Must-read tips from the much-loved author.
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If you are looking at a career as a writer, there can be no better teacher than the lovable Ruskin Bond.
Bond himself started writing at the age of 17.
At 85, the Padma Bhushan-winning author's enthusiasm for the magic of words remains undiminished.
The master storyteller has valuable advice for budding authors.
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