I am a businessman at the end of the day. I have grown up with Excel sheets. I start out writing my novel with spreadsheets and the milestones in each chapter highlighted.

I was a businessman for 16 years of my life, so when I started writing, I wanted to keep my literary identity separate.

Vish, the creator; and Shiv, the destroyer, are simply two faces of the very same coin.

It may sound very strange, but I love the freedom that writing a novel gives me. It is an unhindered experience. If I come after a bad day, I can decide that my protagonist will die on page 100 of my novel in a 350-page story.

I want to make sure that my writing grips the reader from the word 'go.'

I want to be remembered as a storyteller more than someone who had something meaningful to say.

Admiration from my readers inspire me, and the only 'formula' I believe in towards making a good writer is: 'to thine own self be true!'