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Ruskin Bond

Profession : Author

Birth : May 19, 1934

There was Uncle Ken of mine about whom I wrote a lot of stories. I can always write stories about uncles and aunts and distant relatives. They have to be distant, though; otherwise, you'll be in trouble.

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I am a compulsive writer.

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I keep a journal, like many writers do. It helps in writing a story, as you can use an incident from the journal and put in your story.

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All my works over the years have been autobiographical in the sense they reflect some part of my life, although I have fictionalised them to an extent.

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Books of exploration have always fascinated me, like somebody going up the Amazon for the first time.

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I enjoy writing personal essays in the way of Charles Lamb because it goes back to the school days when I was good in writing essays.

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Whenever I run out of people to write about, I cook up a few ghosts, or they appear before me.

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The ghost story is a popular genre of mine and is particularly adaptable to the visual media.

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I used to consider myself a loner.

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For the film 'Saat Khoon Maaf,' which was adapted from my story 'Susanna's Seven Husbands,' I did collaborate on the screenplay. I even took a small role in the film, of a priest.

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Films and books have been intertwined as far as my growing up is concerned.

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I fortunately have a good memor, and that helps a lot in the way I write.

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I don't overwork - a couple of hours a day is fine for me.

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If I'm really immersed in a story, I try to finish it in a few days. If it's a longer work, then it would take a few months.

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I used to type, but now, typing or working with a computer, I get a stiff neck. So I prefer writing longhand.

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My desk is right next to my bed. So I sit on my bed. I write in a big notebook which is on the desk. And if I feel drowsy, I just have to slide into bed.

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I think I'm from the 18th century, not even the 19th. I don't even use a typewriter. I prefer longhand, and that's how I submit my manuscripts to my publishers.

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I've never written specifically for children as such. I write to please myself, and if it is suitable, it gets printed as a children's book.

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I won't usually just sit down to write. I'd have done it in my head already. I visualise a story just like a film strip running in my head. I guess that is also a reason why my books have such a visual element to them. And it's what I tell young writers: plan your story ahead.

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I'm not very good at writing fantasy or even reading it.

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