Recently I read a book "The
Unknown Conspiracy" written by Abhishek Babu and was really amazed by the
fact that at this early age he has completed his book and become an author. I
really wanted to congratulate him for his achievement.
You
may like to read the review about his book: Book Review of "The Unknown Conspiracy".
While
Looking into his journey, I found it very inspirational on how he completed his book in hostel.
So, lets hear Abishesk about his thought and his transition from a Student to
Author.
MyBookTours:
Tell us about yourself.
Abishek: My
name is Abishek Babu. A certified civil Engineer from Tamil nadu. I love
stories! May it be books or movies or TV, I love them. The story should follow
their own logic. I believe that even complex story can be told in an
understanding way if one knows the art of storytelling and story sequencing.
MyBookTours:
Why did you choose
writing and who inspires you to write?
Abishek: I
started to read books when I was in college. I read some typical Indian novels
(most of them were romances except immortals of meluha). Then I went to read
some sidney sheldon, Dan Brown, JK Rowling, Stephen King, George RR Martin. I
felt that Indian literature needs to up their game in storytelling. I decided
to write one story for fun, but this story slowly consumed me and I have
written 350+ pages before I know it.
MyBookTours: How much time did you
take to write “The Unknown Conspiracy”?
Abishek: I
started this book in early 2016 and finished it in late 2017. Then it was
dusted off for editing one final time in late 2018 to early 2019.
MyBookTours: What all suggestions would
you give to them who want to make their career in writing?
Abishek: Please
don't! You can't pursue a career in writing that easily. A debutant author will
face a lot of depressing moments and if you don't have a backup job, then you
will never survive. Have a backup job and use a small part of that salary to
support your writing. Once you find yourself in the spotlight (that is when
people expecting to buy your book on the day of its release) you can quit your
job and be successful.
MyBookTours: Tell us about your book
which you have written recently?
Abishek: We
have a lot of rewriting of a story. Some reimagining of a story. I wanted to
write a story inspired from history and modern science. I wished to write
something new. I
wanted to create a world and keep a reader base that fights over many theories
of their own about the story and characters. I started with the creation of a
new world. Gave it history and geographical complexities. Created characters
inspired from stories and history. And finally, the world of Feower was born.
MyBookTours: What all challenges did
you face when you were writing first novel?
Abishek: I
was in my college when I started to write this novel. So the main challenges
were to concentrate on my studies. And because of the fact that I need to
study, I couldn't spend much time in writing. And even after college, I went to
a job where I need to work for 12 hrs and thus my writing time is still facing
challenges.
MyBookTours: Which is your favorite
book and who is your favorite author?
Abishek: This
one will be a difficult one. I have a favorite book in each genre.
Thriller
- And then there were none by Agatha
Christie and The Da Vince code by Dan Brown.
Horror
- The shining by Stephen King.
Fantasy
- The lord of the rings series by JRR
Tolkien and The Harry Potter series by JK
Rowling.
Historical
fiction - A song of ice and fire by George
RR Martin.
And
I guess these authors that are mentioned above kind of inspires me to write.
MyBookTours: Any project that you are
currently working on?
Abishek: Yes!
Professional life - I'm a site Engineer
that provides Project Management Consultant services for construction. I work
at Archetype Engineering and Industrial Pvt Ltd. Now I'm stationed at Episilon
carbon private limited, near Toranagallu, Ballari, Karnataka.
Personal life - This book is the first
part of a huge installment. And I've started the second book. It will take upto
10 months for me to write it and then it'll go in editing. Fingers crossed!
Interview with Articulate Author : Abishek Babu
Reviewed by Archana Singh
on
December 19, 2019
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