Category: Aspiring authors
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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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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…
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The Inbox Works Both Ways: What Being a Literary Magazine Editor Has Taught Me About Book Marketing
Namrata shares her experiences about book marketing strategies as a litmag editor. Over the years, I have written extensively about the realities of book marketing strategies. One of the themes I return to often is how difficult it has become to secure responses in a post-pandemic publishing landscape. Whether it…
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Publishing Workshop by Namrata
Writing a book is only half the journey. Publishing it is an entirely different skill. If you have completed a manuscript, are working on one, or simply want to understand how the publishing ecosystem works, this workshop is designed to give you practical, industry-focused guidance.
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Coming Back to Writing – As a student
Namrata shares her journey of rediscovering reading and writing, as a student. About a year and a half ago, I designed a kind of DIY MFA for myself. I hesitate to even call it a program because it was never especially systematic. It was simply an attempt to return to…
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Genre-Specific Marketing: Why Every Book Cannot Be Marketed the Same Way
In this blogpost, we explain genre-specific marketing, why it works and how can authors create marketing plans based on it. One of the most common assumptions authors make about book marketing is that visibility alone is enough. Post consistently. Run ads. Get reviews. Make reels. Reach more people. But in…
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Networking for Authors in 2026: Why It Matters and How to Do It Well
For a long time, writing was seen as a solitary pursuit. You wrote your book, submitted it, and hoped it would find its way into the world through the right channels. Networking, if it existed at all, was informal and often incidental. That has changed. In 2026, the writing and…
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Voices Behind Our Stories Are Us: Amanpreet Singh
Team Keemiya is in conversation with author Amanpreet Singh, whose essay is a part of Our Stories Are Us: Voices of Love, Loss, and Longing (MyndStories, 2026). Amanpreet SinghContributor, Our Stories Are Us: Voices of Love, Loss, and Longing Amanpreet Singh, aka Aman, is a creative content creator and ghostwriter…
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Voices Behind Our Stories Are Us: Snigdha Ghosh Roy
Team Keemiya is in conversation with author Snigdha Ghosh Roy, whose essay is a part of Our Stories Are Us: Voices of Love, Loss, and Longing (MyndStories, 2026). Snigdha Ghosh RoyContributor, Our Stories Are Us: Voices of Love, Loss, and Longing Snigdha is learning to write her way back to…