How an intuition turned me into a writer ft. Sneha Pradhan

About this episode

Sneha Pradhan discusses her journey as a children's author and the role of intuition in her creative process.

Sneha Pradhan is a children's author and a visual storyteller. Her debut book, co-created with Promina Shrestha, "Yelp! Yeti! Chaos in Kathmandu" (Flying Eye Books) came out in 2025. The book is written by Sneha and illustrated by Promina. In this conversation we get to know about how an intuition snowballed her writing journey. - How'd You Create That is an art podcast about the creative process and is supported by The Open Institute for Social Science. Founder/Producer/Host - Alfa M. Shakya Sound Editing - Animesh Shrestha Music - Shaurya Kshatri

People in this episode

Host: Alfa M. Shakya

Guest: Sneha Pradhan

Topics covered

• writing journey
• children's literature
• visual storytelling
• creative process
• intuition in art

Keywords

• children's author
• visual storyteller
• writing process
• intuition
• Yeti
• Kathmandu
• art podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Flying Eye Books, The Open Institute for Social Science

Books & works: Yelp! Yeti! Chaos in Kathmandu

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