Writing Quotes by Ravi Subramanian

To me, a good storyteller should be able to tell stories across genres.

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I cannot write in isolation. I write with people around me.

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I write largely plot-driven stories.

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I can write in my living room with my wife and kid around.

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You don't have to be a criminal to write about fraud!

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I find writing to be a great stress-buster.

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I believe any fiction writer is inspired by real life.

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I am not a great fan of serious, heavy writing. I prefer simple, short sentences, light on prose.

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If you are careful about the content and writing style, readers will not feel that you are in a hurry.

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Writing with a film in mind - writing like a screenplay - is a sureshot recipe for disaster.

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If I did not have a de-stresser such as writing novels, I would lose focus at work.

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I'm probably one of the few authors in this country who could very comfortably live off my writing.

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One can become drab, dull, and boring doing the same thing every day. Writing helps break the monotony.

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I firmly believe that there is no better thriller writer than Harlan Coben.

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I have a day job where I make money and satisfy my self-esteem. Writing is for fun, and I want to keep…

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To make time for writing, one has to take time out from somewhere. Obviously, a fair amount of time that you spend…

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Corporate career is like my wife, and writing is my girlfriend. My priority is the first but enjoy doing the second, as…

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I've always wanted to write, but coming from a small-town background - I was born and brought up in Ludhiana - you…

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People think writing is a very distinguished, cerebral thing, where all you do is write. It doesn't work that way. People have…

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Write something that you are comfortable with. Do not venture into something that you do not want to write about, because gradually,…

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There were many times in my initial days as a writer when I had felt the need to talk to someone, to…

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I enjoy writing and promoting my books. I enjoy the feedback. But all this is because I don't depend on it commercially.…

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When James Bond presses the watch and the car explodes, the writer doesn't go into the science of it. One should leave…

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My favourite authors are John Grisham and Jeffrey Archer. Grisham rapidly established himself and now completely owns the legal space of fiction…

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Most writers write from their own experiences. That is where the honesty and intensity of emotions come from.

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When you write, you put your thoughts in the public space. You get both positive and negative feedback.

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Writing in India will not dramatically change till we learn to value books.

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For me, writing is fun. The day I quit my job and take up writing full time, writing will become just another…

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When you write stories linking reality to a big storyline, people relate to it better.

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Given my extensive background in foreign banks, writing about them came quite naturally to me. Thankfully, God has been kind to me.

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I write about banking because it is something I'm familiar with. Also, I don't have to do much research on it.

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If somebody says that they want to write a book but do not know what to write about, they will never write…

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I feel as long as people enjoy what they read and learn something more, I have done my job as a writer.

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A writer must experiment with genres. Otherwise, it is a restriction on the craft.

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I do not think I will ever write screenplays based on my books. I would not know what to cut out and…

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When 'If God Was a Banker' became a success, it changed my entire perspective. I wanted to write more and wanted to…

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A lot of things that I write about have happened to people around me, if not necessarily to me or in the…

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I had, at a point in time, decided not to write on the corporate world. But if people expect me to set…

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