AUTHOR’S BIO:
Nitin Kushalappa M. P. was born in Coorg and brought up in Bangalore. He writes to the newspapers and has authored seven books. An engineering graduate, he is currently employed as a software engineer in an MNC where he works on iPhone apps. He has a Masters in Archaeology and holds a PMP (PMI) certification as well. Nitin also sketches during his spare time.
1. Who and what inspired you to write?
I would credit my mother for teaching me, quite early in life, to read and to write on my own.
She writes in vernacular languages (Kannada and Kodava) and has taught me both these
languages. I chose to write in English, with which I am more comfortable, having learnt it
under my teachers in school. I began writing a few lines to the children’s columns in the
Deccan Herald. I now write larger articles on history and culture to the same newspaper. I
used to write to the Times of India’s children’s pages as well. A number of books, especially
the Indian epics, and movies have inspired my writing in general.
2. What challenges did you face while writing and getting published?
Being able to gain the reader’s attention has been a real challenge. Firstly, one has to gauge
the audience’s interests. I love writing for myself and this doesn’t interest the general
audience. To be able to get published requires one to please the readers, which was what I wasn’t used to. Hence, finding publishers also became difficult. This is where The Book
Bakers helped me.
3. How did you come to know about the literary agency THE BOOK BAKERS?
I googled online and came across Suhail Mathur’s profile and the name of his book agency The Book Bakers. Since I love mythology, I found the books that he authored (The Vishnu Chronicles: The Hunt for Rama’s Bow and The Bhairav Putras) interesting. That is when I mailed him and asked him to represent my book. He then promptly called me up.
4. How did THE BOOK BAKERS help you and what would you like to say about them ?
Finding publishers on my own was difficult. This is where The Book Bakers, as a literary agency, filled in the gap and bridged the requirement, bringing me in touch with the market requirement and publishers. It was through The Book Bakers that I got to meet my current publisher Deepak Yadav and his firm Bigfoot Publications.
5. How do you see literary success for yourself?
To me literary success is to have a large number of readers. I am striving to achieve the same. The more people read a book, the more successful it is.
6. When can we expect your next book?
I had already finished working on my next book, which belongs to a completely different
genre. The Book Bakers is helping me get a publisher at the moment.
7. Any message or tips for aspiring authors?
Be positive and stick to your work. Keep improving yourself and your writing. Don’t give up easily.
BOOK NAME : THE HOUSE OF AWADH
PUBLISHER : BIG FOOT PUBLISHERS
BOOK SYNOPSIS/BLURB:
Shashvat is the son and heir of a successful business tycoon. He is married to Maithili. One fine day Shashvat is distanced from his inheritance. All of a sudden, he loses his wealth and becomes an ordinary man. As if this is not enough, he unwittingly antagonises a powerful man called Thaskara. In vengeance, Thaskara takes away Maithili and humiliates Shashvat. How Shashvat lives his days, fights Thaskara and regains his partner and position forms the rest of the story. Join this scion on his road of hardships and challenges.
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