Author Interview : Abhilekh Dwivedi

Author Interview : Abhilekh Dwivedi

Hello everyone,
Today I am going to introduce you to the author of 'Fareb Ka Safar'

Let's start!

1)First of all, introduce yourself to our readers.

I work as a Senior Copywriter at a FM channel, so it is obvious that I get paid for writing. Apart from this, I do write on freelance. Prior to that I was a retail professional and used to treat writing like a hobby. But in 2012 when few poetries and articles got published, I realized this should not be taken as lightly. So, I started reading more and developing writing skills. If I am not writing, I love travelling, trekking, and watching movies.

2)Throw some light on your latest book 'Fareb Ka Safar'.

FKS (Fareb Ka Safar) is a Hindi novel which is first of its kind in any Indian language and by any Indian writer. The story revolves around conspiracy of privacy invasion through artificial intelligence. Its an edgy novel where startup culture, metropolitan lifestyle and few bold elements completes the story. Here, every character is cheating in some other way, but all those characters and their every activity is being watched by one person, who is again a cheater. So, the story is dark with a bit of love, relationships, and conspiracy.

3)What prompted you to write this book with such mysterious title.

I have promised to myself that I would always write those stories which would be one of a kind. My first novel “Char Adhuri Baatein” was based on psychological counseling which is again, has not been attempted in any Indian language or by any Indian writer. You may find course materials on AI but never an Indian novel. Also, with data privacy infringement and misuse of AI helped me to ideate for such stories. FKS was written as a script for Web but after its completion, I faced some creative differences and then pandemic happened. So, I released FKS on Kindle in June 2020 and then paperback edition released in March 2021.

4)Tell us something about your previous books.

Prior to FKS, I have written 4 books out of which 2 belongs to collection of poetries.

Sequentially, these are my other books:
Khayalon Ka Abhilekh – Poetry book – 2017
Char Adhuri Baatein – Novela on psychological counseling – 2018
Baaki baatein: Char Adhuri Baatein part 2 – Novela only on Kindle – 2020
Buddh Hone ke Mann hai – Poetry book only on Kindle - 2020

Apart from these, I wrote “The Last Murder” a psycho murder mystery novella, available on Matrubharti App.

5)Are all the books of same genre or different?

I try to be as different and unique as I could be.

6)Which genre you enjoyed writing the most?

Every time things were different, so I enjoyed every genre. But yes, I love writing love and romance with unusual twists.

7)Did you always want to become a writer?

No. But I realized that there is no harm in this.

8)How do you handle negative feedbacks?

I consider those as input for my next write-ups.

9)Are you planning other books? How soon can your readers expect your next book?

Yes. I am working on 2 novels and both will be different from each other and to all my previous stories. I am not in rush, but one of them might release in 2022.

10)How has your journey as an author been so far?

It’s been tough because I don’t write in English. I never rush for quick and lots of followers, so it affects my recognition as an Author, but I do have genuine reader base, so it helps me to focus on content.

11)Who is your favorite Indian and foreign author?

Frankly, I do not have any favorite because to me content is more important, and names are secondary. But yes, among Indian author I love reading Nirmal Varma, Krishanchander, Manto, Yashpal, Shrilal Shukl, Hari Shankar Parsayi, Amitava Ghosh and few more. Among foreign authors, I love Stephen King, John Grisham, Sidney Sheldon, Cecelia Ahern, Cathy Kelly, Alexandra Brown, and few others.

12)Any message for your readers?

Well, I would say keep reading and do give feedbacks because only readers complete an Author. A feedback is the quickest royalty which an Author receives. Also do support writers of Indian languages and if you love a book, do tell others to read. Involve people in your reading so that they could develop the habit of reading books. Read more and read everything!

Thanks for reading.