Sunil Mishra

Aries

I am a mining graduate and worked in mines as my first job. English is my third language that I picked up pretty late. My mother tongue is Maithili. My favorite songs continue to be old Hindi songs from Mukesh and I still recall most of the lyrics.

Lack of motivation: waking up in the morning but not able to find interesting enough things to do for the day.

Getting my first book “Transit Lounge” published. This is a memoir of 15 years of my travel to 30 different countries. I took 5 years to intermittently write it and later approach various publishers. I was happy when it finally got published.

When I cleared CAT and finally got admission in IIM Lucknow.

There are quite a few, the good thing about them are the low points always precede something great.

I like Sanjeev Sanyal’s writing. He comes from a fresh perspective- something like an economist writing a history.

I like ‘Animal Farm’ from George Orwell. A short fictional account that seems so real in our day to day life even in today’s political and social setup.

Ability to influence people without any direct control

I had dreams and I lived through them.

I have some interest in Indology, I understand India was prospering and harmonious civilization before the external invasions started. I would have loved to live in that period.

May be music

Siddhartha by Herman Hesse

Mostly late evening, in my house during weekdays and weekends.Sometimes, I do write in the waiting areas and lounges when I am travelling.

Mostly silence and music in silence.

Be positive

Writing block – If I am writing regularly and then it stops one day for some reason, it takes a long gap to restart it again.

Write like no one will ever read, edit like everyone is going to read. Don’t edit when you are writing first few pages, just write.