Aditya Shukla

Author, Analyst, passionate about family, friends, food, diversity and inclusion

Books

Sun Sign

Gemini

Three things people don’t know about you?

I was born in Australia, I enjoy art, I am interested in policy

What’s your greatest fear?

Not having enough time with the important people in my life

What is your greatest achievement?

Hopefully yet to come!

High point of your life?

Publishing my first book 'Tales of Zygorra'

Which living person do you most admire?

My parents

Who is your favorite fictional hero?

Jaime Lannister and Hermione Granger

Who is your favorite fictional villain?

Cathy Ames

Who are your favorite authors?

Malcolm Gladwell, George R. R. Martin, Agatha Christie, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Amy Tan

What are your 5 favorite books of all time?

Outliers, East of Eden, To Kill a Mockingbird, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, The Namesake

Is there a book you love to reread?

I love to reread the Harry Potter series.

What are your 5 favorite movies of all time?

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, Parasite, Forrest Gump, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, The King's Speech

One Superpower you wish you had?

Teleportation

Your epitaph would read? /Last line in your biography would be?

Thank you for reading.

If you had a time machine to take you back to any country and any time period, where would you choose to be for your childhood, adolosent , adult life and silver years?

I would choose for my childhood to be the same. For my adolescence, I would be interested in experiencing Ancient Egypt. During my adult life, I would like to be in Europe during the Renaissance. I am curious to see how the US is during the 22nd century for my silver years.

If you could acquire any talent, what would it be?

Teleportation

When and where do you write ?

No fixed location. I prefer writing in the evening/night.

Silence or music?

Silence when writing, music otherwise

Do you have a writing ritual / superstition?

My writing ritual was to set goals for each day when working on my book.

What’s your guilty reading pleasure?

Crazy Rich Asians

Do you have one sentence of advice for new writers?

Write with abandon.

Aditya Shukla was born in Adelaide, Australia. He spent his early childhood in Mumbai, India, before moving to New York City, where he attended the United Nations International School.
He graduated magna cum laude from Cornell University, and currently works in New York City.
An avid reader of the fantasy genre since childhood, Aditya captures his passion and the thrill of his reading experiences in Tales of Zygorra.



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