Sunlight on his desk: author of 'The Sunlight Plane' Damini Kane talks about his experiences as a writer

HYDERABAD: While cold winds and patriotic tones envelop Hyderabad, young writer Damini Kane, who is in town, received a brief interview. Damini is a 23-year-old writer from Mumbai with a degree in History. He is currently pursuing a master's degree in migration studies at the University of Sussex.

"I have written stories since I was six years old. I always liked to read, I remember calling my mother and she was busy with a lot of work and talked about the stories that were in my mind. I took the writing seriously and started practicing at age 11, then I stopped for a few years and started writing again at the age of 15, since that time I haven't stopped ", he shared fond memories of his first days. write.

The author also shares his experiences in writing novels. "'The Sunlight Plane' 'is the first novel to be published and there are two other novels that I have written before, but I decided not to continue and publish it." He completed his first draft in six months and continued to edit and revise it until he finally arrived at the store after four years. "Every day I wake up at 4 am, write briefly and go to college," he said about his writing routine.

"Every stage has its own challenges. The publishing section is rather difficult. Because when you publish your first novel and you receive a number of rejection letters and they touch your heart, but you have to be brave and that's part of the trip, I'm glad that happened and I hope more letter of rejection. "He chuckled and added:" As for the favorite aspect of my writing process, I would say writing about friendship between two characters with moments of great drama along with pain and sadness. "

"Keep practicing, don't be satisfied with what you believe in, and always believe that you can do better," is what I say to prospective writers, "Damini added a few wise words.

When asked about his disappointing perspective on 'Block Writers', he replied: "I don't believe in you, I think you can burn after writing a lot and feel the need for rest, but I think the" writer's block "is just an excuse to be unable to find what's wrong with your story ".

He has also learned to paint and draw for more than a year and is always enthusiastic about art forms. "I also like going to wildlife safari because it rejuvenates me a lot," he added about his interests and writing.