/CXxgB5JIVql/?utm_medium=share_sheet
          
          Grab your copy NOWWWW, The links are given below
          
          Amazon India
          https://www.amazon.in/dp/1685096689
          
          Notion Press
          https://notionpress.com/read/married-on-paper
          
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          “Publishing my own book was never in my plans when I started writing in my early teens or when I turned into a bibliophile in my late teens. However, life and fate have their own manifestations most of which we are often oblivion to until we reach that particular road. Life and Fate brings us to the starting point, plant the seed of dream in our and then it’s always our choice whether to move ahead and take a different turn or whether to make it bloom or leave it dry. I chose to walk on that road…I chose to nourish it !! Was it easy ?? Probably Not..Am I complaining ?? Definitely Not…!!
          
          With immense pleasure and gratitude, I present to you my very first book. The book is currently available at Amazon India and Notion Press Store. In the coming few days, it will be live on other platforms as well. Please buy it, read it and review it."
          
          ~~ Forever Grateful 
          Yours Truly 
          
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          Book Blurb ~~
          
          Repost from @notionpress.books using repost_now_app - Mishkat and Nasya did not get married because they were forced to or because it was necessary. They did it because they wanted to. They flew to different continents for their careers a month after their marriage, not because the marriage didn’t work out but because they wanted to focus on their dreams.⠀
          
          They focused on their careers for seven years, excelled in their respective fields, and moved from being friends to best friends. They thought theirs was the perfect relationship because they did all that they ever wanted.⠀
          
          But, when life carved its own path, it left them with a dilemma. Did they really do everything that they ever desired? Is what they think they want, what they really want?
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          Interesting enough ??