About this episode

Ajay Chowdhury discusses his new thriller 'Eden Falls' and the role of AI in his writing process.

Ajay Chowdhury was the first winner of the Harvill Secker Bloody Scotland Prize. His 'Kamil Rahman' crime stories are incredibly successful, works on various boards, ran a global deep-tech business, and co-founded Shazam! Also he runs a few groups, and is a theatre director. He's a busy man. He's back with 'Eden Falls', a thriller about Adam and Aisha, who are about to go on their honey. Only, Adam disappears at the airport along with Aisha's passport, simply leaving behind the message, 'I'm sorry'. What follows is a chase across the USA, diving into the shadowy world of weaponised AI. Ajay is very open about how he uses AI when writing - to bounce ideas off, for quick searching - and in a world in which many authors are scared of AI's place in creativity, Ajay thinks that it's here to stay, so he may aswell make the most of it. We discuss how he balances creativity with business, and has the energy to stick with ideas through to the finish. We also talk about changing his writing style, how he gets to know his characters, and the simple letters he remembers to get things done. Get a copy of the book at uk.bookshop.org/shop/writersroutine Support the show…

People in this episode

Host: Dan Simpson

Guest: Ajay Chowdhury

Topics covered

• thriller writing
• AI in creativity
• character development
• writing process
• genre exploration

Keywords

• Ajay Chowdhury
• Eden Falls
• AI
• thriller
• writing process
• character development
• Harvill Secker
• Shazam

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Shazam, Harvill Secker, Bloody Scotland Prize, Acast

Books & works: Eden Falls

Places: USA

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