The Author Interviews, Round 4: #9: Adwitiya Dixit
Here is another interesting author interview, this time withAdwitiya Dixit.
You can take only three items to your secret island. What would you take? Why?If it is my island, it means I can get on and off it easily. I would take sleeping gear because I love my sleep. Pen and ink because I cannot stay idle and because I would use that time on an island to write my next story.You are living in the world from your latest novel. Where are you? What is it like?The current book is actually a collection of short stories based in the real world. And even though it has all the features of an idealistic “happy” world, it has sorrow and pain too.You are your most recent protagonist. Who are you? What is the first thing you do?I am Dylan, college student by the day and a blogger by night. I run for fitness and take loads of coffee. The first thing that I would do is check the podcast I follow which is updated daily because the voice I hear from the other side makes my heart skip a beat.Who is your favourite author? Why?Pointing at one would be an injustice to the others. I love John Green, not for The Fault In Our Stars but for Looking For Alaska. The portrayal of the mystique in Alaska Young’s character is amazing. And Alaska Young is also the most powerful woman ever in literature right after Shakespeare’s Beatrice.Where do you get your ideas?I get my ideas from every “What If?” To every situation, I ask the question “what if?” along with a theme. For example, a car crash. I ask myself, “what if the driver had a wife?” for a romantic angle. You get the point.Why do you write?Because it is fun to create your world. I can build my own private world and escape into it. I can make humans have four hands or forked tongue. You can make people fall in love. It’s a lot of fun.How do you deal with bad reviews, rejection and criticism?I respect it and try to mend my work. Criticism too is a form of feedback and I love to receive feedback. What I find difficult to deal with is the absence.What do you find difficult about writing?Editing and making my character go through bad phases in life. I feel that every character is alive in the world which they were created. I do not like to make them go through whatever I say and have a dead spouse or an abusive parent.Do you ever outsource (editing and cover design) your work?I might in the future but for now I do them on my own. I love to edit for others for free and I think I do a decent job at it. So when I have my content ready, I ask the people I edited for to edit my work. Maybe I will outsource for editing in the future when I begin earning.What is your opinion on the indie vs traditional publishing argument?I believe that it is nice to go indie on a small scale level. Like if I have a short-story book (like right now) I will go indie. If I think my novel or book has the potential to stand the test of time or that I am ready to give it time, I will give the book for traditional publishing. For me both of the methods are good.Talk us through your creative process from start to finish.I set to work really late at night. After my folks fall asleep, I open my laptop and begin my writing. When it comes to creativity, I am more of a night owl. I often select a theme and then write over my head. Usually, I have a theme in my mind which I want to explore and then piece together the aspects which I think should be added. My first draft usually is extremely raw and then the following drafts are more refined. Writing the words down on paper is the first step for me. Then I arrange them in the sequence which it should be. Writing for me is just 20% of the complete job. Editing and the following drafts are the real deal.What advice would you give to aspiring writers?I am an aspiring writer too. I would just say that as long as we believe in our work, we have the world in our hands. J.K. Rowling was refused 8 times for Harry Potter. The Alchemist by Paulo Choelho was initially published by a local publisher and then stopped because he said that it was unprofitable. Never give up on a project which you think can be successful and similarly don’t drag on subjects which are dear and near but not realistic.Would you agree a good book must withstand more than one read?No. Some books are spoilt after you read them for the first time. I used to read a lot of murder mysteries and eventually I started borrowing them from the library than to buy them because the suspense is killed after the first time. You would not enjoy it the second time you read it but it would still be a good book nonetheless.Do you have a favourite genre? Tell us more!I do not bind my preference to a certain genre. I would read any book and would give it the affection which I have for the books I already love if it is well written.Do you shop for indie books online? If not, why?I do. A book is a book. If well written the method of publishing and the origin doesn’t matter.What would it take for you to leave a review on Amazon/ Goodreads?A book which has intrigued me enough to download it will get a review. Moreover, if the author would be affected with my review, I would leave a review. The classics I know won’t be affected by my review. The biggies I know won’t care about my reviews. Where my review matters, I give a review. (Brutally honest, though.)Do you ever visit an author's website? If so, what do you look at?I visit the author’s website quite often. The WIPs and the books which they have previously written.If an author offered you a free book, would you sign up to their mailing list?Depends. I would like to give the author the chance but I would not do anything for a free book.Do you ever enter giveaways and/ or order signed copies?I am eligible to answer this question as of now. But when I am a bigger name or that I would sell my novella/novel, I would. I definitely would.Many thanks to Adwitiya Dixit for this interesting interview. To give your support, please consider visiting the author's website.
