Hey everyone. I am back with another teen interview again. Let's start it without wasting anymore time

1. Username :

-Gayatrikothuri

2. Real name ( if you don't want to disclose its okay!)

- Gayatri Ramya Kothuri

3. Age :

- 17

4. Where did you get the inspiration to start writing?

- I have always written poetry, but I started writing them more when my English teacher encouraged me a lot in 9th grade. As for the novel, it's close to my heart and there are some things I have gone through. It basically started in 2019 when I was sitting in class looking back at my memories and had just started and wrote a chapter. I abandoned it because of my studies as last year I was in my final year of high school. But I started again during lockdown and now all the reads and Comments make me want to write.

That's really nice ☺️😊

5. What are the things you do in your leisure time?

- I write, read books, watch movies and web series and I am a huge fan of music.

~ Great choice
I love music as well (but i m a horrible singer😆)

- I sing as well but only for fun

6. What is the first work you wrote in this platform? What was the response you got for that work?

- Smitten Anyway is my first book and I think the response is great. A lot of fellow struggling authors supported me and gave their views about the book. And I even got some help from review shops. But I have to thank Morgan money for my book's progress. I had written a review on her Life in book series (which by the way is awesome) and posted it on my insta. She responded so I asked how she reached where she did, she told me about the r4rs and Awards that take place on wattpad. Till then I had no idea about these things.

Ohh

7. What is your prospective about teenage?

- As a teenager myself I think since we are neither old nor small we tend to try a lot of things. These maybe because of peer pressure or because we think that would make us popular. But in chasing popularity we sometimes forget to be who we are. We forget that it doesn't matter what others think about us. But I think in this age we crave affection from different people and when we don't get that we think there is something wrong in us and try to change ourselves. So my advice would just be yourself and do what you want to do and do that for yourself. You are awesome as you are and the right ones will recognize your awesomeness.

~ wow Amazing perspective. I truly appreciate your perspective.

- Thanks

8. Is there any particular genre which you love to read?

- I love to read humor and teen fiction, preferably both, And books about gentlemen.

That's a good selection.

9. What are the favourite works either on wattpad or outside which you read in one go or found them interesting?

- That one is hard as you see my favourite books reading list is reaching 50 books. But the first book I read on wattpad was Textrovert and it was awesome. I love the life in Series and All the bright places. Hating the player and love at last sight taught me important lessons so there is that. And A Royal pain in the texts has got to be the most funniest book that exists. Then if I speak of princes then Prince with benefits. This list goes on and on so better just check my reading list.
Textrovert is on wattpad as the cellphone swap

That's great to know 👍😊

10. What is the thing you see when you first glance at the book?

- I see if the blurb interests me. Then in the first 2 or 3 chapters I get to know about the plot, grammar and writing style so if a book is really good you can find out in the initial chapters itself.

Yea I totally agree with you.

11. What do you value the most in your life?

- Trust is the most important thing maybe even more than love in some cases. This is not just for between two lovers but also between friends, family and most importantly you have to trust yourself.

Yes every relationship is built on trust.

12. What do you want to achieve in your lifetime?

- Satisfaction and that I changed something in the world for the better. Thst maybe through my words or since I am a science student then maybe because of something I made.

All the best. May you achieve everything you hope for.

13. What ways did Wattpad help you? Did it help you increase your potential?

- Yes, it gave me confidence and motivation for completing my book. Since not everyone reads books nowadays it is really hard to find someone who can give actual opinion or is actually interested in your book. And the Reviewers helped me to get my grammar better as well. And I never knew I had such a great sense of humor but by writing this novel I can say I have one and helped me push myself and increase it. In short wattpad wants me to push myself to do better.

Yes, wattpad gives us an opportunity to make ourselves better from what we are.

14. What are your expectations from readers?

- I expect to know their honest opinions so that I know my strengths as well as my weaknesses. That would help me to know where I should work on and if my work is having the impact I want it to. This is because even behind the humor I want to send some messages and I need to know if they received that.

