tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71930340298107115.post2865076485917917682..comments2023-02-23T14:01:09.808+05:30Comments on Within the Purview: How to get published (about fiction)Divya Dubeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17322385417060648073noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71930340298107115.post-63397798292370832202011-11-29T15:38:21.455+05:302011-11-29T15:38:21.455+05:30Dear Sankalp,
I believe you should write whatever ...Dear Sankalp,<br />I believe you should write whatever you really wish to write. Yes, love stories (Chetan Bhagat and campus novels) usually sell.But, it's not true that gay fiction doesn't do well. Last year we published Mahesh Natarajan's collection of short stories, Pink Sheep, and the book was well received. :)Divya Dubeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17322385417060648073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71930340298107115.post-90391721273515126952011-11-29T15:05:50.236+05:302011-11-29T15:05:50.236+05:30Thanks for the very useful post Divya! I also had ...Thanks for the very useful post Divya! I also had a question for you - to what extent should a (aspiring) author reverse-engineer from what the market demands while coming up with his first (hopefully saleable) book? For instance, I see that love stories do immensly well in India. Would you then suggest that it might be easier for me to get published if I write a love story, ceterus paribus? <br /><br />On the other hand, what if I write a (assume) brilliant gay love story? Do you think the inherent lack of market focus in this theme will significantly hamper my prospects of getting published?<br /><br />Would really appreciate your take on this rambling question :).Sankalpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71930340298107115.post-87749638973716783662011-08-11T15:07:26.806+05:302011-08-11T15:07:26.806+05:30Thanks a lot for this post. Very happy to connect....Thanks a lot for this post. Very happy to connect.Rahulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06605779610631940824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71930340298107115.post-80459268640699778062011-07-15T18:57:21.819+05:302011-07-15T18:57:21.819+05:30Thank you very much Divya! Your tips are very valu...Thank you very much Divya! Your tips are very valuable. It's rare to get such excellent information. Thanks again. :)Jollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05349271844038632033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71930340298107115.post-59323440287522610382011-07-01T19:02:32.542+05:302011-07-01T19:02:32.542+05:30Hahahahaha. Dr Sharma, you should perhaps try GWC?...Hahahahaha. Dr Sharma, you should perhaps try GWC? :)And no, an MA in English doesn't mean a visa to literary stardom at all. I wish it did. :)Divya Dubeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17322385417060648073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71930340298107115.post-80800315788805400872011-07-01T17:46:37.613+05:302011-07-01T17:46:37.613+05:30I also followed your advice but got rejected by th...I also followed your advice but got rejected by the Gyaana Books twice! Please help...Your current fab profile strongly reminiscent of a brooding Rekha; the combo of the crackling words and charismatic profile are an electrifying grapho-visual effect!<br />Thanks---for all the efforts taken in guiding an industry where an MA in English means an immediate visa to an instant literary stardom.Sunil Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06502941375759732359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71930340298107115.post-30737474571966043252011-07-01T16:05:31.071+05:302011-07-01T16:05:31.071+05:30Thanks, Sonali. Glad you found it useful. It's...Thanks, Sonali. Glad you found it useful. It's hard work, but essential. One needs to do some heartless editing and rewriting to get a good script. :)Divya Dubeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17322385417060648073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71930340298107115.post-52949253435342206312011-07-01T12:18:24.677+05:302011-07-01T12:18:24.677+05:30Very useful one, Divya. I did most of what you sai...Very useful one, Divya. I did most of what you said when I submitted my manuscript directly. It all worked out wonderfully well. And it did take a lot of hardwork...esp., the 'editing it hundred times' bit :-) Thanks for a good piece, Sonali D'silvaSonali D'silvahttp://sonalidsilva.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com