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Anuradha D. Rajurkar

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Anuradha D. Rajurkar is the award-winning author of AMERICAN BETIYA (Knopf), a 2022 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults and a Bank Street Best Book of 2022.

Holding two degrees from Northwestern University, Anuradha spends her free time hiking the shores of Lake Michigan, obsessing over her garden, and watching horror flicks with her sons. A lazy knitter, passionate reader, and color-enthusiast, Anuradha lives in Evanston, Illinois with her husband and two sons. Her upcoming book is a young adult gothic thriller entitled TEMPORARY BODIES (Knopf, 2024).

You can find Anuradha on Instagram at www.instagram.com/anuradhadrajurkar/ and Twitter: https://twitter.com/ADRajurkar1
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Anuradha D. Rajurkar To spend dedicated time digging deep into all the things you obsess and wonder about. Writing through imagined worlds, characters, and storylines help…moreTo spend dedicated time digging deep into all the things you obsess and wonder about. Writing through imagined worlds, characters, and storylines helps me find answers to those questions that don't seem to let go. :) I also love being able to work in a solitary way, to be left alone with my thoughts and ideas while I snack at my computer for long stretches!(less)
Anuradha D. Rajurkar Writer's block usually signifies to me that I haven't yet solidified, mentally, the motivations of one or more of my characters. In other words, I don…moreWriter's block usually signifies to me that I haven't yet solidified, mentally, the motivations of one or more of my characters. In other words, I don't know my characters well enough to write what they would do next. When this happens, I sneak off to run or meditate, keeping my characters tucked in the corners of my mind. Or, I'll take a walk through a forest or along Lake Michigan, pondering and muttering, stopping to scribble down random thoughts about "my people" in my pocket-sized notebook, like mad scientist. :)

Reading widely can spark new ideas as you're writing. Sometimes if I'm stuck, my "writing" time will temporarily take the form of reading other works closely, examining how an author handles structure, pacing, characterization, mood, tone, voice and setting...all these elements can elevate my own writing, and provide fresh inspiration to return to my desk.

Finally, talking to my writing group members or a close, trusted friend about the characters and their struggles/goals can help me work through blocks, as does seeing a movie in the theater or watching a current, new show on Netflix (yes, Netflix!): Often a nugget there can light you up, provide a missing puzzle piece in your work. So... yay for movies and T.V.! :)

Honestly, though, the most important thing to do when you're blocked is to continue writing--even if that means beginning a side project, character sketch, or writing prompt. I write even when I feel like it's garbage. Because sometimes you have to write through garbage to unearth the good stuff.(less)
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Got sent this photo of @scavengergreycosplay loving on AMERICAN BETIYA at Clements High School library! So proud to see my debut baby still making her way ♥️ Special thanks to the amazing Liza Wiemer, author of the incredibly impactful THE ASSIGNMENT, who continues to shout from the rooftops about American Betiya 😭😍♥️ Read more of this blog post »
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“Pressing up against him and kissing him is like spinning out onto an undiscovered forest terrain of bramble and jagged cliffs and wildflowers, spanning miles, leaving everything I know behind...”
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“They are magic words. As Kate flits to talk to Mimi and her grandmother the next exhibit over, my parents and the auntie-uncles finally line up and file out, hugging me again and telling me congratulations and how much they enjoyed my "sweet little pastime." I thank them, smiling and waving at the receding chaos before slumping onto my stool in silent relief.”
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