About the author:
Iram Fatima ‘Ashi’, a non-resident Indian staying in Saudi Arabia. She was born and raised in India, she explored different people and their cultures and connected with her own country by soul and miss that. She pursued graduation and post-graduation in English. She is currently working as an Editor in chief of 'Reflection W&R', Editorial Executive Sub-Committee member of VIEW (Print journal) and her creative work is part of 43 international anthologies. Internationally, her work is published in Canada, Uzbekistan, and the US. She feels blessed on being honored by ‘Aagman Gourav 2015, 2016 and 2017’ in India by Aagman group. She is a poetess, writer, painter and overall an artist by heart, who writes and paints to express herself, to say all that which has been left unsaid. Her poems and stories are simple yet subtle. You don’t need much literary prowess to understand its depth.
Questionnaire:
1) when did you first realize you wanted to be a writer ?
Ans:
I was in class 8th and one of my
teachers Mr. B. Lal told me while
checking my notebook that my answers are unique and he asked whose help did I
take while writing my answers. When I told him that I did my work on my own, he
took me to the library and told me to write a skit for the school’s annual
function. I was too young to take that responsibility but he trusted and made
me believe that I can write as I have this unique talent. This is how I started
my writer's journey at the age of 13.
2) how long does it take you to write a book ?
Ans:
It depends there is no fixed time but this
novel ‘A Pleasant Secret’ was completed and published within two years after my
first novel ‘With you forever’.
3) what is your work schedule when you are writing ?
Ans: When I am writing anything, I live that
storyline all the time in my mind, no matter what I do, the story rolls and runs
all the time in my mind. While writing a story, I normally give it 4 hours a
day.
4) what would you say is your interesting writing quirk ?
Ans: My interesting writing quirk is that I am a
romantic at heart and that is why I mostly deal with the romantic genre. Novels
or poems of this type of genre of fiction place their primary focus on the
relationship and romantic love between two people, and must have an emotionally
satisfying and optimistic ending. And I enjoy creating such a world where
people love to stay.
5) where do you get your information or ideas for your books
?
Ans: I write fiction, which broadly refers to any
narrative that is derived from the imagination but my imagination is grounded
in reality and my characters make it so. My characters are life like. I like to
observe people, their behavior patterns and to understand them, how and why one
person is behaving in that particular manner and try also to find out reasons
and that works for me to create characters for my novel.
6) what do you like to do when you're not writing ?
Ans: When I am not writing, I like LIVE LIFE in
other words I enjoy each and every aspect of life. I love to read, paint,
sketch, cook and click beauties of nature, travel and listen to music.
7) tell us something about your novel/book ?
Ans: The most unique feature of this novel is that
it is narrated by a male character and as a reader,we go through from all ups
and downs from his point of view. This story has real-life characters and
situations where readers would feel relatable. This story is basically
celebrating ‘love and friendship'.
The two main characters
Sumit and Khusbuhad separated butthen how they become inseparable parts of each
other and a pleasant secret of each other's lives, it is a total emotional
journey. It will leave readers to ponder over questions like: Does something
like soul-mates really exist?
And friends are also a
strong part of the story, I picked my characters from different background and
their bonding and life's journey is beyond any type of differences and
interesting to discover.
And,
8) what one of the most surprising thing you learned in
creating your books ?
Ans: It is tough to describe that what is the most
surprising thing which I had learned in creating my books, as all books (44
anthologies and 3 solo books) are close to my heart and also an emotional and
creative journey for me. "Writing is a dog's life, but the only life worth
living," FLAUBERT expressed the need to write in these words and rightly
so. Only a writer can understand the restlessness and anxiety that one goes
through until he/ she has not put to pen the emotions, feelings, pain or
experiences that he/she wishes to express. The process of writing is a
psychological and aesthetic compulsion. It also serves a social need when
writers write about and for other people, as in a novel, short story or in the
poem.Though it is the work of a writer, the reader experiences something noble
and unique. When he goes through the work of the writer, he enters a new world
with unique social situations, characters, and emotions.I hope my readers would like
my efforts. Happy reading to all.
Link to buy:
https://www.amazon.in/Pleasant-Secret-Iram-Fatima-ashi/dp/1684664071/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1550863245&sr=8-1&keywords=pleasant+secret
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