Category: 2026
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Before You Ask Whether Your Writing Will Succeed, Enjoy the Writing Itself
In this blogpost, we talk about the pleasure of writing without constantly measuring what it might lead to. At some point, writing can begin to feel like a long list of expectations. An idea becomes a manuscript, a manuscript becomes a submission, and a submission becomes a waiting game. Will…
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Book Discovery in the Age of Social Media: Are We Missing Out on Great Books?
In this blog, we explore how social media, online recommendations, and cultural trends shape book discovery in India. A reader browsing Instagram for their next book might encounter a familiar collection of titles: a bestselling romance with a beautifully designed cover, a psychological thriller praised by dozens of reviewers, or…
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A Manifesto for Indian Writers in 2027: Write Like a Human. Think for Yourself.
In this blogpost, we share a manifesto for Indian Writers and a checklist every writer can use in the age of AI. In an age when machines can generate a thousand words in seconds, the writer’s greatest responsibility may be to make every word mean something. Dear Indian writer, By…
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Press Release: Keemiya Creatives Named Best Media Company of the Year 2027
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Keemiya Creatives Named Best Media Company of the Year 2027 – India Under Women in Leadership – Top 100 Founded by Namrata, the Mumbai-based literary and editorial consultancy supports authors and publishers across editing, publishing guidance, publicity, branding, and book marketing. Mumbai, India | October 9, 2026…
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From the Founder’s Desk: Notes on the journey to what next
Namrata shares her thoughts on the founder’s journey of discovering what’s next for Keemiya Creatives. I have been a freelancer for 15 years now. That’s long enough to have seen most of the usual ups and downs of running a one-person business, and to have built the systems that make…
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Indian Publishing Market Is Set to Double by 2030: What the New Report Means for Authors and Publishers
Indian publishing market is entering a period of expansion that could significantly reshape the business of books over the next four years. The newly released India Book Market Report 2026–2030, prepared by NielsenIQ BookData in partnership with the Federation of Indian Publishers (FIP), projects that the country’s book publishing market…
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AI Manuscript Editing: Why an AI-Written Book May Need More Than an Editor
In this blogpost, we analyse the impact of AI Manuscript Editing and why authors might incur higher editing costs. Generative AI has changed the way people begin writing. A blank document that once demanded hours of thinking can now produce a few thousand words in minutes. For someone with a…
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Belonging by Sonia Gandhi: What the Penguin India Dispute Means for Authors
In this blogpost we analyse the recent controversy surrounding Belonging by Sonia Gandhi and PRH, also exploring what it means for authors in India. The controversy surrounding Belonging by Sonia Gandhi has become one of the most closely watched publishing stories in India in 2026. What began as a disagreement…
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The Decline of Literary Magazines: What It Means for Writers in India
In this blogpost, we explore the decline of literary magazines and what it means for authors. For generations of writers, literary magazines have been more than places to publish short stories, poems and essays. They have been testing grounds, meeting points and, sometimes, the first place where an editor took…
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Author Brand Strategy: Why Reinvention Can Help Writers Find New Readers
In this blogpost, we analyse how an author can reposition their writing through author brand strategy. A recent conversation with an established author raised a question that comes up more often than it might appear: What happens when an author no longer sounds like the author their readers first fell…