Thousands of books are published every year in India, and it's becoming more difficult to stand out and get people to buy the books. The only way to get people notice the book is to create a buzz much before it's released.

There's a market for fiction based on financial services. People wanted me to write stories based on this sector. There's a gap in the market, and I'm trying to fill it.

A profession which is seen as intellectually glamorous is often the most misunderstood when it comes to the commerce involved.

A misconception that exists in the eyes of the general reading population is that authors make truckloads of money.

For me, writing is fun. The day I quit my job and take up writing full time, writing will become just another job. A commercial necessity.

Write something that you are comfortable with. Do not venture into something that you do not want to write about, because gradually, your discomfort with the subject will begin to show.

If somebody says that they want to write a book but do not know what to write about, they will never write a book.

I do not think I will ever write screenplays based on my books. I would not know what to cut out and what portions to keep. I like all the characters I have created. I cannot imagine chopping them off.

I feel as long as people enjoy what they read and learn something more, I have done my job as a writer.

I cannot write in isolation. I write with people around me.