Talking on Corners with Devika Fernando (A Book Club Blog Tour Interview)

She is talented. She is sweet. And she writes faster than I do. Presenting Devika Fernando, in quick, candid conversation with Writer Gal as she opens up about the things that matter to her writing and her latest novel "Playing With Fire", a novel that adds romance to the supernatural! Thanks Book Club for letting us hang out.

Enjoy, y'all
Xx
Writer Gal



Thanks for having me, Aarti! You're welcome, Devika. It's lovely to have you here.

1. Who is your favorite author?
Ugh, you started with the most difficult question! *lol* It’s impossible to decide, so here’s a list (which only has a few of them): Anne Rice, Michael Ondaatje, Jane Austen, Arundhati Roy, Terry Pratchett

2. Name one book you REALLY do not like.
You aren’t one for easy questions, are you? ;-) I generally read all genres and like almost all books. There are a few free downloads from Amazon that I really regret reading because they don’t deserve being called books. Apart from that, I can’t bring myself to like “Wuthering Heights”.

3. What is the curse word you use most often when writing?
Damn!

4. What instrument do you use to write? 
My computer. Strangely enough, all novels start out as a handwritten note, but once I’m past the idea stage, I type everything on the keyboard.

5. What part of day (or night) do your creative juices flow most?
There’s no specific time. But early mornings and late evenings are the times when they don’t flow.

6. What inspires you to write?
Everything and everyone, really. And I react very powerfully to visual prompts like a great photo or fantasy art.

7. Imitate-Kill-Date: Three authors from your genre.
This is cool, haven’t had to do that before! Imitate: Nora Roberts. Kill: E.L. James. Date: Hm, I don’t know many male romance writers… Nicholas Sparks maybe? Though I’m sure I’d rather date a character than an author. ;-)

8. Which character from your book or any other would you go out on a romantic date with?
Can I choose the Vampire Lestat or any other of the vampires in Anne Rice’s books? Come to think of it, Sam from “Face the Fire” by Nora Roberts is just perfect too!

9. When you're not writing you are…
Thinking about writing. *lol* Or most probably reading.

10. If you woke up tomorrow as JK Rowling you would...
Write a sequel to the Harry Potter novels…or maybe a prequel, that would be more interesting.

Any last thoughts to your fans and readers?
Just a huge thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Playing With Fire

by 

Devika Fernando

The Blurb

 If you’re playing with fire, prepare to get burned – or to fall in love.

Sparks fly when Felicia and Joshua meet. Discovering her inner fire and unleashing unimaginable powers makes her realize that all her life, she has been hiding her true self. When buildings burn and people are in danger, the tempting game of playing with fire becomes serious. Will their love and desperate struggle for control save her life, or will the fire magic turn itself against its mistress?

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Meet the Author

Almost as soon as Devika Fernando could write, she imagined stories and poems. After finishing her education in Germany and returning to her roots in Sri Lanka, she got a chance to turn her passion into her profession. Having lived in Germany and in Sri Lanka with her husband has made her experience the best (and the worst) of two totally different worlds – something that influences her writing. Her trademark are sweet, yet deeply emotional romance stories where the characters actually fall in love instead of merely falling in lust. She draws inspiration from everyone and everything in life. Besides being a romance novel author, she works as a self-employed German web content writer, as a translator, and as a faithful servant to all the cats, dogs, fish and birds in her home. What she loves most about being an author is the chance to create new worlds and send her protagonists on a journey full of ups and downs that will leave them changed. When she’s not writing, she’s reading or thinking about writing.

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The Book Club Presents "Rapid Fall Blog Tour with Indireads' Adiana Ray" : Interview with Aarti V Raman

Talking on Corners with Adiana Ray (Indireads Author) 

Adiana Ray is cool. She lives in the veldt in Jo'Burg and dreams up stories set in hamara Bharat! Her romances are spicy and adventurous as can be seen from the title of her novel "Rapid Fall." Without any further ado, Imma let Adiana take away with her spot on answers to some "tough" questions. 

Let me just say, Adiana, it was awesome to have you in Talking on Corners.

1. Who is your favorite author?

I love reading, so that keeps changing. Right now two on the top of my list are Celia Friedman (Magister Trilogy) and Krishna Udayasankar (Aryavarta Chronicles). Interestingly both of them are in the fantasy genre and even a year ago I didn’t really read fantasy.

2. Name one book you REALLY do not like.

Fountainhead by Ayn Rand. It is one of those classics that everyone says you should read and I have been trying to do that for the last twenty years but haven’t managed to get past the first 100 pages in all that time.

3. What is the curse word you use most often when writing?

I guess that would be “F**K”.

4. What instrument do you use to write? 

I keep changing my laptop and tablets but somehow always come back to my old trusted Toshiba laptop. I think the grooves on the keys just know my fingers.

5. What part of day (or night) do your creative juices flow most?

If I get the chance to write early morning that works best for me. I get a lot of great ideas just before sleeping; unfortunately I am just too sleepy to work on them.

6. What inspires you to write?

Real people and situations, form the basis of my characters. Sometimes I sit in a café or hear a news item and think ‘what if that person was………. / what if this happened to them?’ It can be quite amazing what your imagination can come up with. However I make a conscious effort to never use people and their experiences in a story, when I know them personally.

