1. What is your user/pen name? What do you prefer to be called?
❝ MISS IDEALIST ❞
2. Would you mind sharing a little bit about yourself?
❝ I am an ordinary girl who expresses herself through her words. I am basically a friendly person and always excited to learn new things. That curious kid who participates in every event! ❞
3. What started you on the path to writing?
❝ Well, I was in grade 5 when I wrote my first poem and I felt very happy when I finished writing it and moreover I have always been into stories, poems, and write-ups. So gradually I decided to write my own book. ❞
4. Which author, on or off Wattpad, inspires you to write?
❝ To be honest there is no particular author but I would like to mention an author called Sudha Murthy (Indian author) she always writes her books in simple language which makes them accessible to a wide range of audiences. ❞
5. What helped you grow as an author?
❝ Criticisms! Yes, you read it right. Constructive criticisms always helped me to grow. At first, I feel a bit low but gradually I try my best to rectify my mistakes. ❞
6. Why did you choose to write in your particular field or genre? If you write more than one, how do you balance them?
❝ Poetry! It always fascinated me. I feel that poems best describes your emotions, feelings, and thoughts. They are short but effective and impactful. I feel so free to play with words in poetry. ❞
7. What do you love most about writing?
❝ I don't love anything in particular. I am just a simple writer who struggles to overcome backlog. Lol. I won't say that I love that but yes I always try my best to make the reader feel the emotion of the poem. ❞
8. Have you ever struggled with writer's block? If yes, how did you overcome it?
❝ Yes! Totally. And currently also struggling. I am still finding ways to overcome it. If you ever get one please let me know(hush! Our secret)
But recently I updated my book after a gap of 3 months I guess. I was only able to do so because one of the readers wrote me to update my book. She really enjoyed reading and insisted me to update. So I guess this small happiness may help to overcome writer's block. ❞
9. Why do you write? What keeps you motivated to keep writing?
❝ The appreciation from my readers. The amount of love and support they show encourages me to write. I would like to thank all of them! ❞
10. What advice do you have for aspiring writers?
❝ I guess I am not an eminent person to advise aspiring writers because I am also one of them. But I want to give this short piece of suggestion to all the writers and especially poets that don't put a lot of fancy words in a line. You can use ornamental words but not too much because it makes the reader a bit difficult to understand and may be due to that you may not approach a wide range of readers. I personally believe that keep your writing simple and impactful. Make simple words have a great impact on readers' minds. ❞