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Out of all the themes and topics of the novel - the murder mystery, the affair of husband and wife respectively, the family matters, the romantic or suspense aspect - what was most difficult to write, and why?
Hi Devika,
Glad to be back on your blog. :D
To begin with, Anjali’s story has been working on my mind since 11-12 years. I used to write on a notebook with a pen during those days. I wrote around 15000 words, typed the story out on a Word document. I didn’t write further as I had taken up a full time job by then.
Subsequent to that, my hard drive crashed and I lost the document. Searching all over my house, I couldn’t find the notebook either for a few years. Later, I found the written version that had about 10000 words and resurrected it on my PC. I wrote some more and I had 20000 plus words now.
What began as an out and out romance, decided to become a murder mystery. Yeah, my stories take their own paths and I have absolutely no control over them. ;)
What I found the most difficult was to trash the whole thing (yeah, the 20K words that I had written a second time) and begin writing once again. This time, each character wanted his/her say. And that’s how the minuscule chapters were born – each one from a different Point of View.
Yes, it was heart-wrenching chucking the first couple of drafts totally and rewriting the book. But I must say that I enjoyed the process.
As for it being difficult, yeah, it wasn’t easy killing Anjali’s husband as I am not very comfortable writing about a murder. But you have read the book, so you know that it’s not exactly a whodunit. I don’t think I could have pulled that off.
Hi Devika,
Glad to be back on your blog. :D
To begin with, Anjali’s story has been working on my mind since 11-12 years. I used to write on a notebook with a pen during those days. I wrote around 15000 words, typed the story out on a Word document. I didn’t write further as I had taken up a full time job by then.
Subsequent to that, my hard drive crashed and I lost the document. Searching all over my house, I couldn’t find the notebook either for a few years. Later, I found the written version that had about 10000 words and resurrected it on my PC. I wrote some more and I had 20000 plus words now.
What began as an out and out romance, decided to become a murder mystery. Yeah, my stories take their own paths and I have absolutely no control over them. ;)
What I found the most difficult was to trash the whole thing (yeah, the 20K words that I had written a second time) and begin writing once again. This time, each character wanted his/her say. And that’s how the minuscule chapters were born – each one from a different Point of View.
Yes, it was heart-wrenching chucking the first couple of drafts totally and rewriting the book. But I must say that I enjoyed the process.
As for it being difficult, yeah, it wasn’t easy killing Anjali’s husband as I am not very comfortable writing about a murder. But you have read the book, so you know that it’s not exactly a whodunit. I don’t think I could have pulled that off.
Book Club Spotlight
AN AUTOGRAPH FOR ANJALI
by
Sundari Venkatraman
Published by Flaming Sun
Blurb
Jayant Mathur is found murdered in his bed, shot at point-blank range with his own revolver. Though she’s extremely disturbed by his death, Jayant’s wife Anjali is way more upset about something else. Who stands to gain by killing the multi-millionaire businessman?
Parth Bhardwaj is a friend and neighbour of the Mathurs. Parth is an author who goes by a pseudonym. He appears more than a friend to Anjali; while he’s also on good terms with her son Arjun who lives and studies in the UK. What role does he play in Anjali’s life? Jayant’s relatives are curious to know.
Jayant’s brother-in-law Rana is convinced that Parth and Anjali are the murderers. But Inspector Phadke has his own doubts about this theory. In comes Samrat, the private detective who appears as quiet as a mouse. Will he be able to find the murderer?
Will Anjali find happiness and peace?
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
In 2014, Sundari self-published The Malhotra Bride (2nd Edition); Meghna; The Runaway Bridegroom; Flaming Sun Collection 1: Happily Ever Afters From India (Box Set) and Matches Made In Heaven (a collection of romantic short stories).
2015 brought yet another opportunity. Readomania came forward to traditionally publish this book - The Madras Affair - a mature romance set in Madras.
An Autograph for Anjali, a romance with a touch of suspense, is also a self-published novel. Going a step further, the author has published the paperback version through Notion Press.
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