Ask the Author: Shilpi Chaklanobis
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Shilpi Chaklanobis
First of all accept my apologies for responding so late. Coming to the answer of your question:
Love for me is the fuel for life. It is the driving force that keeps us going. But self-respect & identity are life. How can one sacrifice life for life fuel? It is about empowering the person you love. If I talk in context of my book “That’s How It’s Meant To Be” then actual love is what Arunabh did with Nilanjana. It is not about sitting together and looking into each other’s eyes. It is about looking at the same direction together. Nilanjana and Vikram got separated because both of them were looking into different directions. How could they become companion for life?
As I said in my book; love means to stand by someone through thick and thin, to bear every annoying thing of that person with a grin, to wipe their tears, understand them, and just be with them. And this is exactly what Arunabh did, at every stage.
Love for me is the fuel for life. It is the driving force that keeps us going. But self-respect & identity are life. How can one sacrifice life for life fuel? It is about empowering the person you love. If I talk in context of my book “That’s How It’s Meant To Be” then actual love is what Arunabh did with Nilanjana. It is not about sitting together and looking into each other’s eyes. It is about looking at the same direction together. Nilanjana and Vikram got separated because both of them were looking into different directions. How could they become companion for life?
As I said in my book; love means to stand by someone through thick and thin, to bear every annoying thing of that person with a grin, to wipe their tears, understand them, and just be with them. And this is exactly what Arunabh did, at every stage.
Shilpi Chaklanobis
My latest book is a collection of short stories set in India. I have always tried to observe and experience life closely. I have found that there are so many things happening around us that can be enjoyed to live life to fullest. I have always been fascinated by such moments of life that go unnoticed and this is what inspired me to pen down such moments into short stories.
Shilpi Chaklanobis
Currently I am working on a love story of two individuals belonging to two entirely different regions of India.
Shilpi Chaklanobis
Write from your heart. Do not try to embellish you writing forcefully with fancy style, flowery language and famous quotes. If it is coming naturally with the flow, go ahead, else do not try too hard to look your work made up.
Read a lot and keep on practising to hone your writing skills. Most importantly enjoy what you do.
Read a lot and keep on practising to hone your writing skills. Most importantly enjoy what you do.
Shilpi Chaklanobis
For me it's simply for the love of writing. You create something unique, something special and it feels great when someone enjoys your creation.
Shilpi Chaklanobis
Whenever I am stuck due to writer's block, I step away from whatever I am writing and start doing something else to distract my thoughts like reading a book or article, answering mails, listen to music or even go out for a walk.
Shilpi Chaklanobis
Writing is my way to interact with the world. Whenever I feel very strongly for something and want to communicate with everyone, I pen down my thoughts in the form of stories or articles.
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