SPEAKING TO BookChums, the author laughed while revealing about the idea of the book, “I happened to be in a store and noticed Drink, Play, F@ck, the parody of Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love. The author of the parody had managed to sell film rights to his book and I thought, “Wow! You can simply rip off a best seller and do wonders!” I was reading Chetan Bhagat’s “Two States: The Story of my Marriage”, and I thought of doing a parody of the book. So what started as a joke ended up being a full length novel within less than three months.”

“This is definitely not the story of my divorce,” Judy confessed during the interview. A self-confessed incurable optimistic Judy does not shy away from falling in love again. “Divorce hasn’t made me cynical.”

The fun-filled interview saw Judy talk about her blog, her life after quitting her job as a copywriter, her favourite books, her dream of writing a column, and her paranoia as a mother.

Judy quit her advertising job to write full-time and be a stay-at-home parent. Two Fates is her first book through which she hopes to become famous, sell movie rights and fight with Aamir Khan. At the time of going to press, she has rejoined the ranks of being employed as editor with Frost and Sullivan. Judy is also involved with theatre and is an avid blogger. Judy and her daughter live in Chennai.

BookChums is a privately run, social networking portal for book lovers and focused on Indian authors and readers. It provides a good platform for up-coming Indian authors to connect with readers across the country.

Set up in October 2010 by EngageInfoMedia, the website offers free registration to its users.