Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was born in Madhya Pradesh, India and then we moved to Dubai. After a couple of years we moved back to India and now we are settled in Kerala. I’m completing my Bachelors Degree in Computer Application. I love writing poems and songs when I’m free. So, I thought why not write a book? And I did. Finally.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Can We Fall Again? – is a new Young Adult Love Story of a boy named Charlie Dawson who falls in love with the wrong people and ends up getting his heartbroken. On his journey for love, he finds something even more precious that JUST love. He finds out that true love can come through friendship as well. What inspired me to write this book was a friend who loved listening to my stories and events that took place in my life. I decided to make it a book using my life events and a dream I had lately.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
It may sound funny but yes I do. I wrote my full book using my mobile phone. I used to play music in my headphones and sit on my bed, writing down everything that I found interesting. Once I completed my first draft on my mobile phone, I then transferred it to my laptop. That’s where I did all my editing and proofreading. Once I thought that my book was finally ready, I went with my gut feeling.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I would say that my favorite author is John Green who wrote The Fault in our Stars. I haven’t actually read the book yet but TFIOS is my all-time favorite movie. I have seen the movie a couple of times. It’s just beautiful. I also love the movie Five Feet Apart which made me cry a lot. I love movies (or books) which teaches you to value the people you love and teaches us what true love actually is. If there’s anything you should learn from my book, it’d be that – Have hope in life no matter how difficult it may seem. Don’t forget to tell the people you love that you love them. We cannot say when we lose them. Trust in the universe and it’s magic.
What are you working on now?
I just published my first book on July 3rd 2021 – Can We Fall Again? – which is out on Amazon as an eBook as well as paperbacks. I’m taking rest for a couple of months as this book was a big move for me. My friends were even more excited than I was for the book release.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
As I’m a self published author, I have to do the promotion myself. So there are a couple methods I use to promote my book. Amazon gives you free promotion plans if you publish your book through them. They give you a “Free for 5 days” program which helps you rank higher. In 3 days time from my book launch, I made 3 dozen sales using this program. Facebook is a great place to promote as there are groups based on your niche/genre of your book. I don’t have a mailing list of my own so I seek help from other blogger who would like to promote my book (which is either free or discounted) to their mailing list. There are a lot of websites who would promote your book if you have a good book and a great cover.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
I’m a new author myself but something I would like to say from the problem I faced while writing Can We Fall Again was Lack of motivation. There were many days in which I wrote 0 words. But don’t let that stop you from writing your book. I did it and so can you. Try to write everyday and if you miss a couple of day, it’s totally fine. You can take your time. Don’t forget to edit and proofread. I found a lot of mistakes in my book while I was proofreading.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
It doesn’t matter if you get 1 book sale or 1 million book sale. Good things take time and this will too. But that doesn’t mean you can rest once you publish your book though. You have to promote it as much as you can. People should know that there’s a book out there that you wrote. Try to get reviews as much as possible.
What are you reading now?
To be honest, Nothing. But there is this amazing book I like that I would like to recommend to you. It’s called – The Power of Positive Thinking – by Normal Vincent. It’s an amazing book and has kept me motivated and going. The book teaches you many things of value which you can use in your life to be a good person. Maybe that’s what made Charlie (from my book) a good person.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Promote, Promote & Promote. I’m not resting until I see my Book with a Bestsellers badge on Amazon. I want the world to be a good person like Charlie Dawson (main character from Can We Fall Again). The world has used and played many people but I hope that reading this story would change a person completely no matter how bad they were. Everyone was a bad person at one time. There’s still time to be good.
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?
Power of Positive Thinking is a MUST so that I don’t lose hope. Believe it or not, I would take my own book – Can We Fall Again? – so that I would know that I don’t feel alone. Then, I would be taking a Diary of a Wimpy Kid with me. Who doesn’t like that? We have positivity, love; so why not a little fun?
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