Swapnapriya
Ganji

Every book begins long before the first page. Mine began in the cadence of Telugu spoken at home, in stories passed across generations, and in a stubborn belief that the language I love deserves new fiction, written by the women living its everyday joys and quiet battles.

Writing నాలో ఉన్న ప్రేమ taught me that a story is built not in grand gestures but in small, honest ones. What carried me through was a simple promise: to write the kind of book I had always wanted to read, and to finish it.

Publishing a first novel is its own education: in patience, in trusting your voice, and in the unexpected kindness of readers who become friends. I am still learning. But I am no longer waiting for permission.

~Priya