AUTHOR’S BIO :
Runjhun Noopur is an award-winning author, an entrepreneur, and a personal happiness coach. Her work has appeared in the Huffington Post, the Times of India, Chicken Soup for the Soul, and Arre among others. Her debut Nirvana in a Corporate Suit is a genre-bending book that blends humor, hilarity, and fantasy with profound principles of happiness. Quit Your Monday is her second book where she yet again takes her readers on a journey towards their happiness, albeit via a different route. As a happiness coach, Runjhun conducts innovative and immersive programs for corporates and educational institutions, and has done workshops for organizations like ICICI, Allahabad Bank, and NABARD among others. A curious spiritualist, and a seeker of life’s many adventures, Runjhun is a firm believer in the magic of the Universe. She writes, talks, and eats, mostly in that order. When doing none of the above, she can be found dancing in the corner room.
1. Who and what inspired you to write?
More than inspiration, it was a compulsion. I think I arrived at a point of time in my life when I could no longer not write. Technically, I have been writing since I was in Standard VIII, my first published piece was an article in the Speaking Tree column of Times of India way back in 2007. But I started considering writing as a career choice only after joining my first job at a law firm in Mumbai in 2011. The corporate grind made me realize what I really wanted to do with my life did not include the black letter of law but the colourful world of words. I quit my job and started out on a long journey that eventually led me to become what I always wanted to become –a writer.
2. What challenges did you face while writing and getting published?
Translating an idea into words on paper, into something that can entertain and inspire is in itself a challenge like few others.
Writing for me is a compulsion. It is what keeps me alive and gives my life a purpose. That beings said, writing is never easy. As a writer, we are constantly learning, growing and trying to be better. Since there isn’t a way to be a perfect writer, what we try to do is be a diligent, curious writer. And maintaining that discipline I think is the biggest challenge for any writer, including me. Publishing, on the other hand, is another ball game altogether—a largely harrowing journey that is relentlessly tough and unforgiving. It took me six long years before I found my agent Suhail and the Book Bakers, and publishing finally became a journey I could start enjoying.
3. How did you come to know about the literary agency THE BOOK BAKERS?
I found the Book Bakers while looking for agents online. I connected with Suhail on Facebook where he responded promptly. It was almost serendipitous and we got along instantly. He asked me to send him my proposals. Two days later, I got a call where he told me he liked the proposals, and within a week my journey with the Book Bakers had begun.
4. How did THE BOOK BAKERS help you and what would you like to say about them?
The Book Bakers are the reason why I finally found my feet as a published author. Suhail not only kick started my journey in the world of publishing, but he and his entire team guided me all along and made sure that I made the right calls, at the right time. The Book Bakers are the foundation of my career as an author, and I cannot imagine how I would have made it this far without them.
5. How supportive is your publisher of your work?
My publishers, in fact both my publishers, TreeShade Books and Locksley Hall Publishing, have been extremely supportive every step of the way, and were deeply invested in making sure that we presented the best possible version of my books to the world.
6. How do you see literary success for yourself?
Appreciation from my readers is the only true measure of literary success for me.
7. When can we expect your next book?
Most probably next year.
8. How has your experience being working with Locksley Hall Publishing?
Working with LHP was a delight. They are thoroughly professional and extremely supportive throughout the publishing process.
9. Any message or tips for aspiring authors?
Writing is a long game, getting published is much longer. Don’t lose heart or hope. Keep pushing, keep trying and most importantly keep writing!
BOOK NAME : QUIT YOUR MONDAY
PUBLISHER : LOCKSLEY HALL PUBLISHING
BOOK SYNOPSIS/BLURB :
Everybody hates Monday! Nobody asks why.
But what if we were trapped in our Monday? Or our Tuesday? What if we were condemned to live our lives trapped in patterns forcing us to live the same day, every day?
This bizarre fantasy is the reality of our existence. We are trapped. But we don’t realize it. Just like Anay, who was trapped in his Wednesday. Like us, he would have continued to live his life, encaged and unhappy. But he met Pam, and a future full of possibilities was unlocked.
Pam takes Anay and us on a ride through 7 days, unraveling and challenging the 7 patterns that stay buried within our daily routines. We learn to identify the 7 traps that make us unhappy and discover 7 secrets of happiness that form a mind-blowing roadmap to the glorious, happiest, most successful life that is beyond our wildest dreams but always within our reach.
Simple, practical, and engaging, Quit Your Monday! is a happiness handbook with a heart. It is our shortcut through a world where breaking patterns is a compulsion. With proven strategies, DIY assignments, and anecdotes with a twist, this book is your chance to seize the best version of your life. Give it a try. Who knows this may be the answer to the most important question you never asked!
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