{"id":23180,"date":"2020-09-12T06:45:40","date_gmt":"2020-09-12T10:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tellest.com\/?p=23180"},"modified":"2020-10-06T12:18:11","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T16:18:11","slug":"interview-with-ujjwall-uppuluri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellest.com\/interview-with-ujjwall-uppuluri\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Ujjwall Uppuluri"},"content":{"rendered":"
Earlier in the week, we had the awesome privilege of looking at a great book by Ujjwall Uppuluri called Chronicles of the Byzantine Empire, The Phoenix Reborn.\u00a0 The author joins us for a special interview where we talk about his passions in economy, fantasy writings, and more.\u00a0 Read on to see what makes Uppuluri tick, and to find out more about the worlds he is building.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Tellest:<\/strong> Hi there Ujjwall.\u00a0 Thanks for taking the time to talk to me today.\u00a0 With your work as an economist and with your side-hustle as a historical fiction writer, I\u2019m sure you\u2019re keeping busy!<\/p>\n Ujjwall Uppuluri:<\/strong> Indeed I am. Thanks for asking.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n T:<\/strong> One of the first things I like to learn about people is what started them off on their writing journey.\u00a0 You\u2019re an international economist, but now you\u2019re also writing these massive historical fictions on the side.\u00a0 What gave you that push?<\/p>\n UU:<\/strong> I had always been interested in fictional literature\u2014more specifically science fiction and fantasy novels\u2014and as a kid I grew up with Stephen Erickson, George R.R. Martin, Glenn Cook and Harry Turtledove. I was also quite interested in counterfactual historiography and what if scenarios and I thought why not create a novel that combines my interest in alternate history with my interest in fantasy. As strange as it sounds, in middle school I had a dream and it left such an impression on me that I decided I had to put what I had dreamt about on paper. Of course, that was back in middle school and as my writing ability matured the current plot is quite different from what it was back then, though the essence of what I had dreamt is still present in this novel.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n