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dramas and plays. That was how Kinian, Eskimos, Zulus, Irish, there anything you learned from
I got into the stream of writing. Swedish and Australian, it?
Jayati: How was your first Ambriginal writers. Ms. Paro Anand: No, I have
writing like and how did you Tisya: Let’s travel back a few particularly no favourite book
become a published writer? years to the years you started or character because I have
writing. Can you recall any given birth to them and to a
Ms. Paro Anand: My first book instance wherein you were Mother, no child is particularly
was not very good. It was
a book of plays which later stopped by people from dear. Although at times we do
pursuing writing as a career?
make the mistake of thinking
got published as my 7 book
th
because plays were not getting Ms. Paro Anand: No one ever otherwise. I have learned so
much from my creations. I have
published then. stopped me but there was no learned to have patience, to bow
Tisya: Printed or e-books? respect for writing as a career and submit, to let the character
Which would you choose? and especially no respect for a decide. At times I don’t know
children’s writer. Actually women
Ms. Paro Anand: It doesn’t are rarely asked their profession. exactly what my character is
matter to me, I can read all Someone asked me and I replied up to. Like once, I was writing a
kinds of books, though till date that I am a children’s writer and story in which the sister was in
I enjoy reading books printed the person who asked replied the shadows and I was having
on paper. Same is with writing; back, “That’s a nice hobby,” in a second thoughts as to why I
I enjoy writing and typing both. very condescending tone. had introduced such a character.
Actually, I had trained myself Until I was halfway through and
to type really fast and I can do Jayati: Do you have a special then I realized that my character
it anywhere. I can even write place at home where you write? knew what she was up to, the
anywhere. Once, I had been in Ms. Paro Anand: I have a sacred character had already planned
an airport (as I travel a lot) and space, a special corner for and was clear about what was
I had been typing really fast myself where I disappear into to be done, although I had not
when after some time a lady the world of books and where known.
who had been sitting opposite no one disturbs me. I make my Tisya: Have you given a spoiler
to me came up to me and said, own coffee and sandwiches from any of your books to
“Are you actually typing or just there. anyone? If not, which book
moving your fingers?” It made Tisya: If you are given a chance would you choose to give a
me feel embarrassed in every bit to be a character of one of our spoiler for and to whom?
possible.
books, which one would it be? Ms. Paro Anand: I am a very
Jayati: Do you prefer classic or Ms. Paro Anand: There is a good spoiler and cannot keep
contemporary literature? little piece of me in all of my anything to myself. My stomach
Ms. Paro Anand: Mostly characters and there are little aches, if I don’t spill the beans
contemporary. Literary events pieces of them in me. of my stories to my publishers.
have got me to read books I Jayati: Which is your most This even makes people mad
never thought I ever would. I favourite character/book? Is and annoyed at me and results
have read books of Cambordian, in them asking me to shut up
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