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Nilesh Rathod is a businessperson, writer and poet. Co-founder of Ensemble Infrastructure India Limited, Nilesh’s company currently employs over 2000 people.

Destiny of Shattered Dreams is his debut novel. Nilesh is currently working on his second novel. He lives in Mumbai, you may email him at nilesh@nileshrathod.in or visit his webpage http://www.nileshrathod.in You may also follow him on twitter @authornilesh or at http://facebook.com/authornilesh
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Hi Nilesh, its inspiring to see that you completed your first novel in a month and are now on the second one. Did you publish your 1st novel i mean just for the general public to read? If you did, how was the process?

Nilesh Rathod No. I wrote the plot and the first few chapters only for myself. Just like the poetries I have been writing for over 16 years now. They were never int…moreNo. I wrote the plot and the first few chapters only for myself. Just like the poetries I have been writing for over 16 years now. They were never intended to be published. Unlike the poetry I shared these chapters with a few friends. They thought the stuff I had written had potential and I must explore the possibility of writing the whole story. Once I got to that I completed it within the month. Although, I kept rewriting my plot over two months, before I penned my first lines and then edited the work over six months after I completed the initial manuscript. Thats how Destiny of Shattered Dreams came to be. My second novel 'The Emissary' is almost 1/4 done, I am currently taking a break to have a few learnings from this one once it is out, I will then begin to complete this one and hopefully find a publisher to release it next year. (less)

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Nilesh Rathod Hehe... I am going through one. I wrote my first novel within a month of starting to pen it, I spent double that time to just write the headers for th…moreHehe... I am going through one. I wrote my first novel within a month of starting to pen it, I spent double that time to just write the headers for the sub-plots, but once I got to writing, I was done within a month. I am a lazy researcher too, on the contrary research beyond a point is a road block to creativity. My first way to deal with a writer's block is to take a break, may be a day or two or even a week. I keep thinking and re-thinking about the scenarios without really penning them down. If I do get a break through, I start again. Reading another book or two within that break can help erase the block sometimes. And if nothing works, I simply force my way through the story, it might read bland or may sound timid when you do that, but remember its a small part of the story and there is always an edit option. (less)

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“What good is speed without the ability to brake?”
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“Time has no mind of its own”
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“From hopelessness within the mind rises hope itself”
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“How can I seek forgiveness for sins I haven't committed yet?”
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“No ambition which feeds on blood can be a worthy one”
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“Our greed for joy is the sole reason for our sorrows”
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