Saiswaroopa asked Shinde Sweety:

As a writer who passionately resonated with the principal characters in her book, did you face hangovers after writing Arjun? How did you cope up and continue writing?

Shinde Sweety Arjun-Draupadi are so ingrained in my psyche, that don't think of them as hangovers or distractions. I've accepted their constant presence in my life.

I'm truly satisfied with my wordy homage to them. In retrospect, there is nothing I feel I ought to have added/ deleted. However, given the contrast between the book's word limit & their awesome persona, there were some facets that I couldn't depict in deep detail.

So whenever I feel the urge, I compensate by writing stand-alone pieces on my Wordpress blog or on Arjun's FB page. These could be vignettes carrying my emotional ties to them or analytical posts on Mahabharat or a censored romantic dialogue that I keep improvising.

I've even caught myself casting & filming favorite scenes from my novel (Lets hope the power of positive thinking makes a Director zoom upon my novel for a dream movie!)
So basically I don't push aside my darlings if they demand my time. I indulge them. They are inspirational enough to enable me to write entirely different posts simultaneously.

Currently I'm writing 2-3 different books as & when whichever takes priority. This is in addition to my blogposts, my FB page updates, my students' thesis and my medical publications.

My brain remains in a constant state of arousal & chaos. It may not be the right method, but that's how my mind works :)

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