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A thriller is probably one of the most popular types of literature and it is so engaging to the readers that it creates new fandoms and generates extreme interest and even creates cult followings.

However, writing a thriller is a bit of a challenge simply because of the level of scrutiny that the readers put the novel through when it comes to everything from the protagonist’s life as well as the protagonist’s future and also about the villain and everything about them.

That is why whenever you are writing a strong thriller that has suspense and mystery, you must make sure that there are no loopholes because if there is a loophole then that can totally crash the sales and your reputation as a thriller writer.

So, the question is how to write a thriller or even how to write a thriller novel.  While we cannot teach you how to write and we also cannot teach you how to evade loopholes, what we can do however is tell you a few important tips for writing a thriller.

IMPORTANT TIPS TO WRITE A THRILLER

· DON’T KEEP IT BLACK AND WHITE

What we mean by that is that you shouldn’t make it easy for your readers to identify who is the good guy and the bad guy.  It is a thriller so you can try keeping it grey.

This will not only spark the interest of the reader but will be a very realistic portrayal of life because in life as well it is not easy to say it with 100% confirmation that this is a good guy and that is a bad guy.

Every good guy has a few bad characteristics and every bad guy can probably have a few good ones. While you can of course make it simple for the reader to understand by making the good guy exceptionally good and the bad guy very bad but the readers will lose interest because they will simply be able to predict the next move. It will be a very basic and average novel.

There must be conflict in the minds of the reader if they should completely support the good guy or if they can totally hate the bad guy.  You can add a lot of backstory so as to help the readers understand why someone is being like that and what has made an individual come to this predicament.

· ACTION, ACTION AND ACTION

One of the most important things that you must keep in mind while writing a thriller is that it is the literary equivalent of an action blockbuster movie but much more intense and much more nuanced.

Therefore, you must always make sure that you have that novel jampacked with action, and especially when you are starting the opening scene you must keep in mind that it should be hair raising experience for the reader to read it.

· IT’S DIFFICULT AS THE PROTAGONIST

You must write it in a way that makes a difficult for the protagonist to do anything well, this way the reader will always be in anticipation that the protagonist is going to try again, without knowing if the protagonist is going to succeed.

You must litter the plot of the protagonist with obstacles and hardships so that it is not only real but rather intense to find out that the protagonist does not have everything easy.

If it’s a story about the hero and a villain then you cannot simply make the hero shoot the villain in the first page, then that will simply make it an interesting post on Facebook, not a novel.

· TWISTS AND KNOTS

You can utilise everything from narration to obstacles as well as anything unpredictable to make sure that the story has many twists and turns. This will make it unpredictable for the reader and every reader loves unpredictability.

You must make sure that the story is unpredictable so that the interest level of the reader is always constant and goes up higher as we reach the climax.

This is everything that differentiates a good thriller from any average thriller because thrillers are very common and in order to stand out you must make the plot difficult to predict.

· ENDING

The ending is as important as the beginning and you must always keep in mind that you must make the ending satisfying.

When we say that you must make the ending satisfying, we do not necessarily mean that you must make that ending happy.

But you must make the ending a conclusion whether it is good or bad but you must make sure that the ending is shrouded in mystery and you must let the readers interpret the meaning of the ending.

You can leave them on a cliffhanger if you want to continue that thriller novel and release a second part.

These were a few of the most important tips that you must keep in mind whenever you are writing a thriller novel and if you are someone who also wants to publish that thriller novel then we are here to help you.

We are Orange Publishers and we are the fastest-growing and most popular self-publishing book house in India and we are based in Kolkata. We would love to publish the thriller novel for you and we would love to promote it and make sure it is a best seller.

We will also take care of everything from the printing to the publishing as well as copyright and much more, we welcome you to our website.

Today we are going to talk about a book that is quite special to us because of the sheer level of nostalgia that it brings and also the immense knowledge that you can gather from it.

Today we are going to talk about a book that is more like a treasure chest for cricket fans all over the world because this book is going to help you know a lot of stuff about cricket and relive the glorious golden age of the 70s to 90s.

We are of course talking about the book “Cricket: A stroll down its glorious memory lane – Seventies to Nineties” by CrickFound.

