Ever listened to someone’s speech on stage and guessed someone had written it for them? Could be a politician’s speech, a celebrity during a film promotion, or a YouTuber whose words sound too crafted to be off the cuff. That’s called a keynote speech. Of course, it’s their voice. But when the flow of words […]
There was a time when I thought writing a book was the hardest part. I would sit with my notebook, fill pages with thoughts, edit them, doubt them, rewrite them. When the manuscript was finally ready, I believed I had crossed the mountain. Then I saw the mountain ranges I had to cross to get […]
Hi. I’m Ajith Siva. I’m a novelist and copywriter. I have published two books independently under my own publishing house, Elysian Imprints. If you know who I am, you would probably ask how I am too. I’m pretty great these days. I have strong hopes for my writing and publishing career in 2026. To start […]
From Binge-Watching to Binge-Reading Think of how people wait for new episodes of their favourite TV show. The excitement, the talks with friends, the thrill of knowing what comes next. Now imagine that with books. That is what serialized fiction is about. Serialized fiction means a story is published in parts. Each part is called […]
When someone points out betrayal, they still echo Caesar’s cry: “Et tu, Brute?” That one line shows how Shakespeare could turn pain into immortal words. He did the same with mockery. Once in a theatre workshop, our instructor asked us to improvise a quarrel. Instead of the usual dull exchange, a classmate shouted a Shakespearean […]
When I first started writing poems, I thought poetry was only about showing feelings on paper. I wrote lines like “I am lonely” or “The night is sad.” Later, I thought about and read studies on how the brain reacts to clear language. I saw something was missing. Neuroscience shows that when we read a […]
The blog explains an editor’s work on a novel’s finished draft.
From developmental edits and line polish to copyedit, proofread along with style sheets, it covers each stage.
And why self editing can’t help in a way you think.
Lad Lit is a genre focusing on men in their 20s and 30s navigating love, loss, and adulthood. It gained popularity in the 1990s, paralleling Chick Lit. Characters often reflect awkwardness and humor. Today, it remains relevant, with emerging Indian authors and graphic novel adaptations exploring universal themes of vulnerability and emotional complexity.
The morning was quiet on Sunday. I sat on the couch, drinking coffee. I checked the Amazon app, searching for something to read. I located a book I wanted and clicked it. Nothing happened. There was no option to buy it. Only a message stating the app does not allow buying Kindle books. This situation […]
Let me tell you a story. During the extended months of lockdown – with the skies grounded, borders closed along with each travel desire kept inside – I purchased a copy of Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood online. I missed going through the world; upon turning its pages I found a path into Japan’s quiet, somber […]