When I'm writing, I am lost in my book. Except family and close friends, I don't care about what critics, publishers or readers might think.
There is a wealth of readership for regional language literature in India that is not given importance. We must give respect to our own languages.
Myths are part of our DNA. We're a civilisation with a continuous culture. The effort to modernize it keeps it alive. Readers connect with it.
I think it's a fallacy to say that a good book sells itself. It doesn't happen. I'm a voracious reader and I can give you a long list of books which should have been best sellers but they aren't. How can you buy a book if you haven't heard of it?