WILL YOUNG READERS LIKE THIS BOOK?

You might have this question and we too had this question when we heard about the title of the book before publishing because the title states that the book is a stroll down memory lane, specifically the 70s to the 90s.

However, that is not the case because this book is not only going to attract someone who has lived during that time but this book will be even more special for someone who is from the next generation.

This book is special for a multitude of reasons and nostalgia is one of them and the other important reason why you should get this book for a cricket lover is that this book will serve as an encyclopaedia for anyone who wants to learn about the golden age of cricket.

SO, IS THIS BOOK A CRICKET ENCYCLOPEDIA?

Officially, this book is not an encyclopaedia but this book is something much more than an encyclopaedia because this book has some of the finest information curated into a beautiful package.

You can find everything about the history behind coloured clothing in cricket, how white balls came into existence and much more.

You will get to learn about some of the finest cricketing legends to have ever stepped foot on this planet like Sir Vivian Richards and Sunil Gavaskar. This book will also help you learn about some of the heroes of cricket that were forgotten or not are not in the recent public memory such as legends like Mohinder Amaranth and Gordon Greenidge.

IS IT NARRATION OR A HISTORY BOOK?

This is not a book of narration because this is not a book of fiction as this is a non-fiction book. However, this can easily be categorised as a history book for cricket but this is not a history book of your typical kind.

Of course, the book is littered with dates and important events but it is not as boring as a history book and the style of narration is so good that this can even feel like an explainer essay about the history of cricket.

There is an interesting section dedicated to amazing facts and it is so amazing that we cannot describe them without giving out spoilers.

Perhaps you want to know about the time when Gundappa Vishwanath was dropped from the line-up and when this legend was reinstated.

Or perhaps you want to know who is that legendary bowler in cricket who did not play a single test match in India or Pakistan?

The amazing facts section contains interesting information like this and much more.

So, you must be thinking to yourself, this must be a history book, right?  Of course, you can call it a history book but one thing is for sure, no history book will be as interesting as this book. No one will get bored reading this.

SO, WHAT IS THIS BOOK?

This book can be defined easily as the best homage given to the golden era of cricket through a fantastic line-up of chapters and episodes categorised into fascinating topics.

Someone who is willing to learn and educate themselves about cricket can pick this book up as an educational book and forget that this is not an educational book. There are interesting sections such as best captains where you will find important information about the best captains and important information.

This book is also a tribute to one of the most legendary sportspersons in India and our hero Kapil Dev and how he managed to spearhead India and entire generations into believing in sports and making an entire nation confident.

SHOULD YOU BUY THIS BOOK?

If you are a cricket lover or a history lover or you are interested in sports then you should not only buy one copy but two copies of this book, one to preserve and another to read because this is one of the rare times that a book on cricket has been so magnificent without being as thick as an encyclopaedia.

The only complaint you might have about this book is why did it end so quickly; this book is that good.  This book is also excellent if you want to gift this to someone who is as crazy about cricket as you are or if you want someone younger from your family to be interested in the sport.

However, we might warn you that gifting this book without keeping it for yourself is difficult because you will fall in love with this book.

And if you are someone who has really liked the book and is wanting new editions of this book then there is good and bad news.

The good news is that depending on the popularity of the book, CrickFound is going to release newer editions too. The bad news is that it all depends on the popularity but you do not have to worry because the book is already on a steep climb towards becoming a bestseller and you are probably going to see newer versions in the future hopefully.

We hope you have found this blog useful and we hope to see you in future blogs where we bring you information about some of the amazing books we publish at Orange Publishers.

It’s 2022 and video is everything. Everybody is reliant on video marketing from personal brands to government agencies.

Everybody is trying to create high-quality video content complete with animation and voice-overs to simply market their product.

However, the literature community is falling back on it compared to every other industry.

WHY IS VIDEO MARKETING IMPORTANT?

As a self-publishing company with decades of publishing experience, we at Orange Publishers have always tried to stay at the leading edge of everything, this includes marketing.

We have published and promoted book trailers, author interviews and much more from the early days of YouTube to every other video platform out there.

Why you might ask.

This is simply because we could foresee the impact video marketing will have on the readers.

There have always been traditionalists in the book publishing world who had always thought of video as the sworn enemy of the book publishers because the video would replace books.