That's really great. I appreciate your efforts in knowing your strengths and weaknesses.

15. What do you enjoy being the most a reader or an author?

-A good book that you are reading or writing makes you live in an alternative life with the characters. Take it as a escape if you want but it makes me think about their lives and their decisions and it feels that I am there with them inside the novel. As an author you get to do what you may have wanted to do and all the characters are your alter egos. It's like getting to live your live differently and seeing where it would go. A good book according to me is a roller coaster of emotions that you get to ride.

~ I completely agree with you

- Glad to know that

16. Since how many years are you using Wattpad?

- I started using it in March 2019 after my 11th grade was over. I was recommended by a friend and now it's like a drug I am addicted to.

~ Ya wattpad is addiction a serious one

17. Any short message to the teenagers like you.

- As I said earlier be yourself, don't do anything for just the sake of other or change yourself for them. If they don't like you the way you are they are not worth it. And don't hide your emotions, embrace them. I have heard a lot that showing emotions is a indication that you are weak and for a short while I believed it. But it's wrong showing emotions means you are a human. And is there anything wrong in being human?

No it's not at all. I totally agree with you 💯

18. What do you think plays a major role in teenagers lives? Society or friends?

- As a teenager I think both play a role equally. Even if we don't want to agree but what society thinks does have an impact on us. And most of us have not figured out who we are so it may make us want to act in a way that pleases them. But friends have a huge impact on our lives. You can share things with them you cant share with your family or maybe even yourself. They support you thought thick and thin and you can always expect them to be there when you need them sometimes when even you don't know that you need them. And let's not forget the life long memories we make with them that brings a smile on our face when we think of them. And we tend to become like the people we spend time with and I can now say my best friend is basically my twin.

We get our true friends very rarely,if we find them make sure you won't leave them.

19. Is social media good for teenagers?

- It depends on how you use it. If you are seeing things you shouldn't see and are constantly viewing negative posts then it has a bad impact. And sometimes these trends start making people judge someone they have no idea about. These things can also have a negative impact. If you can think for yourself and don't believe things you only have half information about or avoid these things all together then you are good to go. I mostly only see posts of my friends, inspirational quotes, jokes, memes and posts about my favourite web series and movies so at least for me social media is good. If you are a creator like me then you need social media. So as I said it depends on how you use it. Everything has pros and cons and nothing is perfect.

That's a perfect explanation!

20. Most of the teenagers make friends in many platforms. Do you think it is good or bad?

- It can go both ways. On social media you have to be alert about what you see and whom you talk to. I mostly keep things strictly professional but sometimes I also talk to different people. But some maybe looking to scam you or get you to indulge in bad things. One thing you have to take care of is to limit the personal information you share such as phone numbers and addresses.

Very nice prospective.

21. Few words about our community.

- I think your community is doing a great job by helping teenagers. As a teenager we have problems that others may think are not relevant. But they are relevant for us. And many of you are indecisive and sometimes tend to make bad decisions. We are also impulsive and may do things we regret later so some support would be good.

Thank you so much!

22. How did you feel giving us your interview? Do you want us to improve in any way or give any suggestions?

- The interview was really great and it made think things I never did but I can say these answers came from my heart. And I have no suggestions because it was awesome.

Thank you so much ❤️!

23.U can ask me anything which is related to me or about our community?

- Where did you get the idea to create a whole community to help teenagers? Because even if I post things but I never thought of going to such lengths.

~ it's just we are also teenager and who else can understand better than a teenagers most of the members are teenagers and we all know a teenager is a one who can better understand and in the one so we are trying to help others as much as we can.

- yeah that's true

- you all are took a really great step. keep it up!
~ thank you so much

~ any more questions from a side .

-no

~ so shall we close this interview here

- yeah sure
-it was great talking to you

~ Same here

It was really good interviewing you. All the best for your future endeavours.

-TEEN FIX