Take us through the journey of writing your book.
Back when I was Class II, my father told me this story about pirates. I really liked how they travel around the world and live a very adventurous and unsure life. He told me this story when we were travelling from home to school, and so when I came back from school, I started to write this down. I wrote for three years. But then when I was typing it out on the computer, I noticed how childish it was. I ditched the whole thing and started writing it again. Just as I finished the new version of the story, I came across a newspaper interview with a young author. That sowed the confidence in me to publish my first book. I contacted the same publisher, and soon received a reply saying they would publish the book. For the next five months, both of us worked hard. Though I worked for five years on the book, my book grew more than half its size in those five months. Finally, “Adventures of Scottish Pirates and the Deadly Dragon” was published.
What is the book about?
When I wrote this book, I started to learn to visualise the basic structure of the globe, and which continent was placed where. This story is about pirates and their amazing ship, the Dragon. The ship gets stuck in a storm and the crew lands on an island where the captain discovers that the ship has magical abilities – it can actually be steered using his compass needle. This ship goes through a lot of hardships as it sails through the seas, just like the pirates themselves.
Tell us about your hobbies.
I love birdwatching and nature. The calmness is what I enjoy a lot. Though some people think birdwatching is boring and monotonous, I think it is the epitome of true happiness when you spot a bird. I also play table tennis. And my most prominent hobby is writing.
What are the new projects you are working on?
I’m working on two novels currently. One is in Tamil, and the other one is science fiction in English. It’s based on modern developments in science.
Is there something you would like to change in society?
I would like to change the mentality of people towards nature. My family and I introduced a waste-segregation method in our apartment, and it’s going on quite successfully. It’s even helping the Corporation a lot. I have learnt that even if one person does something, there will be a huge change somewhere, in some corner of the world. I want to convey the thought of nature conservation to the public, as I feel it’s the need of the hour. And the other one is about writing. People think that writing is hard. But I feel that everyone can write. While there is an inborn talent in some of them, others can easily develop it. The only thing that we have to do is to believe that we can do it, because words do have a lot of impact.
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