You can take only three items to your secret island. What would you take? Why?If it is my island, it means I can get on and off it easily. I would take sleeping gear because I love my sleep. Pen and ink because I cannot stay idle and because I would use that time on an island to write my next story.You are living in the world from your latest novel. Where are you? What is it like?The current book is actually a collection of short stories based in the real world. And even though it has all the features of an idealistic “happy” world, it has sorrow and pain too.You are your most recent protagonist. Who are you? What is the first thing you do?I am Dylan, college student by the day and a blogger by night. I run for fitness and take loads of coffee. The first thing that I would do is check the podcast I follow which is updated daily because the voice I hear from the other side makes my heart skip a beat.Who is your favourite author? Why?Pointing at one would be an injustice to the others. I love John Green, not for The Fault In Our Stars but for Looking For Alaska. The portrayal of the mystique in Alaska Young’s character is amazing. And Alaska Young is also the most powerful woman ever in literature right after Shakespeare’s Beatrice.Where do you get your ideas?I get my ideas from every “What If?” To every situation, I ask the question “what if?” along with a theme. For example, a car crash. I ask myself, “what if the driver had a wife?” for a romantic angle. You get the point.Why do you write?Because it is fun to create your world. I can build my own private world and escape into it. I can make humans have four hands or forked tongue. You can make people fall in love. It’s a lot of fun.How do you deal with bad reviews, rejection and criticism?I respect it and try to mend my work. Criticism too is a form of feedback and I love to receive feedback. What I find difficult to deal with is the absence.What do you find difficult about writing?Editing and making my character go through bad phases in life. I feel that every character is alive in the world which they were created. I do not like to make them go through whatever I say and have a dead spouse or an abusive parent.Do you ever outsource (editing and cover design) your work?I might in the future but for now I do them on my own. I love to edit for others for free and I think I do a decent job at it. So when I have my content ready, I ask the people I edited for to edit my work. Maybe I will outsource for editing in the future when I begin earning.What is your opinion on the indie vs traditional publishing argument?I believe that it is nice to go indie on a small scale level. Like if I have a short-story book (like right now) I will go indie. If I think my novel or book has the potential to stand the test of time or that I am ready to give it time, I will give the book for traditional publishing. For me both of the methods are good.Talk us through your creative process from start to finish.I set to work really late at night. After my folks fall asleep, I open my laptop and begin my writing. When it comes to creativity, I am more of a night owl. I often select a theme and then write over my head. Usually, I have a theme in my mind which I want to explore and then piece together the aspects which I think should be added. My first draft usually is extremely raw and then the following drafts are more refined. Writing the words down on paper is the first step for me. Then I arrange them in the sequence which it should be. Writing for me is just 20% of the complete job. Editing and the following drafts are the real deal.What advice would you give to aspiring writers?I am an aspiring writer too. I would just say that as long as we believe in our work, we have the world in our hands. J.K. Rowling was refused 8 times for Harry Potter. The Alchemist by Paulo Choelho was initially published by a local publisher and then stopped because he said that it was unprofitable. Never give up on a project which you think can be successful and similarly don’t drag on subjects which are dear and near but not realistic.Would you agree a good book must withstand more than one read?No. Some books are spoilt after you read them for the first time. I used to read a lot of murder mysteries and eventually I started borrowing them from the library than to buy them because the suspense is killed after the first time. You would not enjoy it the second time you read it but it would still be a good book nonetheless.Do you have a favourite genre? Tell us more!I do not bind my preference to a certain genre. I would read any book and would give it the affection which I have for the books I already love if it is well written.Do you shop for indie books online? If not, why?I do. A book is a book. If well written the method of publishing and the origin doesn’t matter.What would it take for you to leave a review on Amazon/ Goodreads?A book which has intrigued me enough to download it will get a review. Moreover, if the author would be affected with my review, I would leave a review. The classics I know won’t be affected by my review. The biggies I know won’t care about my reviews. Where my review matters, I give a review. (Brutally honest, though.)Do you ever visit an author's website? If so, what do you look at?I visit the author’s website quite often. The WIPs and the books which they have previously written.If an author offered you a free book, would you sign up to their mailing list?Depends. I would like to give the author the chance but I would not do anything for a free book.Do you ever enter giveaways and/ or order signed copies?I am eligible to answer this question as of now. But when I am a bigger name or that I would sell my novella/novel, I would. I definitely would.Many thanks to Adwitiya Dixit for this interesting interview. To give your support, please consider visiting the author's website.
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