However, we always thought about video marketing as the most powerful tool to promote books.  It is an extension of the marketing campaign and also a more effective marketing tool than anything else.

HOW CAN VIDEO MARKETING HELP AN AUTHOR?

Video marketing can be effective for any author but it becomes twice as effective for a self-published author.

If you are an author and you decide to market your books then you will have an excellent opportunity to create an author brand and promote it through different means.

This can be through a cinematic journey or through simple storytelling.

You can even not choose to come in front of the camera and use stock footage and create simple videos that will explain the plot to the readers.

Therefore, video marketing for authors is always a good thing.

Now that we know that video marketing can be a strength rather than a weakness for authors, we can understand why video marketing for others is important.

Before we understand the author’s guide to social media marketing in another blog probably in the future, let us find out the important tips on how to use video marketing as an author.

TIPS FOR VIDEO MARKETING AS AN AUTHOR

• SHORT VIDEOS

One of the most important things you must understand is that in 2022 every social media platform has a short video option and they are promoting short videos even more than regular videos.

This means that you will become popular with short videos and get views much easier.

There are short videos on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube and you must focus on making simple short videos not more than 1 minute long.

However, if you decide to make regular videos then again you must not make those videos longer because it is difficult to hold the attention of video platforms.

• REGULARITY

Every social media platform and every video platform has an algorithm and these algorithms have certain preferences.

One of the key preferences that is followed throughout social media platforms is regularity.

If the social media platforms find out that you are posting regularly then they will promote your videos more than someone who is irregular.

They simply want the audiences to get a certain degree of surety about content and that is why they will always promote people who regularly post.

• AUDIENCE

When you are in the intention for marketing then you must think like a marketing executive and only then you will be successful.

The most basic and simplest lesson that a marketing executive will give you is to always study your target audience.

You already know your USP, now you must figure out which kind of audience is attracted to your work and you must always utilise your videos to attract them.

If you have a good and deep understanding of the needs and wants of your target audience then YouTube or any other video platform will become much easier for you to handle.

You simply need to forget thinking like an author and start thinking like someone in marketing.

• SCRIPT YOUR VIDEOS

There is no harm in scripting your videos because even if you script your videos you might be able to make them look real.

There are more advantages to script than disadvantages.

The key advantage of scripting your video is simply that you will not speak more than you have intended to and you will always follow a clear path in the video.

Scripting your video will make sure that you talk about all the talking points and that you accomplish everything you wanted through the video.

These were some of the simplest and most basic tips that can help any author for marketing their video.

If you are someone who thinks that these steps at too much for you and if you are someone who is looking for a reliable self-publishing book house then we are here to help you.

We are Orange Publishers and we are the best publishing house in India and also the fastest growing in South Asia. We do everything from printing to publishing as well as marketing and creating promotional material including videos.

With us, you do not have to worry about anything and simply focus on what you love, which is writing and creating masterpieces, we will take care of the rest.

Check out our services above.

There are a lot of steps if you are trying to publish a book and if you are trying to publish a book without taking any external help then you must do everything by yourself.

While designing, the book cover might seem like the most difficult task and you might even need to hire a cover designer to do it.

However, the most difficult task or rather the task that has a pre-determined set of rules and that needs to be done perfectly is the book’s layout.

It is simply an integral part of the book that cannot be ignored no matter how good the book design experience is for the reader.

Be it best-selling authors or new authors in the industry, be it physical books or digital copies, the book’s internal layout is something that no one gets wrong.

SO, WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?

The critical problem here is that it is quite a time-consuming and difficult process to get the book’s layout perfect. There are professionals who do it and if you are someone who wants to do everything about their book then you must at least use a professional print book formatting software.

They are many options and let us talk about one of the most popular options in this blog.

WELCOME TO THE VELLUM SOFTWARE REVIEW

Vellum is a book formatting software that is geared towards beauty. People can use this software to format a beautiful book and this includes print book formatting as well as eBook formatting.

This software is easy to use and geared towards non-professionals who are not accustomed to formatting a book.

