Interview with eBook author. Find out why Sucharita chose to e publish her book. Read online edition of serial novel by Sucharita
Meet Sucharita Dutta Asane, a Pune based freelance writer, novelist and poet. First Runner up in oxfordbookstore.com e-author version 5.0 for short stories category for debuting Indian writers, 2008 titled The Jungle Stories http://www.oxfordbookstore.com/dotcom/oxford/e_author/index.htm
Story titled Deliverance was short listed was the Unisun Reliance Timeout Book Club Awards, 2009
Story titled Journal was short listed for the Caferati-Live Journal flash fiction contest 2008.
Poem “Dirt in the Courtyard” was inspired by the rush to evacuate slum dwellers and people from the streets. “Tidal Waves” was the result of inspiration drawn from Amitav Ghosh’s novel The Hungry Tide. Her serial novel “Petals in the Sun” was widely read and highly acclaimed. One of Sucharita’s forthcoming attractions is Alice Albinia’s Empires of the Indus with Oxford Bookstore.
Chillibreeze short listed this talented author, poet and story teller to share her insights with our readers.
1. What did you begin your writing with- poems, short stories, novels? When did you begin?
I started writing again with poems … published a few and kept the rest for myself. As my elder daughter grew up and demanded original stories from me, I began to go back to my origins as a story teller rather than a poet, though of course both genres essentially narrate events, emotions, perspectives, experiences….. My husband encouraged me to put in writing all the stories I narrated to her and that is how I began my writing journey all over again.
2. Your poems showcase your ability to draw inspiration and thoughts from things around you. What inspires your short stories and novels?
Basically the same. But what inspire me the most are everyday emotions, thoughts, socio-political turmoil, and the dispossessed.
3. Any plans of sequel to the highly acclaimed serial novel Petals in the Sun?
Maybe a better rendition of the same.
4. What made you publish Petals in the Sun on the web and how long did you take to write it?
I wrote it over the course of a few months, can’t really put a number to it. I published it on the Web as a first time experience at getting reader feedback and ascertaining my place as a novice writer of sorts. The electronic medium seemed to be the best classroom for it and I already had a strong reader base at that particular forum.
5. You are an active writer in the Indian online writing space. Do you think new budding writers are gaining through online competitions and e-publishing offers? Can you share some of your personal experiences in this regard?
I think it is a good place to test oneself. Online competitions are not only for the prize or recognition, though that too has its advantage, but also a good way to discipline oneself to write with a deadline in mind and for different requirements and genres. It is not practical for a new writer to restrict her talents or skill sets to one genre without testing the waters for others. These contests provide a positive excuse to sit oneself down and write for the purpose and audience, something a writer may not otherwise / always willingly do.
6. Will readership change from hard copy to electronic?
I don’t think so. Holding a book in hand, inhaling its typical “book” smell (the older the better) has a place and charm of its own that the e-medium can never compensate for.
7. Do you have some work in queue and would you consider e publishing or follow the conventional publishing?
Work is always in queue whether for commissioned projects or self-motivated writing. I would definitely consider e-publishing depending on the prominence and exposure it offers me as a writer, because that is always important if one has to establish oneself with readers in this e-charged world. But yes, the conventional publishing route is any writer’s dream and I follow it too.
8. Do you participate in e Author every year or was this a one time effort?
If you refer to the Oxford e-author contest, then that was a one-time effort and one done in a hurry. I got to know of the contest very late in the day and had little time for the actual effort required, something I will always regret. But it was a wonderful experience and I cherish it. As for other e contests, I wrote for some, was short listed for some (eg: The Unisun Reliance Time Out Book Club Awards, 2009) and will continue to vie for the top honours of other such contests.
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Posted by Sohini Rajpal with inputs from Preeti Sharma
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