Dhivya Balaji 
The publishing industry is at once a behemoth and a labyrinth. Much like its famous cousins, the movie and media industry, it is the success stories that make the news, while the hardships are brushed under the carpet, hinted at, maybe even protested, but not … (Continue Reading)
Book piracy is the biggest menace the publishing industry faces, and the entire reading community is torn between people who encourage piracy to ensure the availability of cheaper (or free) books and those who are outraged at what this means to the industry; losses, substandard … (Continue Reading)
The publishing industry is one of the most competitive spheres ever and also prone to a wide oscillation in the success to failure ratio. A book becomes a bestseller based on a variety of influencing factors, and the industry makes or breaks writers and aspiring … (Continue Reading)
Behind every book ever published, there is a story about the journey it had undertaken towards that goal. Starting with how the plot was conceived until how it was published and marketed, the story behind the scenes is oftentimes more interesting than the one inside … (Continue Reading)
The chasm between writing a book and actually getting to publish it is growing every day in some cases. With traditional houses getting more submissions than they can handle and rejecting a majority of them, it becomes imperative to understand and implement the tips that … (Continue Reading)
A writer is not just what he writes, but also what he reads. Reading shapes the writer’s attributes, including their style, language, execution, etc. Before one can attempt writing, one has to read a lot. This exercise is essential for both the language and the … (Continue Reading)
IWE – Indian Writing in English. There was a time when this term was associated with only the likes of Arundhati Roy and Amitav Ghosh, and then with the advent of the internet and relaxation in the styles of narratives, a new trend emerged, of … (Continue Reading)
Self-publishing: A popular choice for novelists! Until a few years ago, self-publishing books was considered a huge taboo. Spending money to get one’s book published under one’s own expenses was looked at as a sub-par practice. But with recent trends, this opinion about self-publishing has … (Continue Reading)
The dream of almost all writers is to get published and do it profitably. How much ever it is advertised as a medium of creative expression, writers do see a chance for financial profit in getting their book out, or at least get one of … (Continue Reading)
Is the beauty of regional language books lost while being translated into English? Reading is a holistic experience – it depends on the words as much as it does on the story. With the right sequence of words, the whole reading experience can change. Some … (Continue Reading)