While there are excellent options like Adobe InDesign, however, they are difficult for a beginner and quite complicated.  However, Vellum is for people who love DIY.  It is for the people who do not want to leave any part of the book to be done by someone else and who always like to be hands-on with everything.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST

Vellum comes in three versions

• FREE – This version is available to anyone who downloads the app. However, there are a few things to notice. This is not a free version but a free trial version which lasts for just 15 days.  You can do everything that you do in all the paid versions but you cannot generate and export copies of the formatted book.  However, this version will help you understand the app and how it works.
• VELLUM EBOOKS – Just as the name suggests, this version is only capable of generating ebooks. You can generate an unlimited number of ebooks from this paid version which costs a one-time $199.99.  this is already quite high compared to the other softwares but this is a one-time payment and not a subscription model.
• VELLUM PRESS – This is the most expensive version of the app which will allow you to do everything that this software is capable of. There is a one-time fee of $50 extra and this version is geared for professional use.

HERE ARE THE FEATURES OF VELLUM

• BOOK STYLES

This is one of the most popular features of this app as this allows the user to already select from a good list of aesthetic and professional book styles.  Depending on the book style that you choose, you can see the changes in the book’s headers and footers, caption, block quotation, heading, first paragraph, body and ornamental break.

• IMPORT CAPABILITIES

While this is not a special feature, having this featured in a book formatting app is important. Vellum identifies DOCX files and generally does a good job in identifying chapter headings and is able to automatically separate chapters.

• PREVIEW MODE

This feature is quite useful if you are trying to export your eBook for a certain platform.  While working on the project you can preview what the book will look like on different platforms such as Kindle, iPhone, Android tablet, Kobo etc.

• EBOOK AND PRINT BOOK GENERATOR

Vellum lets you generate different types of ebook formats and also preview what they will look like on each platform.  Additionally, you can also find a good interface when you are trying to generate a print book as it does a good job of optimising and formatting for print.

There are important features that also make this one of the best book writing software.  However, there are some things that we do not like about this software.

One of the most important drawbacks is that there is no windows version and as we know windows is the biggest PC platform and them not having a windows version cripples the software from good markets.  There is also no option to add footnotes.  Adding images is also quite difficult.

If you are someone who does not want to spend so much on a book formatting software and if you are someone who likes to depend on and trust professionals for doing this then we are here to help you.

We are Orange Publishers and we are the fastest growing and most popular self-publishing book house in India and we will not only ensure that your manuscript is edited but we will also use our custom book formatting proprietary software to format your book and will also have our experts examine it manually.

This is an error proof step far better than Vellum.

Of course, since you’re publishing with us, this process is completely complementary and after we are done formatting the book, we can move forward with the publishing and book marketing which is also under the same roof.

In today’s blog, we are going to talk about a special book.

‘Sails of Bliss’, is a collection of poems by Siham Sarawat.

This collection of poems is unique because of several reasons. Before going into these reasons, let us talk about something special about this collection of poems.

This has to do with the purpose of literature in our lives.

WHAT MAKES SAILS OF BLISS UNIQUE?

Sails Of Bliss is unique because it manages to capture perspective.

Sails of Bliss will help you transport your mind and body and conscience into an intermediary state where you are one with nature.

This book is excellent for everyone to just sit back and reflect on life.

The imagery is phenomenal and manages to transport you to moments from the poet’s life.

WHAT MAKES THIS BOOK DIFFERENT FROM EVERYTHING OUT THERE.

If we have to simply define what is the thing that makes this book different and worth every minute of your time we would say one simple word.

‘Simple’.

Simple is not a negative here. Simple is the more difficult thing to achieve.

This is because often times bringing in complex topics and subjects and simplifying them so that it is understood by everyone is a challenge that is one of the most difficult things to do.

This collection of poems will simply treat you like a friend and ask you to stop whatever you are doing.

It will tell you to reflect on life and that is probably one of the most important things you can do to have a deeper understanding of life.

This book is simple because the topics that the poem talks about are monumentous and yet the level of simplicity the poet brings to the writing is simply amazing.

The poet uses simplicity as a tool to help us not only understand something that is being talked about but feel it.

This is the same as hearing something and yet understanding the essence of it at the same time.

SAILS OF BLISS AND NATURE

Sails of Bliss is the perfect ode to nature. One of the things that you might be reminded of while reading the poems are the romantic poets.

