2015. április 7., kedd

Interview with Mansi Jikadara B

 


Please give me a brief teaser of the book!

Casey Dalton; young, beautiful and an introvert, shifts to Chicago with her Dad. Her life was calm, reserved and anti-social until she accidently bumps into Jason Ellwood on the very first day of her new school. He was fascinating, gorgeous and a Casanova as people say, charms her into his Love spell, despite having a very hot girlfriend! While she tried to solve the mysterious puzzle of Love, she meets Eric Simpson; innocent, cute and a warm soul, who falls in Love with her, the way she’d fallen for Jason. Her life changed completely with, her heart wrapped around Jason’s little finger, will he protect it or will he crush it into pieces, for today, he loves her like he invented it and tomorrow he would forget her like an old poetry. Will she ever find out what feelings his heart hold for her? Can a Casanova fall in love too? Is Eric her Mr. Right? Who will she choose her heart or her mind?

Can you remember the day, the moment you got to know that your book will be published?

It was 22nd of September, 2014. It was just like any other normal day but life is full of surprises. Since a lot of people write books here, in India the entire process is very slow. I'd written a few books and Hopeless Romantic wasn't technically my debut novel. So, some of my work was accepted but the publishers were showing no sign of progress. And then on 22nd September, 2014, I was checking my mails like usual when my publishers mailed me. So, for a while I couldn't believe, it was like a dream coming true. My family and friends were happy too, for they've seen me struggling and breaking down.

Where do you think you inherited your writer vein from? Did you have relatives who were or who are writers in your family, or among your relatives or ancestors?

No, maybe pain. I started writing around when I lost my father.Maybe it's a farewell gift from him to me…

Oh, my god! Did his loss influence your writing in any way? Has it left any signficant traces on your writing?

I prefer writing happy endings. Since I feel, people who spend their time reading books are usually trying to get over or forget something. I want my work to inspire them in a way or at least leave a smile on their face.

If you have already mentioned inspiration, I have to ask: where do you gain your inspiration from?

I let it come to me, it just clicks in my mind. I just consider myself a medium to share these stories through my words. I think it's more like writing is the one that chose me and not vice versa.

Can you tell me about your writing process? How the story flows in your mind?

I break the process like a recipe. Starting with the main twist in the plot, it's more like deciding what you'd like to cook, and then revolve the story all the way around. My ingredients include designing unique characters and I try to write every day but as I said, I let it come to me so it depends upon my mood swings a bit.

Do you have any special writing habits or superstitions?


I do not believe in superstitions, I think what's meant to happen will happen what come may.