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This is probably something a lot of you may ignore, but a small request - please don't 😛
It's a few questions that I have read/received/etc from readers which I decided to answer through one post.
Q & A - 2
There were quite a lot of questions along the same line and concerns of the readers. Instead of replying to them individually, I decided to do a quick Q and A to shed some light on a few things.
Q1. Why are Arnav and Khushi not in love yet? Why is this so slow-paced?
This is a question I have gotten from almost everybody and I really don't blame you guys 😛
I have got a few...interesting...messages as well (have been getting them for a while now), and honestly I know that a lot of readers have this frustration in them that they think the story is not moving forward at all.
If you would remember a note I had posted ages ago, I had mentioned how the Honeymoon period was going to have a slower pace compared to other parts because of a particular reason.
To be honest, I had the character of Arnav and Khushi completely fleshed out in my mind, and through this honeymoon I wanted to make the readers understand Arnav's thoughts, character, actions...everything.
So in the future, whatever he does and the reasons for it are evident to the readers without me having to literally writing it out like,
"Because he was in love with Khushi"
I prefer to speak through actions, and that's pretty much how my characters in this story are as well.
Now that the characterisations have been established, the thought process of each character has been written, I am going to bring it back to the pace it was before.
It's still gonna be slow ...but not as slow as it had gotten since the last 10 parts or so.
Q.2 When will these two fall in love?
They will, they will 😆 C'mon, as if you are actually doubting that! 😆
Q.3. Can they at least kiss?
Umm they will. But till then read Room 420 to get rid of your frustrations? 😆
Q4 Does Khushi not realise Arnav's efforts and/or his attraction to her?
Think of it this way ... a man who has made it blatantly clear that he hates the sight of you since day one, made you miserable, made you want to cry every night, is being nice to you.
You are not going to fall in love with him all of a sudden.
Through these parts, I have tried to show that Khushi trusts Arnav, and that is a major thing in any relationship.
I felt, in IPKKND, this part of ArHi's relationship was never addressed properly.
Trust me, this trust in this relationship is going to come in handy later J
She is aware that he stares at her, and unconsciously she reacts to his presence, his stares, everything. Her attraction is going to be clearer later.
All I can say is - The absence of a person from your life for, even a few hours, is enough to make you realise how much they mean to you.
Q5. Why is Arnav's company sinking?
I have read many stories where Arnav is the king of the world, etc. etc.
I wanted to take a different approach to this, also it works well with the story. If you noticed something in the flashbacks - Arnav's marriage was arranged with Khushi, his stress and everything from his personal life transferred onto his professional, and from thereon his company has made some really bad choices. The publicity hasn't helped either.
Also the last few parts have revealed how Arnav became the man he his, how his arrogance and his way of dealing with clients has made him the way he is, etc. Also, how he is so image-conscious, money-conscious, status-conscious...
Q6. Why such irregular updates?
I am a full-time University student and a part-time worker. 2012 and 2013 have been horrible for me in terms of stress and other personal issues, which haven't been resolved even now. If the readers have been with me since the start they would know that I had to take a short break for a while to sort out a few personal issues etc.
I try to update whenever I can (usually 1:30 am or 2 am), whenever I get time off from my studies, assignments, work and other things.
Trust me, I do not get any kind of pleasure by leaving readers hanging for so many days as I am a reader myself and know that a writer who updates regularly is naturally the better one. 😊
I write when inspiration strikes and due to these stressors, inspiration has been more lost than ever, which is why it's been a bit harder for me to write up the updates.
I have got holidays right now, but we are presently moving. We are going to be moving across three places (don't ask why :P) and therefore even though I want to do regular updates, it's still hard for me to do so.
I have set the goal of doing weekly updates, and if I finish parts quicker, I update them quicker.
I know none of this concerns you, or you have probably stopped reading by now. I know that none of the above is an excuse for making you guys wait, and I am sorry about how irregular I have gotten, but the circumstances are really out of my control at the moment.
I don't want to give you half-baked, half-inspired, badly written updates, which is why I have to sometimes break my promises of an update.
I am sorry, and I really hope I can be more regular from now.
Q7. You don't answer my questions
Some of you ask many questions in your comments, and more often than not, I 'like' and move forward. I am not ignoring your question, I sometimes do that because my answer could reveal what's gonna happen, could reveal certain characteristics of a character which may be revealed later, or it could hinder with your perception of a character - and that's something I don't want to do.
Finally:
I personally, do not believe I am a good writer, and that is something I am not shy of admitting (trust me!). I am not being modest here nor am I fishing for compliments *shudder*; if you look at many other writers on this forum, there are far better writers who deserve a lot more recognition. I am still learning, and I am trying to improve with every part I update. I ask for constructive criticism from you guys because I want to get better. Please don't be shy with this, if you feel there are ways my writing can improve, feel free to let me know. If you are shy to comment here, drop me a tweet or PM me
I am humbled by your response to my story so far; hopefully I'll continue to entertain you.
Thanks for reading and being so patient!
~K
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