This is the perfect memoir of that period of poetry wherein poets used to critically analyse nature in a way that personified nature into something more than what the eye could see.

This book is exactly that.

From the vivid descriptions of seasons to the descriptions of going amidst nature, Sails of Bliss will help you connect more with nature.

One might say that love is disconnected from nature and that nature is different from human experiences but every notion of that will be broken after you start reading the poems.

JUST NATURE?

Of course not,  we should not limit this book to just nature itself

This book is more than that.

Sails of Bliss is focused on feelings and poems like Ode to Sari captures that notion and perspective.

There are also other poems that capture memories and moments and celebrates them. Poems like Candlelight Memoir do a stunning job of illuminating moments and celebrating them in the grander scheme of life.

SHOULD YOU GET A COPY OF SAILS OF BLISS?

The question is not that you should get a copy but the question should be how many copies.

It is very rare in the South Asian literary scene that a book like this comes about wearing perspective as a crown in its flawless execution.

The most important reason why you must get a copy of Sails of Bliss is the fact that this book is timeless.

This book is going to stay relevant today the next year and for the next 100 years.

This book is not just a collection of poems but a memoir of life itself as the poet transports you with her to all these places with nature being a companion.

The sheer amount of vivid imagery used in itself can classify this book as a lofty work but add to it the human element and not just nature and you can immerse yourself quite easily.

You can hear and feel the wind and water and sights and smells and remember the moments.

This is not just the celebration of nature but life itself as this book talks about observations and the poems talk about the inner meanings behind simple objects and how they can bring bliss into a life.

If you are someone who likes to reflect on things and likes to celebrate memories then this book is perfect for you because this book in a single sentence is a memoir of moments.

Get your copy today at purushottam bookstore as well as on Amazon and Flipkart.

Proofreading is one of the most important things you must do as an author.

Even if you are not an author but a writer or someone who works in the corporate, you still have to proofread corporate copies and check out grammar mistakes now and then.

If you are an academician you must proofread academic writing.

Proofreading is not just about looking for grammar and using a spell checker or even using writing guides to find out if the text is alright.

Proofreading is much more than that.

In this blog, we are going to find out what are the most important things you must keep in mind while proofreading.

This will allow you to create your own ultimate proofreading checklist and even share this essential profile checklist with people you know.

HERE ARE THINGS TO REMEMBER WHILE CREATING A PROOFREADING CHECKLIST

• TONE

One of the most important things you must keep in mind while proofreading anything is the tone.

The tone can be different depending upon the type of paper and copy your proofreading.

If it is a product-based copy then it must have an encouraging tone, if it is an official document or proofreading and editing resource archives then it must have a formal tone.

The tone is the soul of the copy and therefore you must nail it exactly.

There is no single professional profiting checklist suitable for everyone, you must create your own

Depending upon the type of writing you are proofreading, you must ensure the proper tone.

• TYPOS

The second most important thing that you must keep in mind while proofreading is typos.

Typos are typing mistakes and these mistakes can be spelling and punctuation and even grammar.

This is essential because people view a body of text with a degree of seriousness only when the body is free of any typos.

If there are any typos then that body of text can even be discarded depending upon the seriousness of the situation.

Typos are easy to correct nowadays because there are good grammar correction tools which are even free and online.

• FLOW

This is often overlooked but this is also a crucial part of proofreading.

Flow or coherence is one of the most important aspects of a well-written paper and in this case, you must maintain a certain flow.

Flow is important because flow allows the paper to be more readable and more understandable.

The main purpose of writing is to express your opinions and fulfil an objective and if the flow of writing is incoherent then that will defeat the purpose of writing as a whole.

So, you must keep the flow in mind whenever you are proofreading.

• VOCABULARY

Vocabulary is a balancing act and what we mean by that is that you must always do a balance of vocabulary.

If you try to use too much extensive vocabulary and uncommon words then that piece might seem pretentious.

If you use too little good vocabulary then that paper might even seem amateur.

This is why you must always keep vocabulary in the right balance whenever you are proofreading.

• JARGON

Jargon is like flow and vocabulary combined.

Use too much jargon and people outside the field and subject will not even understand what the paper is about.

