@Ramya
Ramya V
@Ramya · 2:20

The Act of Writing Vs the Business of Publishing.

article image placeholderDefinitive proof that publishing your novel won’t make you happy.
The article also reminded me of this recent Twitter conversation where an embarrassed tweet from an author about her almost deserted book launch went totally viral, with big names like Margaret Atwood and Neil Guyman chiming in with their own stories of book launches gone bad. So while writing by itself is a journey of great joy, many writer is likely to tell you that they did not get into writing for the public exposure that comes with it

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@Sumranjs
Sumran Jot Singh
@Sumranjs · 1:49
So for anyone who wants to go in and loves writing and wants to get published, how can we go and navigate past this whole blockade and find a solution where it doesn't come across as the death trap? Yeah, no, like, you don't suffer, you don't have to suffer mental anxiety and mental health issues and empty books, book signing events and all that. So is there any guide?
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@Binati_Sheth
Binati Sheth
@Binati_Sheth · 5:00

@Ramya some hot takes

And if you don't do that, the publisher is not going to magically see value in it. The publisher is dealing with so many manuscripts, they will only in per what I have observed, they will only put effort in manuscripts that are giving them proper ROI. And here the ROI could either be awards, which is the work, arts, creativity, doing its job, or it is profits, right?
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@Binati_Sheth
Binati Sheth
@Binati_Sheth · 4:47

@Ramya What you focus on grows.

Some pick up chisels, and some just keep looking at it. And which one do you think manages to find happiness eventually? I think it's the former, right? The one that picks up the chisel. So the final message here is find, I suppose, stories that give you more facts over emotions when you are dealing with the publishing industry, in my opinion
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@Ramya
Ramya V
@Ramya · 3:22

@Binati_Sheth @Sumranjs

A botched up book launch, some horrible reviews, an insta live where no one turns up. These are all things that any author has to go through. It's all in a day's work. And it is for that very reason that I really wanted to send out some good vibes to fellow writers out there who have been plodding through this path, chins up, despite the emotional roller coaster that it can be. And thank you, Binati, for bringing in your expertise into this discussion
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@geo_rhymes
Nidhin George đź”·
@geo_rhymes · 4:40

The challenges around publishing as a first time Author. The general lack of information and awareness.

And a lot of the self publishing houses, well, they're more than ready to jump at the opportunity, but they skip or they don't really pay attention to a lot of the important steps along the way to ensure that you have a successful book launch. Most of the time, I didn't even know how to go about a book launch, and my publisher would just made it clear that it is going to be listed on Marketplaces and that's about it
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@Binati_Sheth
Binati Sheth
@Binati_Sheth · 4:54

@geo_rhymes A reason for the absence of guides

That is the rough overview as given how you already published. I think you already know what happens with American markets and things of the sort where these guides actually exist, because the process is incredibly streamlined. One and two, there is to draw back on the first line I mentioned, there's incredible clarity, which is to say that awful thing to admit about the publishing ecosystem, connections matter. You have to know someone who knows someone, otherwise you are going to be waiting in Nimbo forever
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Swell Team
@Swell · 0:15

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@geo_rhymes
Nidhin George đź”·
@geo_rhymes · 1:20

@Binati_Sheth

Thank you beneath for that elaborate perspective, for that insider perspective on what goes on in the industry. I think I was vaguely aware, but thank you for shedding more light on that. And yes, I suppose you're right. The fact that there isn't any set guidelines and there's sort of freedom to operate also ensures that more and more people are able to publish their book, are able to come out with their books
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