Becoming a writing freak.....

My First Novel

I remember being a bookwarm since childhood, when my school curriculum included Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte in 4th standard. That was the moment I built my interest in books and novels. After that day I must have read plenty of books, that I cannot even count on my fingertips. I never came to know when my love for reading changed into a passion for writing. 

Writing poems.

Stories.

Quotes.

Writing absolutely anything and everything!

Soon, writing my own novel was a bulletin on my wishlist. 

I was just looking for opportunities when I would be able to write it. And that opportunity came to me when Corona hit us like a shock wave. Truly I know, I might sound insensitive, but the break we got during this lockdown gave me enough time to finally start working on my dream. It might acted as a bane to the world - somewhere for me too - but it even was a boon to me atleast. 

Moreover, I refused to just sit idle at home, watching television and scrolling social media after I actually drained my little book shelf reading every single book present in it for atleast two times. 

So, soon I found myself working on the novel. I actually had a fair idea about what I want the story to be, so all I needed was to develop characters that would relate to the readers to a great extent. 

When I started writing initially, I thought that it would take me a millennium to come up with something worth reading, instead it actually didn't take me a while. Would it sound weird that when I wrote, it was as if my fingers would just work on the keyboard non-stop, I wouldn't even need to think what I want to happen next in the story. The idea was so clear in my mind.

Like a crystal clear picture that was saved in my memory. 

And it seemed I was describing that vision in clear-cut phrases and words without any roadblocks and issues. 

It was just so excited and exhilarated that writing came so naturally to me. As if it was in my blood. (Well it actually is, since my mom write stories and amazing shayaris 😜😜😄)

I knew I was always fond of writing when in any story competitions and writing sprees in school, I would be appreciated. But I never knew that I would be someday writing like all those amazing authors whose books I basically hogged on. 

And now after a hardwork of about 2-3 months, and spending my whole days stuck with the laptop typing like a lunatic. I am finally halfway through achieving my dream.

I wrote half of my novel and am looking forward to the moment when it will be finally released and people would be able to read it. I know they all might not like it, it can be a flop. But all that matters to me is I atleast tried. 

And I would try till the end of my time, to be able to become a author, who is not just well known but well LEARNT!

 

- By MeeRa   
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