Hello everyone! We are spotlighting another amazing female author. Today’s posts is another author interview with the amazing author, Aparna Nagda. So, without further ado, let’s get on with the spotlight!
About the Author:
Dr. Aparna Salvi Nagda is a consulting homeopath by profession and writer by passion. She earns her bread and butter through medical practice in Mumbai. Her short stories have won a place in around ten anthologies, while her blogs have found a home on websites like “Mompresso”, “Youth Ki Awaz”, “The She Saga”, “WomensWeb” and also The Times of India Readers blog.
“The Labyrinth of Silence” is her first full-length novel published by Vishwakarma Publications. Previously, she had self-published a novella called “Not So Grave” on Kindle and also has been a part of a short story collection “La Javvaab Pizza” published by Vishwakarma Publications. Apart from writing and treating patients, she is also a biology teacher and co-runs Genius Academy, a coaching class in Dombivli, India. As well as spending her free time volunteering for Goonj Foundation.
How did your writing journey start?
Writing and reading has always been a part of me since I could hold a pencil and notebook in hand and write coherent sentences. From writing letters to friends on their birthdays to publishing my first book, I don’t remember exactly how all of this started. But, yes, I disciplined my writing during the pandemic. That could be called as the beginning of fiction writing.
What inspired your latest novel?
The chaos around me inspired me to write on silence.
Can you share a moment in your writing journey where you felt stuck?
My book, The Labyrinth of Silence is divided into three halves. After I wrote the second half, I felt blocked as that was the story of a man who was depressed and deceived in life. The next half was happy and hopeful. To move from sad to happy, I felt stuck. Isn’t it the same with life as well?
How do you immerse yourself in your writing?
I don’t have to forcefully immerse myself into my writing. When the muse is in a mood to tell a story, it pulls me in its arms and whispers the words. It is then an irresistible affair.
What techniques do you use to ensure the story resonates deeply with your readers?
I pick real life incidents and then weave them into a story. The reader must feel, ‘Hey, she is telling my story!’
If you could drift away to any literary world, which one would you choose and why?
Wow!! I love this question. If I could escape into a literary, it would be that of science and fantasy where faeries have magical powers yet there is a scientific base to it.
So… what are you working on now?
Once a novelist, always a novelist. I’m working on my next novel which is again contemporary fiction and based on a social cause. I’m midway through it.
Thank you once again, Aparna, for sharing with us here at Win’s Books. I eagerly look forward to experiencing your latest creation and am excited to see the wonderful places your writing will continue to take us! If you want to connect with Aparna, follow her at:
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