Character is what you are. Reputation is what people think you are.

After writing each novel, I would spend days poring over suggestions from my editor.

Writing is a intensely personal activity. I can pen down my best thoughts when Im alone. But when one is elevated into the stature of an author, you have to think about your books in terms of their business angle.

O Rakshas, everything is always all right in the end. If it isn't all right, then it isn't the end

What is divine? It is simply that which man has not been able to understand. Once you do, it loses its divinity.

I would imagine that anyone picking up a book written by me would expect a fast-paced story that requires minimal effort to turn the pages. The reader would also be looking for some out-of-the-ordinary revelations along the way. At the end of the day, I'm a writer who simply loves revealing stuff that is out-of-the-ordinary.

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.