Life Before and After becoming an Author!!

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Becoming an author, at least for me, has resulted in me taking a U-Turn in many aspects of life. Some –

Before becoming an Author:Β I can easily write a 400-page Novel within a couple of months.

After becoming an Author: Writing a 115-page novella took 7 months. Phew! πŸ˜›

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Before:Β Frank (often blunt) comments on other’s blog posts.

After: Sugar-coated SWEET comments πŸ˜‰ πŸ™‚ πŸ˜‰

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Before:Β I will comment only on blogs whose authors comment on mine.

After: I want to comment on every blog post that comes to my notice. There is a chance that the bloggers will come back and consider buying my novel πŸ˜‰

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Before:Β (After picking up an argument with another blogger): I will never visit that blogger again.Β 

After:Β If I don’t go back to that blog, I may miss one crucial reader and one potential customer. I am going to visit back from the next post itself! πŸ™‚

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Before:Β (When a book review comes up on a blog I follow): Oh no, another book review. How long is it . . .

After: Wow, a BOOK REVIEW. I must some day ask them to review my book. So let me comment and develop relationship πŸ˜€

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Before:Β Penguin, Harper Collins, Westland, etc. will queue up before my house to buy the book rights for my novel.

After:Β Will I be able to upload it successfully at least on Kindle Direct Publishing and Smashwords, according to their guidelines? πŸ™‚

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Before:Β My English is perfect and I don’t need any editor.

After:Β Reading an email from my editor that asked – did you study English in high school? πŸ˜›

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Before:Β Let others call me. Why should I call them?

After: Macchi, hi da… long time no talk da, I am fine… did you know I have published a novel? Yes da, you can buy it in Flipkart πŸ™‚

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Before:Β I will not communicate directly with other bloggers. We should interact only on our respective blogs.

After:Β Me sending emails: Hi.. We’ve been interacting on blogs for a long time, so can we meet sometime? *Leave subtile hints about the novel during the meet* πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜‰

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Before:Β I will not watch movies, plays, etc. Those are inferior to reading books.

After:Β Be glued to the screen while watching movies, take notes during screen-writing classes, go to theater shows in the French Embassy, etc. πŸ™‚

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Before:Β Oh, a classic. How boring!

After: Wow, a classic! πŸ˜€

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Before:Β (On being asked what do you do – professionally): I am a professional blogger *Others stare back blankly and disapprove my weird career choice*

After: I am a novelist *Others go ‘wow, really cool, super – don’t worry, you may not earn much but you’ll surpass the popularity of Chetan Bhagat one day’* πŸ˜€Β 

Destination Infinity

Photo Credit:Β By Polly (Flickr) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.

31 thoughts on “Life Before and After becoming an Author!!

  1. sm

    I think every serious blogger goes through such feelings all the time.

    1. Rajesh K

      Blogger-Author, you mean?

      Destination Infinity

  2. KP

    You have been candid.I like that Rajesh

    1. Rajesh K

      This is as direct as it can get! πŸ™‚

      Destination Infinity

  3. Manogna

    It is true for bloggers as well as writers.
    Being a blogger can make a person desperate for regular readers and readers who comment are such a rare sight!

    1. Rajesh K

      Yes, I know it’s true for both, but after becoming an author, I seem to go the extra mile to get more readers πŸ™‚

      Destination Infinity

  4. SG

    Before: Idea for a novel/write up will come at any time on any day at any situation.

    After: To get an idea for a novel, you will think “room pottu”.

    1. Rajesh K

      Room pottu yosichalum vara matenguthu! Before writing this novel, I use to write short stories in any topic. But now I think a hundred times before selecting a topic for a short story and how it needs to be written!

      Destination Infinity

  5. Nandhini

    πŸ˜† Now I know why all authors seem humble. The challenge is to remain this way even after you establish yourself well.

    1. Rajesh K

      If I establish myself – well, that’s a long way to go. So my readers don’t have much to worry πŸ™‚

      Destination Infinity

  6. Lady Lilith

    Everything comes with ups and downs πŸ™‚

    1. Rajesh K

      Yeah, you are right. We realize it very late though!

      Destination Infinity

  7. Jeevan

    I don’t think this is alone the intention behind our meeting πŸ™‚ But I think it’s the transformation that brings the change within.

    1. Rajesh K

      Well, this post is supposed to be humorous, so many incidents have been exaggerated! πŸ™‚

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  8. Bikram

    hmmmmm but hey you can write what you feel as a comment on my blog anytime . dont need to sugar coat it πŸ™‚

    Bikram’s

    1. Rajesh K

      Yes, on your blog I might make an exception πŸ™‚

      Destination Infinity

    2. Shilpa Garg

      Ditto on my blog too!! πŸ˜€

  9. Sandhya Kumar

    ‘There is a chance that the bloggers will come back and consider buying my novel ;)’ I like this!

    I liked SG’s comment and your reply!

    I still remember enjoying your short stories, D.I. Room podame yezhudalaam:)

    1. Rajesh K

      I said there is a chance, but that chance is closer to zero – which I didn’t say πŸ˜›

      Yes, vittula irrukkara roomlaye yosichi ezhuthalam! πŸ™‚

      Destination Infinity

  10. C. Suresh

    Hahaha! That WAS funny, Rajesh!

    Surprisingly, though, for me the before and after interchanged πŸ™‚

    1. Rajesh K

      Ah, that’s different alright πŸ™‚

      Destination Infinity

  11. Shilpa Garg

    LOL πŸ˜€ This made for a fun read! And that reminds me that I have to read your book… pending for a long time now. Will read it ASAP πŸ™‚

    1. Rajesh K

      Oh yes, my blog-influence techniques seem to have started working now πŸ˜›

      Destination Infinity

  12. Ashwini CN

    Haha, this was awesome πŸ™‚ Thankfully I’m not considering a shift, so I’m happy here πŸ™‚

    1. Rajesh K

      Yes, it’s better not to shift if one is not ready for the rigours of this career, which can get on your nerves many times!!

      Destination Infinity

  13. Locomente

    Well… Becoming publishing a book is most of the bloggers dream… If it comes true, there can be nothing more amazing… “Before” is so-so relatable… πŸ˜›

    1. Rajesh K

      Becoming a published author through a traditional publisher after evaluation/scrutiny is the big dream. Mine was just indi-published!

      Destination Infinity

  14. Madhavi

    Lol!!!

    Bull’s eye DI πŸ™‚

    Had a great laugh

    1. Rajesh K

      Same pinch? πŸ˜›

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  15. Deepika

    I absolutely loved your post and I could easily relate to. I took this as an inspiration and have written about my views here…

    http://deepikamuthusamy.blogspot.in/2015/02/Life-Before-Author-Vs-Life-After-Author.html

    Hope you dont mind and enjoy reading mine..

    1. Rajesh K

      Yes, I just did. Looks like the life of budding authors are very similar πŸ™‚

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