Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Professionally, I am a Professor in Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the Illinois State University. I paint, (https://avi-datta.com/about/#art), I am obsessed with coffee. I like learning about mechanical watches, and sports cars. Lastly, I am a lifelong fan of Pink Floyd, Chopin, and Liszt.
I am working on my Time Corrector series. The first book-The Winding will be published on February 3, 2022.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Winding. It’s the first book in the Time Correction series.
In 1994, I dreamed of speaking with a girl fluently in Japanese. But this dream seemed like a past life but set in the future. I ignored it and dived into the world of Calculus, Statistics, Quantum Mechanics. When I shut my eyes while listening to my favorite composers—from Chopin to Hans Zimmer, I can picture beautiful scenes of real places where I have never been and never seen on TV. They are almost always in Japan. (I don’t know what connection I have with that land). In 2020, the dream reappeared. And I began to write. That’s the best I can do to touch the fragments of an unlived life.
(the connection of Vincent with Japan becomes clearer in book 2)
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I have a playlist from composers like Hans Zimmer, Chopin, Liszt, Hiroyuki Sawano, Pink Floyd that often activates neurons in my brains, enabling me to picture scenes. I have no other option but to write it. This is the link to my Spotify playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4fHPIYv9cGeUmpDpDAxCMc
(I must confess that I don’t enjoy high compressed music files)
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Dickens, Tolkien. I am currently reading the Book of five Rings.
What are you working on now?
The sequel to the Winding!
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I have no idea.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write what you want to read!
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
During my second year of my Ph.D., a professor once told me, “Don’t tell me everything you know, just tell me what I need to know. But bear in mind that before you tell me anything, you need to know everything.”
What are you reading now?
Book of five Rings. I am into Manga, and recently I read the entire Shigeki no Kyojin cover to cover.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Work on Book 2 and 3.
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?
The LOTR trilogy!
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