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Ranjit Ratnaike

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Born

Colombo, Sri Lanka

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http://ranjitratnaike.com/

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Fiction, Science Fiction

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February 2014

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Ranjit Ratnaike is originally from Sri Lanka and lives in Adelaide, Australia where he is a physician.

He has had a long association with The University of Adelaide as Associate Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences.

He lived in the Himalayan foothills training women as health workers, and worked as a consultant on various health projects in South and South East Asia, and in the Western Pacific region. He served as Regional Adviser in Health Information for the World Health Organization in Manila, Philippines.

He is the editor of, and a contributor to medical texts published by The Cambridge University Press, Edward Arnold, and McGraw-Hill.

His interests include music and cooking. He is a member of the ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Ranjit Ratnaike I am very fortunate that this is not a common occurrence, though not due to genius!

I am involved in more than one writing project and move away from t…moreI am very fortunate that this is not a common occurrence, though not due to genius!

I am involved in more than one writing project and move away from the 'blocked' project and return to it. I am not working to a deadline and therefore do not aggravate the 'block' by worrying about it.

I leave it alone, not fuss around it gnashing my teeth, and as we say in Australia, getting into a tizz! With time, the block clears.

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What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Ranjit Ratnaike I enjoy the wonderful world I live in: the world I have created in the Saradasi books with the characters that populate the Nereima Galaxy.

I can dream…moreI enjoy the wonderful world I live in: the world I have created in the Saradasi books with the characters that populate the Nereima Galaxy.

I can dream dreams and translate them into the reality of what I write.

I value the mental exertion writing, re-writing and especially editing provides. I enjoy the humility I am forced to accept when I re-read a sentence or a paragraph and mutter to myself: 'Terrible.' I enjoy the hunt for the right word which resurrects a sentence from a deep grave to shining life.

There is no money in this business. But there is deep satisfaction when I receive a complimentary email or when a lady in the city I live in wrote saying her granddaughter in New Zealand had read Saradasi-The Prophecy, was visiting her on a visit, may they call on me! It was a wonderful visit.

it is also a pleasure being invited to talk to groups about writing and publishing.(less)

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	Saradasi: The Prophecy 2.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saradasi-The Search liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saradasi-The Prophecy 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars