The Writing Process Tour: Next Stops

One week on from my own stop on The Writing Process Blog Tour, Susmita Bhattacharya fills us in on her own writing, including her debut novel, The Normal State of Mind, that I am working with her on for Parthian Books:

Susmita reads her Rarebit anthology short story in Mumbai recently.
'How did I choose the theme for my novel, The Normal State of Mind? I had an image in my mind. Two women wading through the Mumbai floods, trying to make it to safety. I knew I had to write about them. But who were they? I knew one of them was a widow, because she was crying as she passed by her husband’s workplace. And the other? I wanted to write about someone I didn’t know much about. Someone I wanted to know well. '
How writing is different with young children...
'My writing process has had two distinct periods: Pre-parenthood and post. The pre period was very unproductive, and basically I was a lazy writer. Great ideas, lofty ambitions, and an abundance of time. Result: Nothing. Post-parenthood: Sleepless nights. Baby blues. Feeding. Working part time. No time to spare. Therefore an urgency to write whenever I could spare some time for it. Result: Something. '
Read the full story over on Susmita's blog, and then follow the tour on to discover more new writers. Kit Habianic's entry is coming soon.