About Ameya Tikekar
Ameya Tikekar is an engineer MBA from IIM Kozhikode and with a 15 + years experience in the corporate world. His only qualification to write this book was that he was part of the very first batches to experience the recession of 2007-09.
LiFT: Tell us about your book, the journey of writing it, and its content.
Ameya Tikekar: The book is fiction but it resembles the truth. No book on software industry has been written in this manner yet, which is suprising. i wanted to explore human complexities through this prism.
LiFT: Why did you choose this title?
Ameya Tikekar: It’s apt. Also wanted to give a tribute to Louisa May Alcott’s work which inspired me.
LiFT: When did you realize that you wanted to be a writer, and what was your inspiration behind it?
Ameya Tikekar: I would say it was Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations.
LiFT: Where do you see yourself ten years down the line in the world of literature?
Ameya Tikekar: Author who’s book has sold a million copies.
LiFT: How important do you think marketing and the quality of a book are in promoting it and increasing its readership?
Ameya Tikekar: Very. It’s so important that the book reached the target audience and they read it. It’s a very difficult job as the number of readers are dwindling as well.
LiFT: What message do you want to convey to people through your writing?
Ameya Tikekar: Honestly never thought about it, for me it was just a way to express
LiFT: What do you do apart from writing?
Ameya Tikekar: I paint at times as a hobby.
LiFT: What activities do you resort to when you face writer’s block?
Ameya Tikekar: I wait for the inspiration to write again. In some ways it’s a channeling.
LiFT: What if your story were to be adapted into a movie? Who would you want to work as the director or actors in it?
Ameya Tikekar: I wonder if this book can be adopted but if it does, then I would want the actors to be real 22 years old and a director who’s meticulous on getting the story right, instead of worrying about the numbers.
LiFT: Are you working on your next book? If so, could you tell us something about it?
Ameya Tikekar: It’s based on apocalypse and collapse of the world as we know it.
LiFT: What are your suggestions for budding writers and poets to help them improve their writing skills?
Ameya Tikekar: Write for yourself to express. Don’t please others.
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