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Author Aashisha Chakraborty talks about her debut novel & the writerly life.
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Hello everyone. I'm Ramya, and today on the RUPA's well cast, I am joined by author, author, author, author, author, author, author, author, author, author. Aashisha Chakraborty debut novel novel Misadventures of a Sales Girl by Rupa Publications is loosely based on her experiences as a sales manager. Her second book is going to be a work of historical fiction with the National Book Trust. She's written for various Ridomania anthologies and ebooks by women's web and Inside Im
It's a spirit which we all need to imbibe. And I really value that. Never say that spirit. That unmitigated, unstoppable, undaunted spirit. That is the true spirit of sales, and that is the true spirit of being a human being. So, yeah, I hope you enjoyed Joe
And I personally feel that writing itself should be from the heart, because when you do it from the heart, it's true, it's honest, it's beautiful, and writing is very as I mentioned, it depends, what are you writing for? What's your purpose? So, for me, I think I want to reach out to readers. It's my way of connecting to people
That's an interesting perspective because preconceived notions can take a long time to get over and they can often be a spanner in the works. Yes, I did feel at one point in time, whether, you know, I am a serious writer or not, whether I'm going to be writing chiclet or commercial fiction and if that is going to make any sense, a lot of writers in the writing community have these hierarchies or levels. I'm not sure if you know about it or others
So, Aashisha, I'm sure September would have been a whirlwind of a month for you with the book launch and all the other promotional events around the book. The writer today is more of a public figure, giving readings and signing books, responding to events happening around, giving interviews, and all of that. Do you think this affects the writer's choice of subject, attitude, or writing style? And what are your thoughts on creating a marketable auto brand?
I'm not going to talk about what it is, but since the whole idea has not been conceptualized well yet. But I think there is always a link between the things you write because there's always a link between the things, between all the people that you are. So it kind of makes a chain. And that is, I think, what builds an author brand
And that's how you become somebody who people can emulate because kids are growing up and they will read you and hopefully they will read you and hopefully reading will still be invoked by then. Yes. And that is how I think an author is created. So I do hope that this conversation gave you all some food for thought and do reach out to me at ashishantis called the Mind Pin, on Instagram, Facebook, on Swell, anywhere
Thank you so much Aashisha, for taking the time out to be a part of this conversation and for sharing your writing journey and all those interesting perspectives. I have absolutely loved having this chat with you and and would definitely love to have you back on Rupa for more such bookish conversations. I'm going to be linking your website here for our listeners to follow your work and connect with you. Thanks again. All the best and more powerful. I your woods
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