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I am a debut author in my early 60s. I began my writing career as a lifestyle journalist with Bombay Times and Bangalore Times in India. After moving to Canada in 2003, I freelanced for online magazines and gained diverse experience working as a customer service representative in restaurants and retail, as well as a photo studio assistant at Amazon.A lay off from a telecom company few years ago set the ball rolling for pursuing this desire to become an author. I started working on a draft created many year back and in about 8 months was holding a manuscript. My literary agent recommended a vanity publisher and I said okay because I am an an unknown author and was keen on putting my book...

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When I was younger I was attending a church service. An elder woman prophesied to me. She said that I would become a writer one day. Later an elder couple knocked on my door with my first computer saying, “Here, write your first book.”

Writing for me is like performing magic. I close my eyes and from the darkness within I start seeing the building blocks of the story I wish to tell. I call it the “black canvas of my imagination”. I feel this ability, which lies in each and every one of us, is a true gift, as it allows a total freedom that is second to none. From the ocean of genres in writing, I feel strongly connected to contemporary novels, as there is so much beauty in our world, so many stories waiting to be written, that my mind is sometimes overwhelmed with ideas. That also connects to my vision to bring people together through love stories. Captivating stories that show how love is both timeless and borderless, ...

Of course, because I created them. They are based on my thoughts, my ideas, and my imagination, which in turn are based on my experiences and my character, the books I have read, my likes and dislikes, fears and hopes, my values, the society and time I live in. Nobody writes in a vacuum.

Non-fiction inspired case dilemmas and scenarios (everything from serious healthcare & forensic victims; through to budding psychopaths). Heewee is my favorite, followed by Antiga, Carlos, Shápe, and Nguvelo.

I may take a brief break and jot down some things on the new idea, but I like to finish what I've started before beginning a completely new project.

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