Today On 'Newbie Corner' we have the budding author Prakash Guru.
Welcome to 'Newbie Corner' Prakash.
Tell us a little about
yourself. How did you begin writing?
I am Prakash Guru from Odisha. My
life has been a roller coaster ride till now, basically I have a masters degree
in pharmacy, it happens that I am a state gold medalist in it but career in
pharmacy is a bit struggling, so changing the lanes I started preparing for
banking and luckily cracked the probationary officer post and is all set to
work from 28th September as an assistant manager (on probation) in
Canara Bank (Two roads diverged by in the
woods and I, I took the one less travelled by..). I am also a district level cricketer I used
open the batting; I have won the tag of “special cricketer” in intra-sports
meet from My Bachelor’s Degree College. Till now I have won eleven trophies in
various sports like table tennis, volleyball, carom and other activities like
essay, quiz etc.
My love for English started because
of my teacher late Dillip sir, he was not only an awesome teacher but also an
awesome human being. My writing started as a way of my catharsis; mentored by
Mr. Manas Nayak (Mr. Bay leaf) I started representing my emotions through
words. Accidentally, I was introduced to Mr. Sachin Shresta founder Shades
Publications which then was an online magazine by my younger brother; together
we struggled but yet achieved acme through our first book Love stories around us, the next book Friendship-bonds beyond time is set to release on 23rd
September, 2015 and our next ventures are Colors-Different
Shades of life and The painted life.
Another book of mine which is set to release soon is Men-An anthology.
What is your favorite genre in
writing?
My favorite genre would be life and
love. But I don’t want to write everyday love stories, but stories with twists
or stories which are different and then life is the greatest teacher; I believe
every fictional story has a touch of non-fiction in it which life teaches the
writer.
Who inspires you most and to
whom would you dedicate your creative growth?
People who inspire me are my father,
mother, Manas Nayak, Pamela Bose, Sachin Shresta, Jayantlal Guru, Asha Rajhans,
Sandhya Guru, Bikash Guru and other family members and my small group of
friends Sanjit Gharai, Alok Satpathy, Dibyajyoti Behera, Apurba Ranjan and
Pitabash Nayak. Last but not the least movies and episodes inspire me a lot and
I am serious addict of them.
It happens that my father is a part
time writer too, he writes in odia and gets invited to various poetry reciting
functions. So I think, this creativity has been inherited by me. So I dedicate
my creative growth to my father.
What kind of a writer are you?
Do you plot the entire novel/story or make it up as you write.
I am definitely a newbie, a writer
with hopes and dreams to make a mark, a writer who is ready to accept the
harshest of criticism and rise with improvement. My writing style includes
inserting excerpts into my story; these excerpts are generally about the teachings
that I have learned from life and people.
Yes I definitely start with a plot
but sometimes the plot changes as my writing proceeds.
Do you have a favorite place
to write or a scheduled time to write every day?
Nothing special, I am not from a
very rich family or something neither have I ever fanaticized in my minds about
a particular writing place, till date I have a small table which serves the
purpose.
The scheduled time when I write is
the time when the world gets into slumber, because I believe when you sit alone in the dark and the busy world goes
to slumber, you get the best thoughts because then only in the somber you hear
your heart beat and your hands scribble the rantings of it.
Who are your favorite authors and
what is the genre that you like reading most?
I don’t have favorite authors rather
I have favorite books. My favorite book
till today is the man booker prize winner, 2014 “The narrow road to the deep
north”, by Richard Flanagan.
The genre that I like reading the
most is philosophical, novels which describe the raw and harsh emotions of life
which describes the truth and true emotions and doesn’t sound bookish.
Where do you see yourself in the
next 10 years?
10 years is a long time and as of
now I haven’t planned anything. Presently, I want to concentrate on my job,
passion for writing and keep breathing. I am a person who loves to live in the
present and make use of it but yes definitely I want at least 5 solo novels of
mine in 10 years and hundreds of short stories published in different
anthologies, but the most important thing is to take Shades Publications to new
heights and to make it a recognized and reputed publishing house.
Is there one subject you would
never write about as an author? What is it?
I haven’t given much thought about
this or perhaps being a newbie I haven’t come across themes that would show my
weakness in any particular genre.
How much important do you
think marketing is for the success of a book?
Marketing is a tool that is needed
for everything to sustain. Now I am not Robin Sharma, Salman Rushdie, Richard
Flanagan or any other established writers that needs little marketing. I
haven’t yet become a reader’s favorite writer/author so as a newbie to get
reorganized and to bring my book to the limelight marketing is extremely
essential and need of the hour.
What is the message that you
want to convey to the readers through your writing?
Different stories convey different
emotions and thus different messages. But what I want my reader’s feel is that
when they read my stories, smiling silently they realize they too have gone
through such a phase, all in all I can describe it as a strong emotional
connect that they should have with my stories.
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Thank You Prakash for the interesting answers. Wishing you a very bright future in writing.
Buy his books folks and encourage this promising newbie.
Until next post,
Much Love,
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