Shashikala Gadepally has embarked on a journey with her newfound passion for writing. Her creative urge and imaginative faculty have given her wings to explore the unknown realms.
She has authored several books in various genres, including fiction and poetry, with themes ranging from socio-political suspense thrillers to romance and human relationships.
Her favourite authors are P.G. Wodehouse and James Hadley Chase.
Her simple, lucid language enhances readability, and the easy flow of words connects the reader to the storyline.
Her eBooks published on Amazon Kindle are collections of poems on the relationship between nature and human beings, human relationships and the conflict between nature and man.
Her debut novel, The Absent Citizen, focuses on a civilised society where social and ethical values have taken a back seat.
Beyond the Horizon, Till Eternity…., The Untold Sagas and A Twist in the Tale are her collections of short stories.
Her collections of poems are Verses of Life, Silent Musings, Waves and Petals, Symphonies - ruminations of Fragments and ‘An Ode to Love’.
She started her author journey at sixty, and there is no looking back.

a book of poems – ‘Verses of Life’, and a collection of short stories, ‘Till eternity…’, which explore themes of daily life and love.
Her full-length novel, ‘The Absent Citizen… the man who knew too much, is a socio-political suspense-thriller.
Beyond the Horizon is a collection of short stories written for the Times of India Write India Season 3 contest.
Her e-books include The Untold Sagas, a collection of short stories and ‘Silent Musings’, a collection of poems, Symphonies- Ruminations of Fragments, A Twist in the Tale, a collection of romantic stories and An Ode to Love, a collection of poems.
Her favourite authors are P.G. Wodehouse and James Hadley Chase.
Her simple, lucid language enhances readability, and the easy flow of words connects the reader to the storyline.