Author Highlight: Subodh Sharma Discusses his New Novel ‘Reminisce of the Lost Land’ and Stories from his Life
We are
delighted to welcome a very promising novelist Subodh Sharma for a brief Q
& A session at our website about his recent Amazon Bestseller novel
‘Reminisce of the Lost Land’.
In this Q
& A session, he will be talking about his writing aspirations, inclination
towards offbeat fiction, and much more. Stay on...while we chat with him.
Welcome to our audience…Subodh. Here people are excited to know about your book. You can tell us in short?
Louise is
dealing with her personal struggle. She completes her assignment as a film
maker, and returns back home. It gave her a new, but personal achievement. Her
visit to this new place and her stay in the ancient fort set in her some new
experiences. At a later stage of her life, there is a reminisce of the place
which she could not visit again, specially the time spent, and her interactions
she had with the people and the royal family made her emotional. Hence the
stories emerged.
How did you feel when you this novel became Amazon Bestseller?
It was
something out of the blue. The most unexpected happening filled my heart with
happiness.
How do you manage your life and time being an author?
The reality being,
for the past few years I am staying alone at Igatpuri, while my family is at
Mumbai. I travel on the weekends. This sort of forced or rather self exile has
been a great boon in disguise, provided me time. It also aroused certain
emotional and sentiment thoughts, which I could constructively use in writing
short stories, as I talked with my imaginary characters.
What inspired you to write this novel? Is it based on your life or some true events?
First let's be
honest, that it is a pure fiction. It’s not based on any factual events or any
known personality. If one observes the phrases in life, one can live in the
present and plan for the future. Then, there comes a time when the past begins
to dominate, and influences the individuals thinking. Reminisce- Writing about
the past experiences, which one remembers with some sort of pleasure, was the
theme. I tried to put forth the same in a dreamy way of good times. The
imaginary characters had to be rolled into the common thread of past
experiences.
How did your colleagues and seniors and friends and relatives react when you published this novel?
I did receive
a good amount of support and appreciated. There was guidance at times. Finally
a good amount of excitement, when the book was published.
Is there any character that you like most from your book?
There are few
characters like - Louise, Manji, Kevadiya, Nandini and Anshik Kumari. But the
best is Diwan, even though he is in the shadow in the entire flow of short
stories.
What is your biggest aspiration and inspiration as an author?
In fact I was
inspired quite early, it was during my college days, by the poem written by
Boris Pasternak -"Love Wins", specially the lines -" To give
your all, this is creation, and not to deafen and eclipse.......". I
wanted to be a poet. Later the short novel by Earnest Hemingway-"The old
man and the sea" , mentally stimulated me to be a writer of short stories.
Do you think that publishing a book in India is tough?
I personally
don't think so. The present moment provides ample opportunity and means for the
first time writers, to write and publish their books.
Are you planning to write any novel/book other than memoir genre?
I am
attempting to write on a different subject or theme. It is not specifically a
romantic story. At this juncture, I cannot deny either, as there could be some
special moments, as the story flows ahead with its events.
What are you working on next?
At present, I
am dreaming, and talking to my new imaginary characters that are quite young
and living in isolation or rather at isolated place. I can only presume that
the imaginary characters and the events materialize into an effective story.
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