Author Interview : Apoorva Anand Srivastva

Author Interview : Apoorva Anand
                                   Srivastva

Hello everyone,
Today I am going to introduce you to the author of 'The Better You'

Let's start!

1) Can you tell me a little bit about yourself? 

I'm a management consulting professional who graduated from college about 3 years back. I'm also an artist and a food enthusiast and needless to say, have art (@purplestein.store) and food (@survivalgourmet) blogs on Instagram :) 

2) When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer? 

While I've been writing poems ever since childhood, professional writing happened only after college when I started to pen down my everyday thoughts into words - something that I was doing in the pursuit of giving meaning to them. 

3) When did you start writing?

Poems since childhood, book writing post college.

4)What is 'The Better You' about? 

‘The Better You’ details my learnings from facing the ‘real world’. It captures a wide range of human emotions and experiences, ranging from everyday courage, compassion and managing relations to mindfulness, self-love and self-awareness. 

5) What motivated you to write the book of this genre?

My parents have always taught me that as long as we are on this planet, we must always strive to provide meaningful contributions to the world. I always try to live by this value and for me, this book is a medium to bring about change (hopefully) in the lives of people who read it.

6) Explain your book in one line. 

"Life lessons beyond textbooks"

7) What's the best experience you've gained through writing? 

     a) Our entire life is transient - every moment passes away and every person comes and goes (some stay longer, some don't) 

     b) Self-reliance can take you to places. Lack of it won't even get you out of your bed

     c) Denial is the biggest roadblock against change

     d) Everything we want to achieve can be worked upon by watching one less TV show each day! 

8) How do you handle negative feedback? 

I see feedbacks (both positive and negative) as exciting avenues that can enable me to be a better version of myself. 

For this reason, I take note of positive feedback and label that as my 'strength' so that I know that this skill/point can be leveraged sometime in the future as needed. Similarly, I also take note of negative feedback (which I like to call 'constructive feedback') and see what change in my actions can help me convert this development opportunity into a strength.

9) Who is your favorite Indian and foreign author? 

I wouldn't say that I have a particular favorite - I'm the kind of person who loves to know about a lot of different ideas from a lot of different perspectives. :)

10) How soon can your readers expect your next book?

I've already started working on the next book, perhaps a year or so.

 
11) Any message to all aspiring authors?

I'd summarise the message, in a poem from my book:

In the long, dark tunnel,

would I have to travel…

…and when I set sail,

it’ll all be behind.

 

And I wouldn’t even know,

where is the other end;

or even worse, if there is any?

 

So is it even worth,

to embark on this journey?

 

But if I never try, would I ever know!

Thanks for reading.