Yuktha Asrana admits she wears her heart on her sleeve, and that’s the reason she loves Romantic stories so much.

A new novelist, the idea of writing a book came to Yuktha nearly two years ago. She soon realised that writing a novel comes with its own set of rules and regulations, and set about learning as much as she could.

To do that, she turned to YouTube and Fictionary. There she learnt the basics of scene structure, character development and dialogue, citing Jenna Moreci (who is very funny!) in particular.

One of the things I so admire about Yuktha is her willingness to learn. She knew she was a debut novelist and so would get a lot of things wrong, but that didn’t stop her from pursuing her dream.

Writing is a long-term profession and our writing gets better with experience and practice. 

Nervous so share her work at first (she admits she was petrified!) Yuktha Asrani chose a few select people to share her first draft with because she knew they would be brutally honest.

But their comments, whilst honest, were also encouraging, and that was enough for Yuktha to keep revising and later publish.

We talk a lot about research and why Yuktha believes it to be such an important part of her writing process. Yes, fiction is made up, but she wants her stories rooted in reality so that her readers can really engage with the characters and the worlds they live in.

Towards the end of our conversation Yuktha Asrani talks to me about how she found her editor, and what she considers important when finding the right person.

Yuktha was a joy to chat with and if you’re nervous about writing, or even publishing, your first novel, she will inspire you to take a chance on yourself and your writing.

Links:

www.yukthaasrani.com

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