The Paper Plane Awards- Backstage (2018)

Wicked Love [1st in Fantasy]

"Tyrant? Egotist? He's certainly a man of many charms."

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[Italics are me (the interviewer), and bold is Val/WackyMinx (the interviewee)]

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Before I start, how are you today? xx

Hey! I am doing fine. Thank you. :)

That's great! It was a tough competition for the Fantasy category, so how much did it mean to you when you realised you placed first? xx

Trust me, I couldn't believe it at all. It is the first time my book won something, that too, a first position. It was really unbelievable for me. I did not think I would win something someday. It was the best day of my life. xox

Awww, you're so sweet! It was truly an honour to read your book. When you found out you came first, where were you, and what were you doing? xx

Thank you so much! You had posted the results when I was sleeping. It was midnight here, so it was literally the first thing I saw when I woke up. I was so happy that I wanted to scream, but my family don't know I'm an author, so yeah, I had to keep my voice down. 😂

Haha, I bet that made your day. You should definitely tell your family one day as you're a gifted writer xx ❤️

What inspired you to write "Wicked Love"? xx

Haha, it would be really (very) embarrassing for me, but I'll surely think about it. 

I wanted to write something different, something original with a different and unique concept. As you already know that "Wicked Love" revolves around elves and witches, that's the main thing that makes it different from other books on Wattpad. I never thought that it would have thousands of reads today (95.7K to be exact - 19/06/18). We all know how difficult it is for authors to gain recognition on Wattpad; I actually did not have any hope of winning something. (But) Winning TPPA gave me confidence and recognition, so a big thanks to you too. xox