We are back with our first episode of season two of Writing Your First Book with Shabnam Minwalla, who is a journalist, writer and author of almost 12 Children's books. Has also won the Kids Choice Award for her first book 'The Six Spellmaker Of Dorbaji Street'. Which has also been used in many schools and converted into play as well. Not only this, kids love reading her books and listening to stories from her. Shabnam has shared her journey, experiences, inspiration for being an author, and how gradually every book has taught her something new which has helped her grow in her field. To know more about the writing process and marketing of your book tune into the episode of Writing Your First Book to learn and know more about the processes from the expert.    If you want to share your own experience, contact us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandpodcasters/LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/brandpodcasters-comEmail: contact@brandpodcasters.com

In this episode, our host Simiran converses with the guest Divya Kumar who is the author of The Shrine Of Death which was published in 2018. She explains how one real incident gave her the idea and the inspiration to write a book on it, not with the intention to make it information-heavy but turned it into a thriller fictional novel. She has also the importance of marketing for it great success even if you are social media person or not this is the way to make it visible in the market, irrespective of how well you have written. To know more about the writing process and marketing of your book tune into the episode of Writing Your First Book to learn and know more about the processes from the expert.    Contact us if you want to share your own experience of writing your first book! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandpodcasters/LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/brandpodcasters-comEmail: contact@brandpodcasters.com Check out our other podcasts on Spotify:Campus startups - https://open.spotify.com/show/1NXVVXAPzwL8ax0lToG3h7?si=f760a5fbe3f74c0aBrandPodcasters - https://open.spotify.com/show/1ywLt2qPIqr4P9342xkTsz?si=2ce7e5d7c5114d85

In this episode, our host Simiran converses with the guest Koral Dasgupta who is the author of the widely published book with Westland Books, Niyogi Publishers, and Rupa Publications. Her books are discussed from the context of gender studies, art, myth, and ecocritical literature. She is currently working with Pan Macmillan on the five-book Sati series - a retelling of the stories of the Pancha Kanya from Indian mythology - Ahalya and Kunti are on the shelves. Being an experienced writer she shared her journey from writing her first book to writing a series of books on Indian Mythology regarding what goes into the marketing process from the author's side, and what type of publishing house should be approached according to the type of book. Also, there is lot more to learn from her journey.So, tune into the episode of Writing Your First Book to learn and know more about the processes from the expert.    Contact us if you want to share your own experience of writing your first book! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandpodcasters/LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/brandpodcasters-comEmail: contact@brandpodcasters.com Check out our other podcasts on Spotify:Campus startups - https://open.spotify.com/show/1NXVVXAPzwL8ax0lToG3h7?si=f760a5fbe3f74c0aBrandPodcasters - https://open.spotify.com/show/1ywLt2qPIqr4P9342xkTsz?si=2ce7e5d7c5114d85

Suresh Ramaswamy is an award-winning author of the book ' Just Be - Transform Your Life & Live Infinity', a Transformational Teacher, and our guest. He shares his journey of writing his first book with our host Simiran about the motivation behind the book and to help readers they can take charge of their life and understand more about life rather than focusing on suffering or problems.Also, he explains how important it is to have a strong vision and idea about the book and what exactly the book will be before even writing it. So that the author knows what exactly he is working on and what he wants readers to read about. Tune in to the episode to know more about his writing process and his journey of learning.So, tune into the episode of Writing Your First Book to learn and know more about the processes from the expert.    If you want to share your own experience of writing your first book, contact us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandpodcasters/LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/brandpodcasters-comEmail: contact@brandpodcasters.com Check out our other podcasts on Spotify:Campus startups - https://open.spotify.com/show/1NXVVXAPzwL8ax0lToG3h7?si=f760a5fbe3f74c0aBrandPodcasters - https://open.spotify.com/show/1ywLt2qPIqr4P9342xkTsz?si=2ce7e5d7c5114d85

