I feel at home while creating and crafting fictitious worlds and characters and the process brings immense joy to me. I wouldn’t be able to recollect if I miss doing that. When the process intensifies in me, I get such flashes even in the alpha state of my sleep and I scribble in one or two words on the paper that I keep handy near my pillow with a pencil. Unexpected flashes of inspiration sprout in my mind that help my work in progress. JS: Thinking aimlessly or watching mindfully around while on my long brisk walks, especially when alone, can be magical. The Asia Cup: A Tournament Filled With Surprises! And writing very soon became my solace, and it still is. And it took me over a year and a few more short stories before I started believing I could pursue writing. I didn’t know my attempt at finding out how difficult it was to write would open a whole new world to me. It was a complete surprise when the Editor himself contacted me to encourage me. I didn’t know I could write until it got published in print the following week. Instantly, a voice within asked me, “It’s easy to criticize, but have you ever tried writing at least a simple essay?” I’d playfully crafted ‘The turning point’, a simple story based on my early morning dream, and there was no turning back since then.

One fine day in mid-1995, I wanted to find out if I was missing something from a short story I was reading, and so I reread it only to reaffirm for myself that I was right, it wasn’t worth publishing. I didn’t realize there was a critic forming in me until I started involuntarily evaluating in my mind whatever I read. JS: Years of aimless reading, just for the pleasure of reading, living, traveling through books, like it does to most of the passionate readers, slowly brought me to a place where I began to choose genres and authors. Here’s a sneak peek into her creative process and writing journey: She is a passionate writer and believes in building a strong writing community. Through this podcast, she has provided a platform for many authors to talk about their writing, their books and share their experiences with the world. In this book, the author brilliantly brings out multiple layers of Singapore as she takes us through its history, culture, diversity, Singlish language, food, festivals, and people.Īpart from writing, she also co-hosts a podcast called Love Of Literature (LOL) podcast. Her recent historical novel Tabula Rasa has already been nominated for two international book awards. Her highly acclaimed work Dangling Gandhi was the winner in fiction: short story at the 2020 International Book Award-American Book Fest.

It made its mark – as an outstanding postmodern historical fiction. Her previous novel, Misplaced Heads, was on the Eyelands Book Awards 2020 final list of historical fiction, in Greece. Her three most recent books are Misplaced Heads, Dangling Gandhi, and Tabula Rasa. She was born and raised in India, and currently lives in Singapore. Jayanthi Sankar, who was drawn to write when she listened to the voice of her inner critic, successfully pursues a career as an author.

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