Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Amrut Pattnaik, (born 13th September,1991)to Indian parents had his schooling from St. Aloysius Anglo Indian High School, Visakhapatnam. He currently pursues Bachelor,s Degree in Chemical Engineering at one of the prestigious private engineering colleges in Eastern India. The first book of his, ‘The Horror Nights’ had been penned down by him while still in school. ‘The Horror Nights’ has in it all the childhood stories he had come across, concerning the paranormal in the interiors and villages of India. His second book being ‘A Tryst With Hell’, part love story, part revelatory, is based upon his experiences during his stay at the engineering college hostel.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
A Tryst With Hell, the book is based upon my experiences at an Engineering College hostel.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Dan Brown, Salman Rushdie
What are you working on now?
The Valmiki Scrolls, A book based upon Conspiracy Theories on The Ramayana, an Indian Epic.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
word of mouth
Do you have any advice for new authors?
write from your heart, dont force upon yourself something which just doesnt fit with you
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
What are you reading now?
Inferno (Dan Brown)
What’s next for you as a writer?
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Oxford English Dictionary, The DaVinci Code, Julius Caesar(Shakespeare) and of course a Desert Survival Guide (LOL)
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