Shlok Yogendra / Yamini Mogre

A writer who loves to write at his own leisure and is mostly fuelled by caffeine.

Sun Sign

Taurus

Three things people don’t know about you?

I actually like to knit in my free time, I am super specific about not just how I have my coffees but also about how I brew them, and that I actually like writing out the whole story longhand before I type it out onto my laptop.

What’s your greatest fear?

Not knowing the answer to every question I have.

What is your greatest achievement?

This book.

High point of your life?

Trave's Venture into the Forest's Mysteries coming to life' sequence is a high point since it is related to not just me proving it to myself that I am capable of doing it, but also the pride it brings in the eyes of my friends and family.

Low point of your life

There have again been multiple low points in my life, most that came between finishing drafts of this novel and getting it out to publishers.

Which living person do you most admire?

JK Rowling

Who is your favorite fictional hero?

Severus Snape

Who is your favorite fictional villain?

Voldemort

Who are your favorite authors?

JK Rowling and Rick Riordan

What are your 5 favorite books of all time?

Harry Potter series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, and the Mahabharat are the three main book series I have read that truly inspired my writing.

Is there a book you love to reread?

I'm majorly a one time reader of books.

What are your 5 favorite movies of all time?

Again the Harry Potter films, Queen (Hindi), OMG (1), Table No. 21, and Gangubai Kathiawadi.

One Superpower you wish you had?

The ability to know the answer to every question I had, have, and will have.

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

He never lived a life of regret and fear, always speaking his mind and doing everything he ever wanted to.

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?

Childhood in the 70's in India, Adolescence in the UK in the 10's, Adult life in Spain in today's age, and Silver years in India again in the 10's.

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

Become a world renowned Coffee expert/Author.

Which book you wish you had written ?

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

When and where do you write ?

I have to wait for inspiration or the right kind of idea to strike. After that it's a question of how dedicated I am every single day to planning out the entire story and writing it out. I mostly write during the nighttime if I am at home or if I go out to cafes to write, it'll generally be during the day. At least that was the process I followed for a while about three or so years ago when finishing this novel and planning it ahead.

Silence or music?

Silence when I'm writing; soft, instrumental music when I'm editing, and proper songs when I'm not writing.

One phrase that you use most often?

It's all a game of mind (I actually say it in Marathi but this is what it means when translated to English).

Do you have a writing ritual / superstition?

If I speak more about my writing or publishing journey, it'll make me less successful going forward.

What’s your guilty reading pleasure?

Nothing I can think of.

Do you have one sentence of advice for new writers?

Always plan out before writing and write it all out before editing, but remember to keep a good balance of emotions in your writing because that is innately human, and what we crave for.

A writer was the first solid thing I remember I wanted to become in school, though it sort of got lost along the way as different interests came up. But none of the other interests stayed in my mind. For quite a few years I didn't really know what I wanted to do and simply went along with my academics in school. But during that time my teacher pointed out that I was doing exceptionally well in narrative writing where I had to come up with stories and she asked me to focus on that. It wasn't until I left school that I realised that writing was something I really wanted to do. It was then that I started putting all my focus into it and truly fell in love with the process.



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