How to get published in India

How to improve your creative writing skills

Sameer — Fri, 10 May 2013 19:11:01 +0000

Almost all the posts you see on this blog focus on what to do after you have completed writing your book. Some focus on writing query letters, pitching to literary agents and publishers, dealing with rejection letters. There have been none on how to improve your creative writing skills. All this while we’ve been ignoring [...]

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Role of Literary Agents in the evolving Indian publishing world

Sameer — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 07:21:28 +0000

A Times of India reporter reached out to ask me about my views on literary agents (here’s the published article). The interest in the topic was triggered by the recent announcement that Amish Tripathi (author of the Shiva trilogy) has recently got an eye-popping Rs 5 crore advance for his next series. That’s a million [...]

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What you should know about digital printing

Sameer — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:00:13 +0000

It was good to see that the second print run for my MBA book (Beyond The MBA Hype) was sold out on Flipkart. The book was published 1.5 years ago with very little fanfare. I jumped up in slow motion, pumped my fist in the air and froze there hoping the credits will start rolling. [...]

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Is Self-publishing harming authors & the publishing industry?

Sameer — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:09:09 +0000

Self-publishing has been growing at an impressive or alarming rate, depending on which side of the fence you are. Authors tired of waiting for the bigger publishing companies are taking the reins of writing, editing, cover designing and publishing into their own hands. Some are making money. Most are falling by the wayside. Are self-published [...]

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Promoting books and authors in the Indian media

Sameer — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 09:00:14 +0000

Apart from trying to get your kick-a$$ manuscript for your soon-to-be best-seller novel on the tables of influential editors, I hope you have also been working on the less glamorous but equally important task of strengthening your ‘author platform’. It’s not just important for publishers to discover you and your work. It is also important [...]

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eBook market in India

Sameer — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 10:05:34 +0000

I have been getting increasingly curious about the size of the eBook market in India. More than the size of the ebook market, I’m also keen on learning about whether Indian readers are latching on to the new trend of using electronic reading devices such as Kindle, iPad and notebooks. And the interest in the [...]

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Average commission rates charged by literary agents

Sameer — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 08:15:34 +0000

After all these posts, I realised the most frequently asked questions relating to literary agent commissions in the minds of new authors haven’t been directly tackled yet. What’s the average commission rate for literary agents? What is this commission applicable on? How do literary agents get their share (i.e. how do they get paid)? Does [...]

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6 benefits of NOT having a Literary Agent

Sameer — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:10:05 +0000

Most blog posts on publishing related websites talk about how important it is to have Literary agents represent authors. So it is only inevitable that the reverse question comes up frequent, specially from authors who’ve tried their best to reach out to the best literary agents in town (and outside) and haven’t had much luck. [...]

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Re-sending Query Letters: Is it ok to re-submit to literary agents and publishers?

Sameer — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:24:37 +0000

Literary agents and publishers reject an overwhelmingly large number of query letters than they accept. With those odds, it’s hard not to have gone through the rejection and dejection phase. In many cases, it’s not even an outright rejection of the query letter through a template responses. It’s that eerie silence from the other side [...]

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Book editing services in India: Are you paying too much?

Sameer — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 19:10:17 +0000

Freelance book editors provide services to authors before literary agents or publishers come into the picture. The assumption here is that the original manuscript has potential that can be accentuated with a little help. There are many subjective and commercial aspects you need to consider before you decide to hire a book editor. Some of [...]

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