On Author’s Circle today,
we have a fellow Harlequin Mills and Boon author and a screenwriter, Adite Banerjie, to talk about writing, life and her book, The Indian Tycoon’s Marriage Deal, which releases in N. America this week.
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Dancing with the enemy...
Krish Dev needs to find a bride—and quick! With a marriage arranged by his father looming, Krish finds the key to his freedom in Maya Shome, but is this dazzling beauty really all she seems...?
Maya has only one thing in mind: revenge. But when the host of the most exclusive high society party asks her to dance what is meant to be an innocent tango leads to an engagement to Krish—her enemy’s son!
Arranging their own marriage could work to their advantage…if they can resist mixing business with pleasure!
Hi
Adite, welcome to my blog.
AB: Hi Falguni, thanks for having me! J
Always a pleasure. So, what’s The Indian Tycoon’s Marriage Deal about?
AB: Maya Shome, a young landscape
designer, wants revenge against the man who destroyed her family. In her quest
for revenge she meets and falls in love with her enemy’s son, Krish Dev. Can
she reconcile her love for Krish with her desire for revenge?
Do you have any strange writing habits?
AB: I actually do have some pretty
weird habits, including getting up at 4 am to work on my WIP like a maniac. And
then there are times when I will go for weeks without writing a word. But
perhaps the craziest is when I hit upon the perfect solution to an intractable
story point in my dream and I forget it as soon as I wake up!
That's not so strange. What does your day look like?
AB: Chaotic. I multi-task like crazy, juggling
between freelance research/writing assignments, my current WIP which could be a
novel or script, household chores and keeping my very demanding but adorable 12
year old dog entertained.
A regular Wonder Woman, you are :)
Which author/s have inspired you the most?
AB: I love reading all genres (except
horror) and I have been inspired by the works of Amitava Ghosh, William Dalrymple
and JK Rowling.
OMG! I love Dalrymple too. Esp his Mogul books.
What’s your favorite book and why?
AB: Sea of Poppies by Amitava Ghosh. I
love how Ghosh transports you into an amazing world and brings it alive with
characters and situations that are so utterly fascinating.
If your book becomes a movie whom would you want
to play the hero and the heroine?
AB: Ooh…I love this question… my
current favourites (yes, they keep changing from time to time!) are Shahid
Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra.
Nice choices of Bollywood Booty ;)
How did you come to become a writer? In
other words, tell us YOUR STORY.
AB: I have been a writer ever since I
graduated from college. After a long career in journalism and freelance writing,
I happened to do a workshop in screenwriting. And, I was hooked. I’ve always
wanted to write movies and learning the craft helped me develop my storytelling
skills. So, from scripts to books wasn’t quite a huge leap.
What is your least favorite part about the
writing/publishing profession?
AB: The marketing part – especially
when it involves public speaking of any sort!
I feel you there!
What is your best marketing tip?
AB: I believe your work is your best
advertisement. But as a new author, you need to make sure that readers of your
genre are aware about your book. Facebook, Twitter and Goodreads have helped me
connect with readers.
Why
write romance?
AB: Because I love reading them!
Is
there a certain scene you find difficult to write? Eg: Racy or action etc.?
AB: Every book/script has its own
challenges. In ‘Trouble has a new name’
I got stuck in chapter eight and I’d to rewrite it several times before I was
happy with what I’d written. The challenge could be character motivation or the
way I’d imagined a scene that just wasn’t working on the page or something
totally different.
Is
your writing character-driven or plot-driven?
AB: With scripts, I’m plot-driven but
with my books I’m more character-driven.
Which
is the best character you’ve written? Is he or she your favorite? Why?
AB: That’s a tough one… I love all my
Heroes and Heroines. No favouritism, please! ;)
Naturally,
in part you are all your characters (or vice versa) but which of your
characters is the most like you? Or resonates in you the most? Why?
AB: I don’t subscribe to the theory that you are your
character. I try to create characters who are empathetic and yet flawed, but
are not necessarily like me.
What can we expect from you next?
AB: My next book is called ‘Trouble has a new name’ and
has the feel and tone of a romantic comedy. The book will be released by
Harlequin India in July 2014.
To end lets try a Rapid Fire round. Your answer should be the first word/s that
pops into your head when you think of:
LIFE: 24/7
PASSION: Red-hot
HERO: TDH
LOVE: Eternal
HATE: Downer
Thank you once again, Adite, for being here and talking to us.
It was fun!
I had a great time answering your
questions. Good luck with your writing. J
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