A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going. Ashwin Sanghi adrenalineconcealhistory Change image and share on social
Writing helps me create a different world that I can escape to. Ashwin Sanghi createescapehelp Change image and share on social
The decision to use a pen name was nothing more than a desire to compartmentalise my life. However, I had not thought about an appropriate pseudonym, and since there's an abundance of anagrams in the novel, the idea struck me: why not use an anagram of my name? Hence, Shawn Haigins. Ashwin Sanghi abundanceanagramcompartmentalise share on social
The cleanest book on a dusty bookshelf is usually a dirty one. Ashwin Sanghi bookbookshelfclean Change image and share on social
There has to be a protagonist who has to overcome challenges, and there will be a race to finish. Ashwin Sanghi challengefinishovercome Change image and share on social
Take the first A out of Abraham and put it at the end. You get Brahama. There's the ancient connection right there. Ashwin Sanghi abrahamancientbrahama Change image and share on social
J. K. Rowling's first 'Harry Potter' manuscript was rejected 12 times. Stephen King's 'Carrie' was rejected 30 times. 'Gone With The Wind' was rejected 38 times. I was immensely proud to have beaten them all. Ashwin Sanghi beatcarrieharry share on social
Mythology is a set of primitive lies that people rarely believe. This is rather different from history, which is a set of lies that people actually believe. Ashwin Sanghi historyliemythology Change image and share on social
If I use the word 'khichdi' in my novel, I don't have to get into the trouble of explaining that it is a dish of rice and lentils. My Indian readers know it. Ashwin Sanghi dishexplainindian Change image and share on social
That freedom of writing you don't get in other formats, I'd rather leave it to someone else to deal with the headache of drafting my book into a screenplay. Ashwin Sanghi bookdealdraft Change image and share on social
