1.What
motivates you to write?
Ans: There is
this urge to reach out to as many people as possible to share my experience and
lessons I have learnt. I feel books are a good medium to share such experience
and lessons.
2. How did
you feel after publishing your books?
Ans: It feels
nice to be able to complete a book and even better when you have published it.
But the major task is to promote the book and get good reader base.
3. What are
some of your favourite novels and authors?
Ans: Sapiens by
Yuval Noah Harari; God Speaks to Arjuna by Paramahansa Yogananda
4. Is there
a specific reason for naming your novel?
Ans: The name of
the novel summarizes what the novel consists of. The book is a compendium of
lessons which can be learnt from observing your immediate surroundings.
5. Where do
you write from? Do you go to some specific place, like beachside or the
hills?
Ans: I usually
write from my workstation at home.
6. What
inspired you to write the books (in general)? Any tales to tell…
Ans: Books are a
good medium to reach out to people and share your experiences. Best thing about
books is that the delivery of the lessons is self-paced, and the readers can
adjust the speed according to their requirement. Non- fiction books should be
able to keep the reads engaged and try to deliver the lessons/content is the
shortest and simplest way possible without sounding repetitive and verbose.
7. What was
your biggest learning experience throughout the writing process?
Ans: I realized how thoughts flow into your mind. You have no control
over it. You do have control over how long you want to spend time on a thought,
but the initial spark just comes on its own. Ideas come to you. You are just a
medium through which those ideas are spread to a larger audience. Nobody should
take credit for the artifact that they helped manifest.
8. Looking
back, what did you do right that helped you break in as a writer?
Ans: My appetite
for reading spiritual books and the guidance I got from authors helped me reach
the state of mind wherein I can start writing my own book.
9. Any best
piece of writing advice that you would like to share with new or
struggling writers?
Ans: Don’t worry
about the writer’s block. You might feel that you are not getting that spark to
start writing. Nevertheless, keep scribbling and the creative spark will come
on its own.
10. Something
personal about you people may be surprised to know?
Ans: I was born
in Assam and brought up in Arunachal Pradesh All my formative years were spent
in Arunachal Pradesh, in a distant town near the India – China Border.
11. Any
future books that you would like to discuss now?
Ans: I am working on the second book of ‘Observational Spirituality’. The
second book will delve deeper into the realms of spirituality. The first book
was meant for beginners, to get them initiated in the processes of
self-evaluation and learning through observation. In the second book, we will
try to explore further avenues through which we can learn and try to mitigate
the daily struggles of our life.
12.What other
profession excites you the most?
Ans: I am an ERP
consultant by profession. Supply Chain management Consulting as a profession
excites me a lot.
13.Any special
mention about your reader (be it with reviews/feedback or anything else)
Ans: Yet to
encounter.
14.Do you write
the story at a stretch or you take your time to complete it? If you take a
longer time, wouldn’t you be forgetting the story? How do you tackle it?
Ans: It was
difficult to write the entire book at a stretch, considering I have a full-time
job as well. I took my own time to complete the book. It was easier to do so
since my book is non-fiction and each chapter dealt with different lessons.
15.Traditional or
Self-Publishing? Why?
Ans:
Self-Publishing as there is less monetary commitment and its convenient for
first time authors.
16.How is the
response so far for the book?
Ans: Got many
amazing reviews for the book and readers have appreciate the simple and concise
take on spirituality. Readers liked the fact that the book is short and can be
completed in one reading.
Anilson is the author of the book Observational Spirituality. You can read the review here
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