AUTHOR'S BIO :
Souvik Chakraborty, the author of his debut novel ‘The Fire of Retribution’, is a boy of 26 from Kolkata. He is a science graduate in Zoology from Calcutta University. After his multiple academic accomplishments like scoring highest in his college in his department and
also within the whole science department and a few more, he had joined one of the top MNCs in Kolkata, Tata Consultancy Services.
After going through multiple roles such as Production Associate and Collection Specialist, he is currently working as a Business Analyst in the same corporate firm.
Souvik found out about his passion for writing in his college days. He had written a few articles on science topics and two of them were published in different college and departmental magazines. Later as he proceeded in his career, he wrote a few blogs on data analytics which also got published in the company’s internal forum.
He wrote his first story when he was in the fourth standard, which was a part of his homework, and got appreciated for that.
Souvik is an avid reader and a fan of horror and especially crime thrillers. Stories take up a big part of his life. He loves stories, likes to think and imagine stories, and feels himself in almost every story he has ever read.
He had started writing his first book, “The Fire of Retribution”, back in 2017. But
after writing a few chapters, he had to give up the idea because of starting his new job and later had forgotten about it. Late in 2020 as we all were sitting in our homes due to the pandemic; he felt his passion for writing coming back again, and after writing a few professional blogs, he started plotting the whole story again. He started writing the book in the middle of 2021.This book is the first installment of the series he has planned.
1. Who and what inspired you to write?
I am a fan of mysteries and crime thrillers. I spent my childhood reading all the Bengali Detectives like Feluda, Byomkesh, Kiriti, etc. Stories took up a big part of my day and unbeknownst to myself, I started weaving stories in my mind after reading them. During my college days, I felt the urge to tell these stories and it was then that I started writing my own. The Fire of Retribution is my first novel and this was the first book I started writing.
2. What challenges did you face while writing and getting published?
The greatest obstacle which came in my way of writing was my day job. This challenge is still there but now I have learnt to deal with it. I started my first book, The Fire of Retribution, in 2017. Then I got into my first job and completely focus on my writing. During the pandemic times, when we all were encaged within our homes, did I manage to rejuvenate that passion of writing and resumed the story. I was able to finish the book in early 2022.
After I had finished, I had emailed proposals to multiple publishers and literary agents, but none replied back on that. I was depressed and was feeling so low at that time that I actually thought of giving up writing. But then, one fine evening, I got an email, and that was from none other than Suhail Mathur from the Book Bakers literary Agency. He told me that he was not only ready to take up my book but also felt that the story will be good. We can say that my journey towards getting published started by his hands.
3. How did you come to know about the literary agency THE BOOK BAKERS?
In early 2022, I was frantically searching for a publisher and was checking out every possible source that I could find on the internet. I got a link from The Himalayan Writing Retreat where I read about The Book Bakers for the first time. Later I checked Quora and a few other platforms and everywhere people only had praises for TBB. Hence, I decided to send the proposal to them.
4. How did THE BOOK BAKERS help you and what would you like to say about them?
The Book Bakers was the best Literary Agency I could have got. Being a debut author, I had so many confusions and I didn’t know so much at that time. Firstly, their Editorial Team gave a full evaluation about the different aspects about the book. Moreover, Suhail’s guidance with the Marketing Plan helped me not only learn about the different marketing options available to an author but also helped me budgetise the marketing part. The team, with the guidance of Suhail, gave me the best possible cover for my book. All I can say is that TBB was the best thing that had happened to me and I am looking forward to work with them in near future as well.
5. How do you see literary success for yourself?
To be honest, A few months back I was just an aspiring author but today, I am a published one. Readers had been loving The Fire of Retribution and I this was a response I had not expected. I have multiple books lines up and with The Book Bakers at my side, I am sure to gain more success in my literary journey.
6. When can we expect your next book?
My next book will be different from the first one and I intend to bring something new for the readers. Right now, the book is in the bale hands of Suhail Mathur and the Editing Team at The Book Bakers. Not making any comments on it right now but something new and interesting is coming and we can expect it to be out early next year.
7. Any message or tips for aspiring authors?
Write, write, and write some more. Being authors, we create a new world for readers and if you think that the world that you are creating in your imagination is something people should know about, then don’t stop. There are many ways of becoming a published author today. Don’t let the fear of rejection and failure stop you from becoming a published author.
BOOK NAME – THE FIRE OF RETRIBUTION
PUBLISHER – BOOK STREET PUBLISHING
BOOK BLURB –
They say ‘Revenge is a dish best served cold’. But what if someone serves it hot, so hot that it burns a man alive. Siddharth Bose, an amateur detective from Kolkata, befriends Subham and Puja on his first day at college. With the discovery of the charred body of a professor known for his kindness and charity, Siddharth soon becomes entangled with the murder.
Tagging his friends along, he starts digging into the case, and the deeper they went, the more they got entwined in the dark world of prostitution, drugs, and sadism.
With a notorious police officer on their tail, will the trio be able to find out the killer? Or will they end up in jail for hampering the official investigation?
The answers lie in the pages of this fast-paced page-turning crime thriller.
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