Interview with author Vinayak Nadkarni

This year, three of my co-authors from the widely popular Indian anthology 'Love Stories That Touched My Heart' have come out with their debut novel. So it is a great pleasure to feature them here at the blog as they begin this new journey.

Presenting author Vinayak Nadkarni.

About myself:

I would like to describe myself as an aspiring artist trapped in an engineer’s body and labeled by the world as an IT Professional. I am currently living in Munich, Germany and I was born and studied in Hubli, Karnataka. I have always found the art of storytelling captivating. Be it through the words or through the stage-acts, I always fancy my chances. I achieved my first major break-through when Penguin India published my short story in the year 2012 in their anthology – Love Stories That Touched My Heart. This book went on to become a bestseller. You can get in touch with me and also read some of the sample stories of my debut book by visiting http://vinayakwrites.in/

My debut book:

My debut book is a work of fiction and titled Why So Twisted?  It is a multi-genre anthology of simple but yet skewed short stories. This book touches many subjects – from romance to social issues; from marriages to extra-marital affairs. However, the one unique thing about this anthology is that every story has an unexpected plot twist which would surprise the reader. Sometimes, it’s the protagonist’s clever mind, at times, it’s his kind heart. Otherwise, it’s the heartless destiny, or occasionally, it’s the writing style too, which brings the fascinating metamorphosis of the plot and will lead you to ask the question, Why So Twisted?

Authors you love reading:

I enjoy reading short stories more than novels. So naturally, Jeffrey Archer and O.Henry have made a greater impact on me. In addition, I love the simple story telling techniques of Sudha Murthy as well.

Link to buy:

The Kindle and paperback versions of the book are already available worldwide. In the first weekend,  the book entered Amazon ranking #5 under ‘Foreign-Short-Stories’ category on Amazon.de and currently it is trending at #32 on Amazon.com. In India, you can buy the e-book here on Amazon.in and the paperback copies will be available on Amazon and Flipkart by 14^th of August, 2017.

 ‘I am taking part in The Write Tribe Festival of Words #6'

I decided to subvert the themes of Days 4 & 5 and instead go with the theme of Day 6 (Interview someone) for these three authors. You can find other posts related to today's theme of 'write a letter' here.

My posts for this #WriteBravely #FestivalOfWords include:

A Family Unrelated by Blood (Theme: Treasures)

What's on my Workplace Desk (Theme: Resources)

Tharavadu Hotel - a Kannur Seafood Delight (Theme: Maps)

Interview - Author Arka Datta 

Interview - Author Vinayak Nadkarni

Interview - Author Manaswita Ghosh