The Story Behind My Debut Novel
My debut self-published novel, Every Little Piece of You (Soulmates Saga, Book 1), sprang to life from this bizarre vision I woke up with on the morning of August 1, 2010. I opened my eyes with Jamie, the lead male character, in my head. He had just finished performing a gig in a dimly lit, smoky bar, and he looked very moody, reluctant. I could see him so clearly in my head — his hair, his eyes, his demeanour. As though he was a very good friend, I just knew him — his pain, his past, his present.
What I didn’t know was his future. But I wanted to find out.
I spent the rest of the day thinking about Jamie’s life, his family, his music, and formulated a vague plan in my head for the plot, just for fun, and started writing. I hadn’t written any fiction for almost a decade but the narrative flowed so naturally and instinctively, it was almost frightening. And very exciting.
I had no idea whether it was going to be a short story or a novel, all I knew was that I was writing it because I felt like I just had to. Jamie was simply too intriguing to me to ignore.
The female character Mukti, a young research analyst in London, was supposed to be the…
