Sonali Sharma
@authorsonali · 1:20
💀 Thriller with the blend of Horror 📚Ft. Conversation with Khayaal Patel
In the conversation with Khayaal Patel and unwind the thriller. Let's find out the suspect. See you there at nine. And are you curious and excited? Hold on. Your excitement. I'll see you soon tomorrow. Until then, take care. Stay safe and bye
Sonali Sharma
@authorsonali · 1:23
So, before we directly dive into the conversation with Khayaal Patel, I would like to take a moment to introduce him. Khayaal Patel is a bestselling author. His book, Tarikshir the Awakening was consistently ranked number one on Amazon bestseller charts and Indian writing and fantasy. He has an unhealthy addiction to chocolates and on occasion he eats cakes for breakfast. Well, everyone loves it. Sometimes he wants to give up his writing career, train hard and fight crime dressed like a flying rodent
Khayaal Patel
@kpatel1988 · 1:28
There was this entire wide range of literature that I got to consume, and I think after that, when you get to read so much, I think writing is the next logical step
Sonali Sharma
@authorsonali · 1:19
When you mentioned about Tenten and Goosebumps oh, it was such a nostalgic ride for me as well. I too have grown up reading comics and especially champagne. There was one comic, I think Tinkle, then Chandra Kanta and many such comics which we really used to enjoy while reading. And yes, touchwood. We had such comic books during that time. And yes, I so agree with you
Khayaal Patel
@kpatel1988 · 2:37
So that's something which the Zamdar ghost is all about. It's essentially a fair play murder mystery, very much like Agatha Christie. A lot of the clues, almost all of the clue, in fact, my apologies. All the clues are given to the reader. A lot of them who've read a lot of thrillers and mysteries might be able to crack it before the end, but I still tried to keep it as tight as possible
Sonali Sharma
@authorsonali · 1:33
Hello. Absolutely. A lot happened during the COVID times, some hard hitting realizations, and no one was prepared. That's true. A sudden outbreak of such a big incident that happened. And each and every person, each and every individual reacted differently. And post COVID, every person has a different story to share what happened with them. And talking about the part where you mentioned about giving the clues to the reader, that made me quite curious
Khayaal Patel
@kpatel1988 · 2:41
Obviously, as the reader goes on, there are more and more hints, and there are a lot of instances in which the reader really questions whether there is a ghost or there is a supernatural or a preternatural presence haunting Azad Manor, where the Ranas stay, and whether that ghost has really asserted his influence all over UTI. So that is a question which is very open ended. But a lot of the mystery is more rooted
Sonali Sharma
@authorsonali · 0:43
Hello. Well, that sounds like a bit of plot change and a twist. And so now, firstly, thank you for sharing about this. It gave a bit of idea about the story and the plot revolving around something that I would like to ask is definitely I'll jump onto the ghost and the supernatural aspect of the story, but the series of unexplained deaths in UTI, even this is the element in the book
Khayaal Patel
@kpatel1988 · 1:14
So the entire book revolves around the Zamadar's ghost. It revolves every character who is there in the book has some connection with the Rana family, either directly or tangentially. And the Rana family has touched their lives. And, I mean, when you kind of read the book, you realize that the entire Rana family was nothing but a disease. Everybody they touched and everybody whose lives they entered into, they brought just misfortune, and they made it worse for just being there
Sonali Sharma
@authorsonali · 0:52
So can you dwell into the role of superstition and the supernatural part in the book's plot and just a personal touch to the question, do you believe in superstitions or the supernatural powers that exist around and leave? So why and how much?
Khayaal Patel
@kpatel1988 · 2:54
I don't believe, nor do I not believe on this, because there are too many experiences which have have heard firsthand from a lot of people on both sides of the coin. So unless something really kind of happens to me or I experience firsthand, there's always going to be something that one experience which happens which turns a non believer into a believer. So I haven't experienced that yet. But till then, I think I'm going to keep saying that I'm on the fence
Sonali Sharma
@authorsonali · 2:17
Or there was any specific pattern that you followed? Or rather it was going with the flow, the kind of qualities, the kind of nature or the description that you wanted to give to your character. So anything around this that you would want to share with our audience?
Khayaal Patel
@kpatel1988 · 2:23
I think anything that you bring out creatively is a culmination of all the experiences or all the things that you've watched or read in your existence. And when a lot of people ask me this question, it's the same answer. I think the Zaminda's ghost is this very adult to version of a Scooby Doo episode. It was something that I always grew up with, and I think I've tried to bring elements of those into the book as well
Sonali Sharma
@authorsonali · 2:58
Because what happens is as freshers as beginners. When we write, we usually have this thought in the mind that will someone read my work? What if the person thinks like this about me? The fear of judgment? So how do we overcome that? And how can a person be consistent towards writing, especially if or she is a beginner? And once again, thank you so much
Khayaal Patel
@kpatel1988 · 2:07
Thanks, sonali. It's been an absolute pleasure. It's my first well podcast, so yeah, it was nice kind of figuring out how the entire process works. But to answer your question, I think what I keep telling everybody is the first draft, it doesn't need to be perfect, just needs to be written. So I think that is singularly the one advice I'd give anybody who's going to pick up the pen or opening up their laptop or whatever you choose