About the author: My name is Lawrence Joseph I belong to a very small town called Ballarshah which is in Maharashtra. After completing my 12th I moved to Bangalore, I completed my B.com and MBA from Christ College in Bangalore. I love writing Hindi shayaris whenever I have free time.
Summary of the book: The book is all about the journey as I always wanted my childhood stories & my childhood journey should remembered. The journey which I was always wanted to do is to visit a unknown country meet some unknown people who can make my journey either beautiful or worst. But “In Search of What” I want to visit those countries? That is the big question .
- Can you tell us a little about your book?
I wrote this book in 2020, within 50 to 60 days I completed the story which contains 90,000 words and it took almost 3 years to launch this book in the market. Many times I gave up due to money constrain but my mom & friends always supported me to launch the book as soon as possible. - Is there a specific event that inspired this story or was this an out of the blue idea?
My friend gifted me a book and he insisted so much to read this book. He is my close friend so I thought lets read it. And I loved the story so much within a week I completed it. After reading the book I got an Idea even I can write the story. But from where I should start? And I started writing my story from childhood and my parents struggled to give us better life. - Which part of your story connects the most with you? Why?
My childhood, my school days, My parents struggle. Because those memories still make me laugh. - What makes your book the one to read?
If you want to feel how the unknown journey to a unknown country looks like they will definitely like my book. - What was the best advice you got while writing?
Give time to yourself to think and write. Never count pages and words while writing it might demotivate you. I learn always discuss with 2 to 3 friends or either of your parents about your story their appreciation can motivate you in life. - Who’s your all-time favourite author? Which book of his/hers made you fall in love with them?
The kite runner/ Khaled Hosseini - What is your evergreen tip to the writers out there?
If you are a new writer don’t tell many people until you don’t finish the work. People are next to you who can demotivate you at any point of time. - What was your hardest scene to write?
Ending of the story was the hardest scene to write. I really want to end the story in a emotional way. - Do you have another plot brewing?
Yes, definitely will write something most of the India won’t know about it.
Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.in/dp/9395868341?ref=myi_title_dp
