Ask the Author: Swati Kaushal
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Swati Kaushal
You get to express something with complete freedom and share it with the world
Swati Kaushal
Patience.... also, you have to work around it at the egdes. Write, just about anything; even if it's copying passages from a favorite book. In fact, I've often found that by randomly opening a favorite book and starting to copy whatever is on the page into a notebook; I start to feel less 'blocked'
Swati Kaushal
So many!!! Lately, Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel, Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Also, Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer are my favorite pick-me-ups and Tolstoy is my ultimate inspiration....
Swati Kaushal
Write what excites you. Write it the best you can; don't cut corners; don't hold back. Write fearlessly and faithfully. And then, when you're ready to share....go all out!
Swati Kaushal
Right now I'm brainstorming and experimenting with many different plots and characters...
Swati Kaushal
I read a lot of different things; try my hand at as many things as I can. I really feel that inspiration is often to be found at the place where many diverse paths meet
Swati Kaushal
From watching lots of TV!!! Reality TV can be so addictive...and the notion of a handful of ordinary people with extraordinary talent competing to win a life-changing award...just had to explore this subculture
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