We recently interviewed published author Shubham Choudhary.
Short Bio :
Shubham Choudhary is a Final year student of MNIT Jaipur, pursuing a B.Tech degree in Electronics and Communication. Being an active blogger, he has written over a hundred articles, stories and poems. His works mainly include humour based on daily life. Besides writing, he likes travelling and reading biographies and fiction. He also has a deep interest in music and has taken training in the field of Radio Jockeying as well. He is actively involved in the start-up TalEx India. He has written for many websites, noticeable among them being, Youthdiaries. in, Bewakoof.com, News That Matters Not and TheWittyShit. Com.
So, here goes :
Q: Tell us something about your debut novel.
A: My EX Fell In Love, is a story of
every guy who has ever been in a confused state. It describes the life of three
friends pursuing engineering, the fun they have and the problems they face. It
is a humorous story of a guy “Yatharth” who breaks up with a girl to concentrate
in his research work, just to find out that she is now in a relationship with
someone else. The story revolves around his research work and the funny things
that happen in the course.
Q: How
did this book happen and why did you choose to write it?
A: The book isn't a thought that
occurred to me in a single day, neither is it my own life story which most
people confuse it to be. I have been blogging for quite some time now and just
when I felt that I could make people laugh with my writing, I thought of
converting that into a book. The reason I chose this story was because most youngsters can easily relate to
it and people who like funny stories, would like to read it.
Q: When
did you take up writing?
A: That’s a little difficult to answer.
I always loved to write. I used to write Facebook statuses and jokes that I
created myself. After that I started writing wits for a website
“TheWittyShit.com” and soon I started my own blog “ABugInMyMind” in July 2011.
Without any efforts of mine to publicize or promote, a few posts of the blog became quite viral and were appreciated by many. I started working on “My EX Fell In Love” sometime around that and here it is.
Without any efforts of mine to publicize or promote, a few posts of the blog became quite viral and were appreciated by many. I started working on “My EX Fell In Love” sometime around that and here it is.
Q: Where
do you usually write? What is your favourite setting to write in?
A: On my study table which I never used
to study, on my bed when half of the world is asleep, in my class confronting a
boring lecture, etc. etc. There is no specific time or place for ideas to come.
But I do like either of these two conditions. 1. On my bed with laptop in front
of my eyes and music in the background. And 2. On my table with umm… the same
conditions, except that I am sitting this time.
Q: Did
this story come to you easily or did you find yourself stuck with a
writer’s block sometimes?
A: Every story starts with an idea or a
real life incident. Mine started with a funny title (My EX Fell In Love). Just
the title came to my mind out of the blues and it made me laugh. I made the
story and the characters after that. But yes, once you’re in the middle of
writing a freaking 200 pages, you do get stuck and it isn’t a bad thing. How
you tackle that shows how serious you are for the whole thing.
Q: Does
this story have anything to do with your personal life? Or is it a story of
someone close to you?
A: No. Some instances at some points might be
inspired by things happening around me. But in no way possible this is my story.
Neither is any character a replica of me or any friend of mine.
Q: Tell us about your life online and the sites you
maintain.
A: Sometimes, to mess with me, people tell me I am
popular, while I like to refer that as active. And by ‘that’ I mean I am active
on almost every online portal.
My blog: www.abuginmymind.wordpress.com
My blog: www.abuginmymind.wordpress.com
My Facebook Profile: www.Facebook.com/AwesomeShubham
My Twitter Profile: www.twitter.com/shubhamtweets
And the book can be found here. www.facebook.com/myexfellinlove
, www.bit.ly/bookgoodreads , www.bit.ly/booklinks.
Q: What are your thoughts on life – The one thing that it
takes to live it?
A: Live in a way that you don’t have regrets
afterwards. Be confident with what you do. Have fun.
One thing? I think it just takes a smile to live life to the
fullest.
Q: How has been your experience so far in the literary
world? Any highs or lows being a part of this space that you would like to
share here?
A: Experience is great. Though I would like to say
this, writing is a noble profession and you write to express things that you
want to tell the world and to record your ideas in form of words.
Unfortunately, people don’t leave a chance in making this a 3rd
grade business as well. There is a difference in being a writer and being a
businessman, and sadly in our country, you have to be the latter to become the
former.
When I wrote the book, making it a bestseller was not there in my mind. All I wanted was to have that feeling of seeing my name on the book cover and to see my parents’ reaction when they saw the book. With that thought, no highs or lows have affected me yet.
When I wrote the book, making it a bestseller was not there in my mind. All I wanted was to have that feeling of seeing my name on the book cover and to see my parents’ reaction when they saw the book. With that thought, no highs or lows have affected me yet.
Q: Tell us something about your work & hobbies?
A: I am a 22 year old undergraduate. Right now I am
in final year of Electronics and Communication Engineering in MNIT, Jaipur. I
have my own start-up TalEx
India and a live online retail store www.EStyleBuy.com.
And I have been placed in Oracle Financial Softwares as well.
I like watching Football, dancing, writing (Duh!), I watch TV all the time and I am kind of an unheard Radio Jockey too. :P
I like watching Football, dancing, writing (Duh!), I watch TV all the time and I am kind of an unheard Radio Jockey too. :P
Q: So how did it feel when you finally finished writing
the book?
A: Happy. Ecstatic. Light. Freer. Amazed. And a
little surprised!
Q: Top 3 All-time favourite books.
A: In no preferential order.
·
Wings of Fire by A.P.J Abdul Kalam
·
P.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern
We would like to thank Author Shubham for this interview. Best wishes from Team Book Readers Lounge.