Nandita Khandelwal is a Health Coach at Cure Fit and also the author of 03 books. Her first book "Climate Change" - Health Connections was published in 2021,  "Explore- A Journal For Self-Exploration" and "Songs Of Bittersweet Memories"  both in 2022. After successfully releasing back to back  03 books, she has learned and gained a lot of experience in the field of writing, publishing, and marketing. Due to her experience, she shares her journey that how she came up with the idea of writing a book on her topic of expertise which is her education which is into one book. Once through with the process; she came up with the second and third books, a clear indication that she enjoyed the process and will like to continue it in the future as well. Nandita has gained momentum by skillfully writing books and continuous mission accomplishments in life: is the most suitable person to interact with & learn about the field.So, tune into the episode of Writing Your First Book to learn and know more about the processes from the expert.    If you want to share your own experience of writing your first book, contact us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandpodcasters/LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/brandpodcasters-comEmail: contact@brandpodcasters.com Check out our other podcasts on Spotify:Campus startups - https://open.spotify.com/show/1NXVVXAPzwL8ax0lToG3h7?si=f760a5fbe3f74c0aBrandPodcasters - https://open.spotify.com/show/1ywLt2qPIqr4P9342xkTsz?si=2ce7e5d7c5114d85

Chandni Mathur is our guest and also the founder of Wordly Wise Publishers. She shares her journey of being a publisher and how her passion pushed her to come up with Wordly Wise Publishers. She also explains what exactly goes into the publishing, editing, and marketing process of a book. Also how and why all these aspects play an important role in making a book successful. Not only this there is a lot more directly from the publisher with an aim to help authors out there with their writing, publishing, and marketing process. So, tune into the episode of Writing Your First Book to learn and know more about the processes from the expert.    If you want to share your own experience of writing your first book, contact us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandpodcasters/LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/brandpodcasters-comEmail: contact@brandpodcasters.com Check out our other podcasts on Spotify:Campus startups - https://open.spotify.com/show/1NXVVXAPzwL8ax0lToG3h7?si=f760a5fbe3f74c0aBrandPodcasters - https://open.spotify.com/show/1ywLt2qPIqr4P9342xkTsz?si=2ce7e5d7c5114d85

Sujit Sahgal is our guest and former head of Equities, HSBC India, Agripreneur, Author of Agribusiness & Technology, A Wall Street View Of Rural India, and also an Urdu Shayar.  He shares how traveling to almost all the rural places of India helped him to gather the actual facts and figures for his book and was able to deliver the essence of the book to his readers. Also, in between his hectic schedule of traveling, noting down some points in a diary, and his mobile phone, and also making some mental notes, helped him to structure the book after visiting all the rural places for the book.So here he is expressing his writing journey & learnings that he came across while going through the process. Tune in to the episode of 'Writing Your First Book' to know more about it.  If you want to share your own experience of writing your first book, contact us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandpodcasters/LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/brandpodcasters-comEmail: contact@brandpodcasters.com Check out our other podcasts on Spotify:Campus startups - https://open.spotify.com/show/1NXVVXAPzwL8ax0lToG3h7?si=f760a5fbe3f74c0aBrandPodcasters - https://open.spotify.com/show/1ywLt2qPIqr4P9342xkTsz?si=2ce7e5d7c5114d85

Chetan Vohra is a cinematographer and one of the authors of 'Sochu' - A children's book series created along with his other two friends Vilas Algude and Deven Gandhi. He believes that entertainment is food (or medicine) for the soul, and we need to start eating healthy! His vision for creating Sochu is that children are like a sponge - they absorb everything around them to make sense of the world & seeing the impact that entertainment has on children’s minds. So, Chetan decided to create children’s content that is wholesome, mindful, and inclusive. With an intent that, If there was just one gift we could give children, it should be the ability to have their OWN thoughts!”So here he is expressing his writing journey & learnings that he came across and most importantly how good genuine direct feedback from the children motivated them to come up with more series as well. Tune in to the podcast to know more about his , journey, vision, and all about Sochu.  If you want to share your own experience of writing your first book, contact us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandpodcasters/LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/brandpodcasters-comEmail: contact@brandpodcasters.com Check out our other podcasts on Spotify:Campus startups - https://open.spotify.com/show/1NXVVXAPzwL8ax0lToG3h7?si=f760a5fbe3f74c0aBrandPodcasters - https://open.spotify.com/show/1ywLt2qPIqr4P9342xkTsz?si=2ce7e5d7c5114d85

