Ask the Author: Jyoti Arora
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Jyoti Arora
'I heard there are ghosts in this castle,' the tourist said.
'I've been living here since past three centuries and haven't seen any,' the man near him replied.
'I've been living here since past three centuries and haven't seen any,' the man near him replied.
Jyoti Arora
I'd love to wander in the moors featured in Wuthering Heights.
Jyoti Arora
I would rather keep it a mystery till I pull it out in the form of a book :)
Jyoti Arora
Thank you so much. It's good to know that you think I managed to write from make and female perspective well. I really can't say how I did it. I just tried my best to make my characters as natural as i can. I tried to imagine how a person like Arsh or Nirvi would behave in such situations. I took inspiration from the way my friends and family members react and respond. And that helped me mold my characters.
Nirvi changed herself not because of what happened to her. She changed herself because she was made to feel that she wasn't good enough and what happened to her was the result of her own behaviour and personality. She was told to become like her beautiful, graceful and well-mannered friend and learn to behave 'properly.' Nirvi trained herself to become just like her friend Kusum. She changed herself to become the model of 'desirable' just like her friend. And being slim, docile and submissive was a part of that.
However, Nirvi's spirit rebelled against this injustice. And even when she assumed the mask of graceful submissiveness, she rebelled against the society by becoming submissive plaything of men.
Nirvi changed herself not because of what happened to her. She changed herself because she was made to feel that she wasn't good enough and what happened to her was the result of her own behaviour and personality. She was told to become like her beautiful, graceful and well-mannered friend and learn to behave 'properly.' Nirvi trained herself to become just like her friend Kusum. She changed herself to become the model of 'desirable' just like her friend. And being slim, docile and submissive was a part of that.
However, Nirvi's spirit rebelled against this injustice. And even when she assumed the mask of graceful submissiveness, she rebelled against the society by becoming submissive plaything of men.
Jyoti Arora
Thanks.
I don't create a very strict plan before I start my novel. However, it is also true that when I start writing a novel, I know where I want to end it. And so far, I have managed to bring my story to that pre-decided end.
I also create brief character sketches before I start. I know where I want to lead the characters. Keeping that in mind, I try and decide the forces that will drive the characters towards their complications and ultimate destiny. These include their internal characteristics and external forces. I also try and decide the forces that oppose them. But none of this is concrete and keeps on changing as the story and characters develop.
As for the plot, I plan portion by portion. Like, I plan the first five chapters keeping in mind what I want to achieve in those chapters. By the time it's done, I usually manage to see the next turn the story will take. And based upon that, I plan the next few chapters. And so on.
But all through the process, the end remains in sight.
I don't create a very strict plan before I start my novel. However, it is also true that when I start writing a novel, I know where I want to end it. And so far, I have managed to bring my story to that pre-decided end.
I also create brief character sketches before I start. I know where I want to lead the characters. Keeping that in mind, I try and decide the forces that will drive the characters towards their complications and ultimate destiny. These include their internal characteristics and external forces. I also try and decide the forces that oppose them. But none of this is concrete and keeps on changing as the story and characters develop.
As for the plot, I plan portion by portion. Like, I plan the first five chapters keeping in mind what I want to achieve in those chapters. By the time it's done, I usually manage to see the next turn the story will take. And based upon that, I plan the next few chapters. And so on.
But all through the process, the end remains in sight.
Jyoti Arora
Readers' appreciation. And the joy of giving life to characters and bringing them to happiness. And I love reading my own words :)
Jyoti Arora
Writing is wonderful. Being read and being appreciated for your words is even more so. But none of this comes easy. If you dream of making it big as a writer, then you must first understand that chasing a big dream means battling with nightmares every day. If you want to write, then write. But be prepared to face lot of hard work, and many disappointments. Before you reach your destination, you have to walk every step of the way. Only a few very fortunate ones get the chance to quick fly to success
Jyoti Arora
I love reading, and I love being read. That, I guess, is the beginning of getting inspired to write. Other than that, it's more of a consistent hard work to get the right ideas and be able to put them on paper in as good a way as possible.
Jyoti Arora
My latest book Lemon Girl is inspired by the rising crimes against girls and women in India. Never a day goes when some such incident isn't reported in news. It's disgusting and very disturbing. Although I had some ideas about the book's theme floating about in my head since past some years. But when the 'Nirbhaya' case happened in Delhi, my heart was filled with rage. I had to raise my voice. My novel Lemon Girl is my voice of protest against the trend of considering girls and women and easy and even justified target!
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