Exactly a year ago Musaib knew nothing about publishing books but is now author of two novels

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Musaib Altaf a 19 year old engineering student from Sopore who has authored two books, among which one is a novel titled ‘A Walk Out of Anxiety’ and a poetry collection titled  ‘The Bold Voice of 32’. This boy just started writing a year ago and had no idea of publishing out his work at that time.

How did the idea of writing came to Musaib's mind?

The idea of writing a novel had come to his mind in class 10^th, when he was taught different short stories by his teachers. At that time, I thought that it’s easy to fabricate a fictitious story and keep two three characters in that and knit the drama. Time elapsed and the idea began to fade away from his mind as he had to prepare for the entrance and all curricular stuff. In 2020, the lockdown restricted everyone inside and the idea struck his mind again. He took his pen and started writing some quotes and poems. Eventually, he began to think about Depression and did some research and wrote a complete novel on that, which is based on a real story. After that he published his poems in his book ‘The Bold Voice of 32’, which is yet to be launched, but has been published by Notion Press Chennai.

Musaib's aim of writing?

I believe that writing is a revolutionary concept. Musaib is aimed at bringing a positive revolution in the world and spread the message of love and sympathy. His third novel titled as ‘The Numbed Sighs’ is based on love and sacrifice. Moreover, he believes in utilization of time in such a thing that would self-transmute into success, sooner or later. His first novel emphasized that we shouldn’t deal with Depression and Anxiety as diseases, rather we should treat them as states on mind and prefer non-pharmacological intervention like providing moral support, love and care to the depressed ones. His poetry collection is a general poetry book, which covers different topics and gives different interpretations about the world and life.

How did Musaib learn to write?

According to him it’s not difficult to write, but it’s intricate to relate two polar things to fabricate a writeup. He has learnt to relate things and thereby write by reading different books of Khalid Hosseini, Chetan Bhagat, Sanjay Kak, Arvind Adige, Velshi Syed, Muda sir Michal, Paulo Coelho and Harper Lee.

Who inspired you?

His grandfather, Late Ghulam Mohammad, who has been a Chief Education Officer is his inspiration.

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