The greatest joy of writing would have to be the possibilities that can arise from my imaginations and being able to put that into words, simple words that bring people into a journey. To dive deep, to sink in and to immerse their whole being into the story as they allow me to. I love seeing how different people would react to different turn of events in books, you can tell they want a certain ending, or they are not sure where the journey will lead, or how they are just itching for more.

My five favourite books are:

1. Persuasion by Jane Austen
(GREATEST BOOK OF ALL TIME! LOVE LOVE LOVE)
2. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
(JUST AS AMAZING)
3. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
(as you can already tell, HUGE Jane Austen fan)
4. The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
(AMAZING WRITER)
and,
5. Nevermor by Lani Lenore
(Another amazing writer. I can never forget the day i accidentally read her book and from the first page, it was so hard to tear my eyes away. It was THAT good)

Basically any author that can hold my attention because my attention span for reading books is not much :P

I think books of the current generation should be (with all that immense talent) focused on building people and not throwing them down into ceaseless banter of how horrible life is. I believe words and stories are powerful impacts and where there are younger readers introduced, writers hold the power in shaping their life by introducing a tale that is positive. To me, it's definitely easier to write a dark fantasy novel but at the same time, I don't want to make people depressed once they finish reading my book.
I want them to see possibilities.

My desk is ... in one word, A HUGE MESS! Lemme describe: Notebooks, piled on top of Archie Comic books (loyal fan), a stuffed wombat on top facing a blue bucket on top of a handkerchief and inside of it, a heat pad; the bucket resting comfortably on some college brochures. Next to it, stationary holder(s) next to colour papers, with a big white stuffed toy dog resting on some name cards, briefly touching a vintage toy robot (i collect weird stuff). A folded umbrella sits in the middle with 2 pairs of earphones tangled somewhere on top of it and a compilation of doggie medicine and doggie toothpaste remains in a corner. The computer...almost never sits on the desk :P it's too full

What inspires me is my little toy poodle :) she makes me smile every time. It's always great having my dog by my side, just looking at her, it's as if she's always smiling and it brightens up my day every time. I wake up to the sight of being able to spend my time with her whenever I can.

When I am not writing, I like playing the guitar or the piano and see where different notes and keys can take me ie, on some musical journey with how chords match with each other and how you could write songs with what little formation of chords you can find. I am no expert but music always relaxes me :)