Author Story Article Release
Hello author, on behalf of all the readers, we would like to discuss something about you and of course, your book as well. This conversation will help reader to know more about you and your debut book. Please give answers in brief.
Most welcome to Criticspace Journals, Author. We heartily
congratulate you for being a published author. It’s really a great achievement.
First thing, we would like to know about your basic info as a person, daily
life, career so far and anything you would like to share about you with your
readers.
Your
Answer: Thank you. Well by profession I am a design thinker and a digital
marketer. By Education I am an MBA. I run a Digital marketing hub based in US
and India. My daily life revolves around providing digital marketing strategic
solutions to our clients around the globe. In my leisure time I paint and write
short stories that are highly influence by everyday life. And hence, all my
stories are based on slices of life.
That’s really great; please tell us something about your journey of becoming an author. When you actually started writing and how was the circumstance? Did any person or situation influenced you to write your debut book or was it your childhood hobby of writing?
Your
Answer: Well… It was a roller coaster ride. It took two and a half years to
complete the book. There were so many stories that came in my mind and died
their natural death. I had self-doubts and fear if it would be prudent to
publish the book at all. But there were people who had the belief that I should
get it published. They cried, giggled, got shocked and surprised and their
expression gave me the courage that the book is worth publishing. The original
idea was to publish it as a graphic novel, however, I chucked the idea and only
kept some illustrations. BTW the illustrations are also done by yours truly.
While many illustrious writers influenced my early life as a reader, but I
always wanted to tell my own stories in my own way.
Your
Answer: Emotions sell. And when you are telling a story and cannot connect your
readers emotionally, it fails the purpose. Think of it, how will a totally
unromantic person direct a romantic rom com? Is it possible? Even if he directs
one, will he be emotionally attached to the story telling? It is just not
possible. Similarly, for a writer, he or she has to be a highly emotional
person to bring out small nuances of life through their stories. At the same
time they need to be emotionally strong to reject or accept their own story’s
failure or success. Believe me it’s difficult as all stories are your own
babies.
Your Answer:
There couldn’t be any other title other than Stories Of Ur Life (S.O.U.L) as
all my stories are slices of our life. But as you must have already read my
book and have seen that every story has a twist to it. Hence the subtitle,
Nothing is a simple as it looks.
Your
Answer: Simple Language, less of jargon, engaging plot, less grammatical error
(because it sometimes irks the Grammar Nazis and they don’t even read the
stories).
Your
Answer: For me it is always the PLOT. I try to keep the plots as real as
possible. To be honest my stories are all taken from slices of life and then I
superimposed sci-fi over it. Characters are woven around the plots. But I have
tried to keep them as real as possible. Because only real characters can bring
up the right emotions.
Your
Answer: Yes I am on social media. Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin and Twitter. MY
also have my official Author page on FB as @authortridibghosh. My profile on
FB, Insta, Linkedin and Twitter are all @tridibghosh
Please tell the reader something about your book. What is your message to those readers who have still not read the book. Why they should pick it up for reading?
Your Answer: Every day millions of people
live their stories. Every moment is a story in itself. Their sorrow, fear,
anxiety, love, heartbreak, fights, duties, achievements, failures are nothing
but pieces of un-narrated stories. I have just tried to narrate a little bit of
it with some imaginative twist in the tales. The figment of imaginations make
one wonder are they as simple as they look? Welcome to S. O. U. L.
“Stories Of Ur Life”, told by me. S. O. U. L is a collection of short
stories that takes you through the biggest roller coaster ride called Life.
And yes, the most important thing we would like to hear from you is what is your message to those new writers who have not yet started their journey of becoming an author? You have been their source of motivation, please convey your thoughts with them.
Your
Answer: Just write. Let your imagination flow. Let your stories get heard.
Don’t fear if you would get praises or brickbats. End of the day it is your
story. It is closer to your heart. Don’t struggle to use verbose jargons and
complicated sentences to show your literary depth, in the process you will lose
your own self, your own stories. However, keep a keen eye that your book is
free from grammatical error. To many readers it is a big downer. Get it
properly proof read.
THE BELOW SECTIONS CONTAINS SOME IDEAS FOR INJECTING A BIT OF FUN INTO YOUR INTERVIEW
Would you rather
Your
Answer: Spiders still ok
Your
Answer: I like mild winter. I would love to have an endless winter.
Your
Answer: itch is better than pain
Your
Answer: always be an hour early
Your
Answer: un-haunted cottage
Either Or
Tea or coffee
Your
Answer: Coffee
Hot or cold
Your
Answer: Cold
Movie or book
Your
Answer: Oops… Movie
Coke or Pepsi
Your
Answer: Coke
Morning person or Night owl
Your
Answer: Morning person
Social Media or book
Your
Answer: Book
Paperback or ebook
Your
Answer: Paperback
All the best for your future and this book too! Thanks
for answering my questions.