As a reader, it was this feeling that she is attracted to.She has attempted to capture that mood in her first work “The House Next to the Factory” (HarperCollins India).
Kavya’s post-Partition family is the focus of her book.It was written over a lengthy period.
You will find alienation, doubts and desires, with life asserting its own identity amidst it all.
It is her delicate way of weaving the stories that says a lot about the craft.Sonal Kohli, a Washington resident tells IANS she was only about three-quarters of the way through the book when she began to question whether she should find the central theme and then write stories that fit it.It felt forced.The connections I made, if they were, should feel natural and organic.As they presented themselves to me, I continued writing them.
While out for an evening stroll, I noticed how my characters interconnected.This was an amazing moment.
She recalls that all the pieces were put together and it was like a miracle.
The vivid imagery on every page is another thing that makes it stand out.The images are not too dense but leave enough room for imagination.Keep descriptions short and concise.
Often, the goal is to create an image by capturing only one or two details and then letting the reader complete the rest.Her comments include, “D.H.Lawrence may not be well-known for his stories.But from him I learned how to describe a person without referring to their physical characteristics.One of his beach stories describes a woman by how the sun reflects off her shoulders.
This is a vivid description and one that I strive to achieve.
The book is receiving a lot of praise, but the author admits she had some doubts when she first started to write.Kohli was worried about language and craft.She also had concerns about her lack of formal literature or writing education.
I took a while to believe in my intuitions.The author of the book she wrote for ten years says that it has given her more confidence, particularly after the publication.
Talk to her about the fact that the role of book editors is seldom highlighted, and she is all praise for the very talented Rahul Soni, who edited her book.”Rahul is gentle, kind and wise, and these qualities pervade all his interactions.He is a wonderful editor.He helped bring this book to its current form.He’s also been a guide as I stepped into the world of publication.He even went out of his way and took up the responsibility of submitting my book to publishers in the UK and the US.I too feel that book editors need to be acknowledged.Their name deserves to go on the book — Rahul’s certainly does.”
Kohli, who has a MA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia, UK, feels the degree was much helpful in building her confidence in my work.”At UEA I was continuously writing new stories and workshopping them.Finding that my early drafts were well received by my colleagues was just the boost that I needed.Also, when I provided feedback to my peers’ novels and stories, it trained me to look at my own work from a distance and read it critically,” concludes Kohli who is now working on a short novel.
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