Shodh Sari-An International Multidisciplinary Journal
Vol-04, Issue-02 (Apr-Jun 2025)
An International scholarly/ academic journal, peer-reviewed/ refereed journal, ISSN : 2959-1376
Ink and Obstacles: Navigating Author Challenges
Sehgal, Jessica1 and Sehgal, Simran2
1Assistant Professor of English, Arya Girls College, Ambala Cantt, Haryana
2Student, Master of Arts (English) Sanatan Dharma College, Ambala Cantt, Haryana
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59231/SARI7812
Subject: Literature / Academic Writing / Sociology of Knowledge
Page No: 106-110
Received: Dec 29, 2024
Accepted: Feb 10, 2025
Published: April 01, 2025
Thematic Classification: Author Challenges, Academic Publishing, Writing Obstacles, Literary Navigation, Scholarly Communication, Creative Process.
Abstract
In the present time everybody thinks that writing is like falling of a log. According to them it is just about the playing of words. But being an author isn’t for everyone, though. They have to face various challenges like: Societal Pressure, Community Guidelines, Copyright, plagiarism, writer’s block, readers’ response and most importantly the dangerous tool of humanity that is Artificial Intelligence. Through a piece of writing, an author introduces us to a variety of topics, including ideals and creativity. This paper Ink and Obstacles: Navigating Author Challenges represents the historical and contemporary writing challenges an author faces throughout his thought process and ideas.
Keywords: Creativity, Reality, Expressions, Emotions, Copyright, Guidelines, Readers Response, Review, Societal Pressure, Lack of Thoughts, Writers Block, Plagiarism, AI Content, Writing, Author.
Impact Statement
This paper represents the historical and contemporary writing challenges an author faces throughout his thought process and ideas. The paper will highlight a writer’s predicament. Readers will get to know that writers are unable to write in a restricted manner, and their brilliance needs freedom.
About the Author
Ms. Jessica Sehgal is an Assistant Professor of English at Arya Girls College, Ambala Cantt, Haryana. She is a gold medalist in Master of Arts (English) from Sanatan Dharma College, Ambala Cantt. Also, she has been awarded the Second Best English Orator of Sanatan Dharma College, Ambala Cantt. She is also a Freelance Content writer under various niches. She is passionate about writing poetry and has received many certificates of appreciation for her self-composed poetry.
Cite this Article
APA 7th Style
Sehgal, J., & Sehgal, S. (2025). Ink and obstacles: Navigating author challenges. Shodh Sari-An International Multidisciplinary Journal, 4(02), 106–110. https://doi.org/10.59231/SARI7812
Chicago 17th Style
Sehgal, Jessica, and Simran Sehgal. “Ink and Obstacles: Navigating Author Challenges.” Shodh Sari-An International Multidisciplinary Journal 4, no. 2 (2025): 106–110. https://doi.org/10.59231/SARI7812.
MLA 9th Style
Sehgal, Jessica, and Simran Sehgal. “Ink and Obstacles: Navigating Author Challenges.” Shodh Sari-An International Multidisciplinary Journal, vol. 4, no. 2, 2025, pp. 106-110, https://doi.org/10.59231/SARI7812.
Statements and Declarations
Peer-Review Method: This article underwent a double-blind peer-review process by two independent external experts in Literary Theory and Creative Pedagogy to ensure the depth of the qualitative analysis and the relevance of the practical strategies discussed.
Competing Interests: The authors (Jessica Sehgal and Simran Sehgal) declare that there are no financial, personal, or professional conflicts of interest that could have inappropriately influenced the research findings or the literary perspectives presented in this study.
Funding: This research was conducted as an independent scholarly collaboration. No specific external grants or commercial funding were received for this work.
Data Availability: The analysis is based on a qualitative review of common psychological and professional barriers in the writing process, including writer’s block and publishing hurdles. All theoretical frameworks and literary examples cited are available through public academic archives and institutional libraries.
Licence: Ink and Obstacles: Navigating Author Challenges © 2025 by Jessica Sehgal and Simran Sehgal is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. This work is published by the International Council for Education Research and Training (ICERT).
Ethics Approval: As this study is a qualitative and theoretical review of authorial challenges and does not involve direct experimentation on human participants, it was deemed exempt from formal ethical review by the Institutional Research Committees of Arya Girls College and Sanatan Dharma College.
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