Kumar Vikrant is a short story author and novelist. His works as a writer have recently appeared in over a dozen online publishing sites, including Reflection Mag, Booksie and Authonomy. His favorite genre is Mystery & Crime, on which most of his writings are based. His writings are due for publication in the upcoming anthologies, '31 Sins,' 'The Case Files of the Dead' and 'Winged Heart.' When he’s not frightening readers with his writing, he’s most likely frightening his office colleagues.
He can be contacted at:
Email: kumaraco78@hotmail.com
Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/kumar.vik.1
How would you define yourself?
I'm basically a storyteller. Administrator under state government of UP, but a storyteller by heart.
Working with online publishing sites, do you see any big differences between online and offline publishing?
Working with the online publishing site is just like an actor working in a theater. Her/His good performance is applauded and bad one is shunned immediately by the spectators.
You create your story/poem/article, post it on an online publishing site and press the publish button. Your work is online and within half an hour there are fifty or so messages from critics all over the world, telling you how well/bad did you do. One grammar expert from England telling how grammatically were you wrong or right and so on. You learn a lot from these sites.
On the other hand being an offline published writer is a dream of every writer/poet. You touch your book, you feel it. Your book is sold all over the world. And one day your publisher is insisting you to send your work to get it published traditionally. I've experienced it all during my online and offline publishing.
There are many anthologies that have flooded Indian markets recently, what makes you participate in certain competitions?
Well, I love particularly writing in some certain genres, which are mystery & crime, horror, women’s issues. So I chose the one which caters to my taste.
What is our perception of success in Literary Industry?
The only thing which persists is, if you are a good writer/poet you'll stay in this industry otherwise no publicity stunt or commercials shall be able to sell your second book.
Mystery and Crime, which is quite interesting to write, but difficult at the same time, do you feel any pressure while writing your stories.
Yeah, as a mystery & crime genre writer, I need to be updated with modern weapons, scams, loot tactics and such other things on a regular basis. Besides, I need be updated how the authorities are coping with modern criminals and so on. You cannot use an outdated technology to write a modern crime fiction. You cannot rely on basic phones, you need to know how satellite phones work and who provide them and their services. You need to know how the hackers operates and so one, pretty tough business you know...
Tell us something about your story, “The Bride” in Moonlit Matinee-3.
'The Bride,' is a fact based fiction. One of my friends went through it all before dying. He was possessed by a female ghost, who would always appear in Hindu bridal attire before him. Once he was staying with me and he told me about his every night ordeal. We slept in the same room. Early in the morning I asked him if she had appeared in that night night. He answered positively and, I trembled...phew.. She left me alone. Only the bride and her possession part are fact and rest is a fiction, a creation of my own mind.
How did you come up with such a unique plot?
After writing one fictitious horror story for another anthology, which is about to hit the market, I felt this true story must be written and told to the world.
Please tell us something about the lead characters of the story.
There is Sagar, a fictitious name, is possessed by the bride is an innocent boy. He does all his best to go through this every night ordeal and live a normal life. The Bride, we know nothing about her, her origin etc, but she plays a pivotal role in this story. There is a ruthless doctor who wrote his patient's death certificate before he actually died. This doctor guy is again taken from real life, my doctor brother told me about.
Which part of the story was the most difficult one to write for you?
'Night Of Bride.' was the most difficult chapter for me to write. I'm not at ease, writing love making scenes. My stories have always been for general readership, so I had to stir through a very hot water to write this chapter.
Which part of the story is the part that you enjoy reading the most?
This story is based on a tragic life of an innocent boy, there was nothing which I could enjoy about this story. The moments which Sagar shared with Meenakshi are somehow my favorite, of course again part of my own imagination otherwise in reality the marriage was arranged by his parents.
How was experience with Gargi Publishers?
Awesome experience. People at Gargi really know how to keep the writers involved and interested in their publication. This is my first experience with Gargi, but I'll write again for this publication if given a chance.
What would be your message for our readers.
Please buy your copy of, 'Notebook Of Romance.' Give us your feedback, we need it desperately.
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