Use too little jargon and then you might seem like an amateur who does not know anything about the field their writing on.

You must also make sure that the paper has jargon that is compliant with the geolocation it is being written in.

If a paper is being written in Australia then it must contain a few native acronyms and words so as to seem familiar to the readers.

• SHORTENING

A large part of profiting is about shortening sentences and shortening paragraphs.

This is because whenever the writer writes something they might add too many adjectives and adverbs but when it is read from a proofreader’s standpoint it might seem excessive.

Your goal of the paper or the text must be to get the point across without weakening the main theme by using excessive words.

This is where a proofreader comes in because they can shorten and out the written piece and make it concise and yet not boring.

This was the blog about proofreading.  Proofreading is something that we rely on heavily when we receive a manuscript from our authors at Orange Publishers.

If you are an author and you are worried that your piece might have typos and other flaws that make it unfit for publication, do not worry because our in-house proofreaders are experts in the field who can make sure that your piece is in the perfect order before it goes into publishing.

We are Orange Publishers and we are the fastest-growing and most trusted book publishing house in India.

We will make sure that your work is published in the most seamless manner and we will take care of everything from the printing, publishing and marketing as well as copyright.

An anthology is a very powerful presentation. An anthology has the power to be distant yet reinforce themes ideas and feelings like nothing else. It is the living of different lives interconnected by similar strings of relativity and emotion that bind together scenarios and characters into an expressive expression of a time and city.

What makes Anekdota by Dr Debapi Roy unique is the fact that it is neither an anthology about a place nor about time, although many might argue that it is the contemporary anthology of Kolkata during the pandemic and while that is true, we have a different opinion. It is an anthology of something far more important and of far more nuance. Anekdota is an anthology of people.

Anekdota can easily be classified as a memoir of memoirs for regular people. Multiple dynamic characters play excellent roles in showcasing the common struggles and this rhymes across the city. It is purely contemporary in the sense that it sheds light on a topic that is rarely talked about in Indian literature.

ANEKDOTA IS RARE

Anekdota is rare and we say this because it talks about topics that are generally missed out in the crowd of other thoughts, ideas and topics. It is an eyepiece into the lives of working professionals and it sheds a light on the nuanced lives of these characters. Anekdota is a celebration of holding out the sacrifices as well as the moments these characters experience and it is a celebration of life. Dr Debapi Roy has created a masterpiece in storytelling through vivid anecdotes by these stories.

ANEKDOTA IS A DOCUMENTATION

The pandemic is a monumental and catastrophic event in the history of our human civilization and any records whether fiction or nonfiction will serve as a guide to understanding the problems and the situations of the people who had to live through the pandemic. Anekdota does brilliant justice to these times by bringing out the raw emotions and the mental picture of people who had to live through the pandemic. Rarely does a piece of work like this come out in the Indian literary scene that manages to encapsulate everything that has happened and the impact it had on the minds of people. The characters belong to different classes and different echelons of society and this book manages to capture all the different or similar experiences of these individuals.

A RARE WINDOW INTO HEALTHCARE

Whenever we come across any piece of literature that has been composed during any biological catastrophe, we often get to hear from regular writers about daily life. While that is alright, it is rare to find a good anecdote from someone directly involved in curing the pandemic, we rarely get to hear about the struggles of the pandemic from a healthcare professional. This is what makes Anekdota a more than worthwhile read. Anekdota comes from someone actively involved in relief measures during the pandemic. Therefore, the window Anekdota manages to showcase is perhaps one of the most accurate depictions of the state of human minds during a pandemic.

While there are anecdotes from doctors that talk about life during the pandemic, Anekdota goes a step further, it talks about the healthcare professionals themselves and this is quite a rare occurrence as this is quite rarely talked about.

To conclude, Anekdota is for the living, breathing and thinking soul, it is a testament to storytelling, it is a testament to untangling complex issues into a soluble and comforting amalgamation that is simultaneously beautiful.

Should you read Anekdota? We would suggest that you not only read Anekdota but grab a second copy because after reading this book you would want to hold onto it and preserve a copy of Anekddota as it preserves yours and our emotions during one of the toughest times in our living conscience.

Get your copy today at purushottam bookstore as well as on Amazon and Flipkart.