Ask the Author: Avinash Chikte
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Avinash Chikte
People and situations that I saw, and especially their double standards and taboos, gave birth to the thought-provoking elderly romantic comedy, 'The Old Man & She!'
Avinash Chikte
Seeing people and situations around me inspires me to ask a series of 'what if?' questions. If the answers are interesting, they can turn into a story.
Avinash Chikte
A sequel to 'Man Behind the Missing Machine' and two thought provoking comedies.
Avinash Chikte
Writing is difficult, editing tough, publishing is problematic and marketing is challenging. On top of that, some reviewers will break your heart.
But write anyway!
But write anyway!
Avinash Chikte
When someone tells you, out of the blue, "I loved you book!" It makes all the effort, hard work and heartburn worth it!
Then you know you've touched the lives of strangers and made friends in faraway places.
Then you know you've touched the lives of strangers and made friends in faraway places.
Avinash Chikte
Just write! If the current story doesn't flow, write something else, anything else. You can always use it somewhere.
Avinash Chikte
Horror is not my genre, but I'll take it as a challenge and give it a go.
"He thought he was the life of the party, but he was scaring them.
He thought he still was alive, but he had died the previous month."
"He thought he was the life of the party, but he was scaring them.
He thought he still was alive, but he had died the previous month."
Avinash Chikte
I'd go to Blandings Castle, the home of Lord Emsworth, a creation of the inimitable Sir P. G. Wodehouse. I'd love to meet all those characters, including the Empress of Blandings, who happens to be a fat pig!
Avinash Chikte
While being the Pilot-in-Command of a Dubai-Pune flight, I did actually come across the situation I've portrayed in 'Man Behind the Missing Machine.' That got me thinking, 'what if?' And the book was born!
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