1. What do you, as the writer of your works, like about your book(placed) the most?
Answer: This book was inspired by a dream I had had once and I'm proud of how much I have been able to build it up and give it shape, and the characters are all based off my own friends and it's really fun writing them in situations they have never been and never shall be.
2. What inspired/ continues to inspire you to write?
Answer: Seeing new writers surface with their mind-blowing books has always inspired me. Like if they can then why can't I?
3. How long have you been writing, and what was the first thing that drove you to start writing?
Answer: I have been writing since I was 7 or 8 when my grandfather, who's a writer himself, had tasked me with translating a story written in English into our local language. The outcome inspired me to write my own stories with my own characters and with my own morals and ideals.
4. Do you get writers block frequently? If so what do you do to combat it?
Answer: I get writer's block from time to time and to combat it I usually go over to Pinterest or reread certain scenes from my favourite books and listen to music or just take a break. Break from stressing over new chapters and characters and others pertaining to my books.
5. What advice would you give to other aspiring authors?
Answer: Almost every writer must have heard of this as many times as I can fathom which at this point has literally become a cliché. Write. Write every single day. Even if you don't want to. Just push yourself to write every single day. It doesn't have to be a story. It can even be your own thoughts. Writing everyday inculcates a consistency which all writers both want and require. Trust me, you'll be glad later on that you kept at it.
6. Does your writing reflect your own thoughts intimately or are you detached to some extent?
Answer: It's a heterogeneous mixture of both is what I have to say. Like some parts are intimately connected to my thoughts while some aren't. The world that I have created is based upon my window through which I see the real world while the characters and the society are based off the real world to which I seldom fail at in connecting to.
7. What are your hobbies beside writing? why are there so?
Answer: I draw, play my guitar, cook sometimes, travel(when this pandemic wasn't a thing), play chess and football. The reason I draw is that I get to express my abstract feelings onto paper, onto something I can see and I even draw for the mere fun and calm it provides. Playing my guitar, cooking, travelling is done when I want to escape the world and how tumultuous it can get sometimes. Chess is played when I want to try out my brain and for football, I kick the ball around when I want to get rid of brain fog and get some fresh air into my lungs and to just feel alive. The heavy breathing helps a lot.
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