There is a lot being produced and only few shows break it through and that could be quite scary.

“I think so but at the same time it is hard to get noticed because there is only so many viewing hours that each person has and there is so much out there. With the arrival of web-based viewing platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO Now, do you think the prospects for story writers like you have enlarged? There is always an overlap but I am always keen to write the best possible book.” I want that to be a narrative drive, I want that to be … characters, compelling characters and good dialogue and all the elements of screenwriting. “I write the best possible book, you know, I write, I concentrate on prose to make it as good as I can but at the same time as a novelist I am very much influenced by film and television. When you write a novel, do you imagine it to be a movie, or do you write it for the reading audience, or do you write it for the viewing audience? With the novel you know there is always the possibility of delay but I like to be little more productive.”

When screenplay gets realised you have to make it, you have to be available, you have to do it then and there. “Well, I sometimes have to put the writing fiction on hold. How are you able to juggle between as a novelist and screenwriter, as novelist and playwright? It took a while to find attention to write but it is my favourite book … it has been six years since my last book and ten years since One Day. “Well, I’m very proud of this one ( Sweet Sorrow published in 2019).

How has the journey been after writing five novels, and Sweet Sorrow this year? He shared about his journey, on OTT platforms - Over-The-Top (OTT) platforms refers to film and television-related content ranging from serials and documentaries among others that are broadcast through high-speed internet connection to watch on the screens of desktops, laptops, mobile phones - and on writing for viewing audience and writing audience. I interviewed him when he visited Gothenburg Book Fair 2019 in Sweden.

One Day by David Nicholls