I want my writing to reach people. I don't write for a market. I write from my heart, something that appeals to me. The marketing, segmenting etc., can be done by your publisher, not you.

I was passionate about reading from an early age, and I would always be carrying a different book each week.

I don't care if my books don't sell abroad; we have a large enough market in our country. I write for Indian readers.

Writing was my route to creative expression, and I needed to write about the things that interested me.

While growing up, I always had to depend on foreign authors for page-turners. I think of myself as a commercial writer, and my job is simple to entertain you.

Our country has the oldest tradition of storytelling, and this was much before writing stories even became a norm.

If there is one city apart from Mumbai where I would love to settle down, it has to be Chennai.