7. Imitate-Kill-Date: Three authors from your genre.

Imitate: Barbara Cartland. She is synonymous with the sub genre she has created. Amazingly prolific and the romance she describes so vividly has passion and tenderness subtly wrought together.

Kill: Ooh! Can I? Okay no kidding don’t really dislike any author that much. Though I do wonder how E.L James (Fifty Shades) is classified as a modern-romance author ??????

Date: Sophie Kinsella…same sex but sounds like she would be a fun dinner companion.

8. Which character from your book or any other would you go out on a romantic date with?

Well I would definitely love to go out with a character like JD (the hero of Rapid Fall). In my mind he is witty, sexy and has incredible charisma. The other one would be Rhett Butler from Gone With The Wind. I can definitely imagine a candlelight dinner in an elegant Louisiana mansion and I wouldn’t waste my time moaning about Ashley.

9. When you're not writing you are …cooking and trying out recipes, reading, got two small kids so running around with them, traveling. This list could be endless.

10. If you woke up tomorrow as JK Rowling you would...

Go back to that café where it all started and pen my next big block buster.

Any last thoughts to your fans and readers?

Would love to hear your comments on my book…good, bad, ugly…any feedback would be really appreciated.

Here is everything you need to know about Adiana Ray and her adventurous romance "Rapid Fall." 

Rapid Fall

by Adiana Ray

The Blurb

  Sonia and JD’s tempestuous attraction is as stormy as the rapids at Rishikesh. Not even a dip in icy waters can douse the sparks that fly when they are around each other.

JD’s recent divorce, however, has left him commitment phobic and bitter, and he doesn’t seem to want more than a physical relationship. At heart, Sonia is conservative; can she bring herself to accept a modern ‘live-in’ relationship, or will she push him away with her demands for a commitment?

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The Author's Thoughts

'Sixteen and counting' are the number of cities that I have lived in so far. I like to think of myself as a 'Metronaut'. The myriad city cultures, the food, the hustle and bustle, the people are all elements of life that I thrive on and if you can have an 'Astronaut' why not a 'Metronaut' after all there are so many more of us out there?
I believe in the Zen tenet that every situation has a 1000 truths. It helps me write and it definitely helps when I am dealing with my two children. I like reading, I like cooking, I like travelling and I love sitting like a mindless zombie in front of the TV and if anybody says anything to that....Aha! a 1000 truths come in very handy.
I also write under a pen name M.X Steele. Why? My daughter thought Adiana Ray was too boring a name.
I do hope you enjoy reading all my work because I believe passionately that though we writers love pontificating and are totally in love with whatever we write; at the end of it all it is the readers that matter and above all what we write has to be 'entertaining'.

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Talking On Corners with Reet Singh (Mills and Boon Indian Author)

 She is a surgeon and my first Writing Pal. She writes in her "spare time" or so she has me believe and she thinks while driving, which makes her a Super-Driver! She entered the Mills and Boon Passions Writing Contest last year and WON it with aplomb and grace, as the phrase goes. And her Valentine' Day debut Mills and Boon novel "Scorched by His Fire" is garnering rave reviews across romance readers! Ladies and gentlemen, meet the lovely, the talented, REET SINGH!!

Dear Aarti V Raman. Thank you so much for inviting me over. I am honored and excited!

Me too, Reet! It's always good to have friends over for a chat! So, let's start chatting, shall we?

1. Who is your favorite author? 
PG Wodehouse – there is none as can compare! He is clever, naughty, tongue-in-cheek, and can make me laugh over a 100-times per book.


2. Name one book you REALLY do not like. 
Um...cannot remember, which probably means I haven't met it yet.


3. What is the curse word you use most often when writing? 
'Hell', though my editor cleans it out, so I'm trying to find a decent but equally effective substitute!

4. What instrument do you use to write? 
My finely tuned brain...oh, alright! My Dell Inspiron 15.


5. What part of day (or night) do your creative juices flow most? 
Just before I fall asleep at night, which means I'm at risk of forgetting it all in the morning... Or while I'm driving.


6. What inspires you to write? 
The power and excitement of being in control of destiny – not my own, sadly, but that of my main characters.


7. Imitate-Kill-Date: Three authors from any genre.
 Imitate: Richard Gordon, because he was a surgeon (like me) and he wrote fabulous medical comedy. Kill: PG Wodehouse, because he is the best; his stories have as many twists and turns as Lord Emsworth's pig does! Date: Steve Martin (Born Standing Up; An Object of Beauty). It would be a laugh a minute date!


8. Which character from your book or any other would you go out on a romantic date with? 
Krivi, hahaha!


9. When you're not writing you are..... 
Virtual social networking, these days, though there was a time I watched Romedy, read, did crochet, and played online Scrabble.


10. If you woke up tomorrow as JK Rowling you would... 
Shop till I dropped, or at least till I had blown a cool million!

Any last thoughts to your fans and readers. 
I adore my fans and readers. A writer is nothing without them. More power to them. If I must say something, I suppose I would appeal for them to post reviews of the books they love. Reviews are a great way to encourage your favorite authors!

It has been an absolute pleasure having you as the very first 'AUTHOR' ,Talking on Corners with me, Reet. Hope to see a lot of romance and Happily Ever Afters from you. For those of you who want to check out "Scorched by His Fire", you can find it here on Flipkart, Amazon and Infibeam and at your nearest Crossword and Landmark too! 

Till next time,








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Aarti V Raman aka Writer Gal.