Memories from 2018 – Recap series (May)


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The last couple of posts featured my favorite moments from January, February and March, and April. Today, I talk about my most precious memories of May.

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Celebrating my birthday with the family
Celebrating my birthday with the family

The most special aspect of May has always been the fact that it is my birthday month. To date, I feel excited as a child whenever my family or friends organize a surprise party or I am showered with surprise gifts. This May, I was on a short trip to my hometown Berhampore. Celebrating my birthday with my father and marital family together on 29th May made this birthday a little more special.

Deal of Death_Sonia Chatterjee
Deal of Death_Sonia Chatterjee

I will always cherish May 2018 as the month of my debut as a published author. On 22nd May 2018, my first novella Deal of Death, a detective thriller was launched on the Blogchatter platform. The novella went on to become the most downloaded e-book of this season, earning some great reviews and ratings. While the book has been out of stock on Blogchatter since July, I intend to bring it out as a novel on Amazon by the first quarter of 2019.

Overall, I can say that May has been one of the most fulfilling months this year, both personally and professionally.

Stay tuned to know why I love June but wish to delete July 2018 from my life in my next post on 20th Dec.

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Author: Sonia Chatterjee

An alumnus of Presidency College (Kolkata), Delhi University, and XIME (Bangalore), Sonia Chatterjee holds two post-graduate degrees in Chemistry and Management and an MFA in creative writing from Writer's Village University. With eight years of experience in the banking sector as a Branch Head, she took a sabbatical from the corporate world to start her blog soniasmusings.com. Her blog consistently featured in the Top Indian Blogs list from 2019 to 2024. Her articles have been published on various digital platforms such as Women's Web, Youth Ki Awaaz, Tuck's Magazine, and Period Magazine. She was invited as a speaker at the Breaking Barriers, Kolkata 2018 event by the Women's Web, at the Women Writer’s Fest, Kolkata, 2020, and the Crime Writers Festival, Kolkata,2025. Sonia has written two detective thrillers titled ‘Deal of Death – Introducing Raya Ray’ (2019) and ‘Diary, Deceit, and Death – A Raya Ray Adventure’ (Vishwakarma Publications, 2024) and a non-fiction book on true crime titled ‘The Sanyasi Who Became a King’ (Sristhi Publishers, 2025). Her book ‘Diary, Deceit, and Death’ was shortlisted for the PVLF Awards 2024-25 in the Best Fiction Category. Sonia lives in Kolkata with her doctor husband and nine-and-a-half-year-old son.

34 thoughts on “Memories from 2018 – Recap series (May)”

      1. Pleasure to know you 🤗 Currently am unable to keep up with my blogging targets due to personal plans but would love to read all your posts as and when I get time. Love them all.

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  10. I have read your book, Sonia and how I loved it. The character Raya Ray will always be etched on my mind, a brave lady detective. Apart from Nancy Drew and Jane Marple, we don’t have many of them. Truthfully I am looking forward to the next edition.

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  14. May was indeed a memorable month. It was this month of May that I came to know you as an author and as a blogger and I am pleased to say that it has been a great experience to come to know you as a person. And yes… You bring that book out now.. I have been waiting for it 🙂
    #readbypreetispanorama

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