About the author: I am fortunate to be raised in the lush and verdant tea gardens of Assam, my father being a tea planter. I took to writing in the third grade and slowly got better in the art of writing around the time when I was in the sixth grade. The introduction of the author in the book “Broken” gives a deeper insight and the thought behind the pen name “Patchy Writer”.
Summary of the book: The book “Broken” is about a growing teenager as also a reflection of the challenges the author faced growing up, especially at the boarding school in Dehradun. It is also a foray into the romanticism teenager experiences on crushing which have seldom been expressed freely to date.
- Can you tell us a little about your book?
My book is a poetic reflection of my past haunts, and scars, healing, and embracing who I am. - Is there a specific event that inspired this story or was this an out-of-the-blue idea?
My poems stem from my past in boarding school. I was bullied and looked down upon by the students and shockingly, the staff. - What got are you writing in the first place?
I used to write just for the joy of writing since the third grade. However, I started using it as an outlet to express my feelings from the sixth grade as an instrument to vent my emotions. - What was your impression of your first draft when you read it?
I felt happy, a bit older, and slightly more mature. - Which part of your story connects the most with you? Why?
Broken connects with me the most because it was the starting point of the book and it is connected to all the other poems. It was the base for my art. - What makes your book the one to read?
The meanings, the fact why it is written the way it is written, the hidden meanings, and personifications. - What was the best advice you got while writing?
The best advice I got while writing was not to be scared of exploring different genres and to be bold enough, and honest enough to express without diluting anything. - Who’s your all-time favorite author? Which book of his/hers made you fall in love with them?
Paulo Coelho. I love the way he writes. I find his stories really philosophical. Aleph made me fall in love with him. - What is your evergreen tip to the writers out there?
To not be scared, to be honest in their work, and to enjoy the process. - What was your hardest scene to write?
To come up with personifications. - Do you have another plot brewing?
Yes, definitely. Watch out for the next one!
Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.in/dp/9357762612?ref=myi_title_dp
