Vintage | Phoenix Interviews (𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐃)

tiramisugirl_

Today we have a very special interview. From the phoenix flock, we have one of our own members, Rucha.  Rucha is the author of For Now and Forever (Book 1 and 2) and A Game of Billions.

Hi there  tiramisugirl_! My name is Priya. I'm an interviewer from the Crazy Late Nighters Community on Wattpad. You were nominated for an interview by @KarenJ128. What would you like to be called and what are your preferred pronouns?

Hey Priya! I would like to be called Rucha and my preferred pronouns are she/her.

Nice to meet you Rucha! So let's get started with the actual interview, then. First question: When and why did you start writing?

Ah nice question! So I was always good at English and I always won prizes for various debate and blog competitions. I was introduced to Wattpad by a friend in 2018 and ever since then I read a lot of stories by various people, some of which I found were better than many published authors. I am a hopeless romantic and it was a dream of mine to publish a romance or new adult novel. So I finally got the courage to write and post my work on Wattpad and ever since then I have written a lot!

That's incredible! So you've been on wattpad for about 2 years now then, right? That's a long time, wow. so, what advice would you give new, aspiring authors?

Well it's scary to see the talent out here on this platform. But at the same time it's amazing how quick your work can get discovered. My advice for all the aspiring authors is simple and what I followed from the start. Just write to your heart's content and don't worry about votes and comments. People discover you sooner or later. But don't even just sit still and wait for it. Be active, interact with the writers and readers out there. Join communities, book clubs, awards, get your work reviewed. Nothing helps more than socializing and yes appreciating your fellow author's works

aw, that's great advice! you say to join awards, and you have done that. in fact, you've received countless awards for your writing. so you have lots of successful books, so my question is: What is the book/piece of writing you are most proud of?

Well, For Now and Forever will always remain my baby, cause it was the first thing I published and completed here on Wattpad and it was the one which got me that teeny bit of recognition :) But I am more proud of 'A Game of Billions' my second book because by the time I started writing it, I had gathered a lot of experience from 'For Now and Forever' and every chapter has always turned out better than I expected.

Ay both those books are great! I absolutely love how you write btw. Okay, so the next question is: where do you get the ideas for your characters?

Haha, well given the countless and countless books I have read and the loads of sappy romantic bollywood and hollywood movies I have seen, along with a countless number of marathi and hindi soap operas, it's pretty easy for me to sketch out my characters. A little bit of this and a little bit of that, along with my overworked imagination has got me some pretty decent characters. Of course I also have the help of google as it gives me loads and loads of inspiration

haha, yep. Bollywood romance is unmatched lol. Those sound like great sources of inspiration. What is the hardest part of writing for you?

Fight scenes are a little bit hard for me to write. They require a bit of technical knowledge so I have to do a bit of research before writing them. They don't always come out very good but they pass after a bit of editing. Hospital scenes which many people find harder are easier because given my interest in medicine they go well.

That's understandable. You're interested in medicine? That's so cool!! Anyway, how long does it take you to write a book, approximately?

Well each chapter takes about three to four days to come together. I updated twice a week so I finished 'For Now and Forever' in about eight to ten months I guess.