A novel is a conversation starter, and if the author isn't there for the after-party, both the writer and the reader are missing a lot.

I can tell you that as a writer and as a reader, I regard character as king. Or queen. No matter how riveting the action or interesting the plot twists, if I don't feel like I'm meeting someone who feels real, I'm not going to be compelled to read further.

It ain't just about writing on some documents,
author writes on to the readers' heart and mind.

Ideas come from all over, but as I write more and more, I find I'm always hunting for mood: I want to write a novel with a pervasive mood that sticks with you after you close the cover.

No happiness in the writer, no happiness in the reader.

I used to always read with a pen in my hand, as if the author and I were in a conversation.