Ashwin Sanghi Quotations | Page 2

There has to be a protagonist who has to overcome challenges, and there will be a race to finish.

Our country has the oldest tradition of storytelling, and this was much before writing stories even became a norm.

A book and a movie are different animals. You need a cinematic perspective to be involved in the motion pictures. And this is something I lack.

I don't care if my books don't sell abroad; we have a large enough market in our country. I write for Indian readers.

I believe that every writer evolves with every successive novel. I view myself as work-in-progress.

After writing each novel, I would spend days poring over suggestions from my editor.

Admiration from my readers inspire me, and the only 'formula' I believe in towards making a good writer is: 'to thine own self be true!'

I work in a business environment forty hours a week, and writing is what I do to unwind. It allows me to transport myself to a happy place where I can indulge my hopes, beliefs, aspirations and fantasies. It also allows me to live and breathe a topic for eighteen months while I'm researching and writing.

I would imagine that anyone picking up a book written by me would expect a fast-paced story that requires minimal effort to turn the pages. The reader would also be looking for some out-of-the-ordinary revelations along the way. At the end of the day, I'm a writer who simply loves revealing stuff that is out-of-the-ordinary.

I've always been fascinated by books. When I was young, my grandfather used to hand out a book - which would be anything from a biography to a classic - to me every week and ask me to write a piece on what I thought about it. On the other hand, my mother used to love reading thrillers and bestsellers.