Books
Sagittarius
Introvert, Atheist, Mostly Invisible
That I will never know for sure what ‘this’ is all about
Finished reading Proust’s Swann’s Way book in about two weeks
This. Publishing my first book
David Gilmour
Hari Seldon from Asimov’s The Foundation Series
Not a “favourite villain” but a character that is extremely well-written – Humbert Humbert from Nabokov’s Lolita
Camus, Stephen King, Nabokov, Kafka, Asimov, Faulkner, Ray
"The Outsider (Camus), Invitation to a Beheading (Nabokov), Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams), Em and the Big Hoom (Jerry Pinto), Ghachar Ghochar (Vivek Shanbhag) "
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams
"Trainspotting, The Turin Horse, Qissa, Die Hard, The Big Lebowski "
Stepping out of the universe
Welp!
"Doing more with less. Dave Mustaine once said something on the lines of “David Gilmour can do more with one note than most other guitar players can do with the whole fretboard” In literature, amongst the authors I have read so far, that’s Hemingway."
Invitation to a Beheading by Nabokov
Mostly after my day job, between 5-9PM, sitting next to a graveyard (there’s a graveyard next to my house).
Music all the time. But only instrumentals when writing
This isn’t going to end well
Open view. I cannot write with a wall in front of me. Also, I cannot write sober for long, mostly because I hate what I write or to waterboard the inner critic.
I mostly find myself in need for such advice. But to answer this question, I will borrow a quote from this wonderful little book ‘Letters to a Young Poet’. In one of the letters by Rilke to Kapus (who is also seeking similar advice), Rilke says, “Ask yourself in the most silent hour of your night: must I write? Dig into yourself for a deep answer. And if this answer rings out in assent, if you meet this solemn question with a strong, simple “I must,” then build your life in accordance with this necessity; your whole life, even into its humblest and most indifferent hour, must become a sign and witness to this impulse.“
Sunil M S was listed in the ‘Top 10 Short Fiction Writers’ by DNA-Out of Print in 2017. His work has been previously published in DNA India newspaper, Out of Print, and Bangalore Review. Sunil M S was born in Dharwad, Karnataka, and grew up on a steady diet of books by Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe, Haruki Murakami, Franz Kafka, and Albert Camus. His journey as a writer began with narrative poems which evolved into flash fiction, short stories, and now a novel – Song of the Whale. A street photographer since 2010, Sunil mostly spends his time walking around the streets of Bangalore and making pictures. When not on street with his camera, one can find him in bookshops or cafes. He currently lives in Bangalore.
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