Angelique Joan who is an actress, voice-over artist &  author of 'Ready, Set, 30: A tale of figuring it all out...whatever that means' Expresses how initially she thought of writing a letter to herself on her 30th birthday but then thought there is a lot to tell about her life experiences and then decided to write a book on her life, learnings, and, experiences. She talked about how important it is to know when to stop and how much to write, especially when you are writing about your life, family & friends. So here she is expressing her writing journey & learnings that she has learned while writing her first book and had a great & memorable experience. Tune in to learn more about the author and her writing journey. If you want to share your own experience of writing your first book, contact us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandpodcasters/LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/brandpodcasters-comEmail: contact@brandpodcasters.com Check out our other podcasts on Spotify:Campus startups - https://open.spotify.com/show/1NXVVXAPzwL8ax0lToG3h7?si=f760a5fbe3f74c0aBrandPodcasters - https://open.spotify.com/show/1ywLt2qPIqr4P9342xkTsz?si=2ce7e5d7c5114d85

Urmi Hossain is the author of Discovering Your Identity: A Rebirth From Interracial Struggle. Expresses that she had always wanted to write a book &  she gave herself a goal that this year she will write, publish and market her book. So here she is talking about her writing journey & learnings she learned while writing her first book and had a great & memorable experience. Also, the most amazing thing is she completed writing her book in 30 days only. Isn't this amazing but how? Tune in to learn more about the author and her writing journey. If you want to share your own experience of writing your first book, contact us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandpodcasters/LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/brandpodcasters-comEmail: contact@brandpodcasters.com Check out our other podcasts on Spotify:Campus startups - https://open.spotify.com/show/1NXVVXAPzwL8ax0lToG3h7?si=f760a5fbe3f74c0aBrandPodcasters - https://open.spotify.com/show/1ywLt2qPIqr4P9342xkTsz?si=2ce7e5d7c5114d85

Raghavi Jhanjee’s collection of poems, Embrace, encapsulates the author’s experiences while she was growing up. Incited by her profound feelings and ruminations about various situations and relationships, she pens down her poems that reflect her organic emotions and her in-depth perspective on life. Tune in to learn more about the author and her writing journey. If you want to share your own experience of writing your first book, contact us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandpodcasters/LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/brandpodcasters-comEmail: contact@brandpodcasters.com Check out our other podcasts on Spotify:Campus startups - https://open.spotify.com/show/1NXVVXAPzwL8ax0lToG3h7?si=f760a5fbe3f74c0aBrandPodcasters - https://open.spotify.com/show/1ywLt2qPIqr4P9342xkTsz?si=2ce7e5d7c5114d85

Disha Dubey, the Author of two published books, recently launched her third book on college romance 'A Cup of Coffee'. She believes in the power of ink over the sword. Expressed how she enjoyed her writing journey juggling with other writing projects & how she has put in everything that she likes in her life to make the story more realistic and engaging. Not only this but because of her recent book she has become an expert in designing book covers and now also designs for other authors as well. Also, she learned so much about self-publishing and marketing & wants to explore the traditional publishing path as well to learn every aspect of publishing. Tune in to learn more about the author and her writing journey. If you want to share your own experience of writing your first book, contact us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandpodcasters/LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/brandpodcasters-comEmail: contact@brandpodcasters.com Check out our other podcasts on Spotify:Campus startups - https://open.spotify.com/show/1NXVVXAPzwL8ax0lToG3h7?si=f760a5fbe3f74c0aBrandPodcasters - https://open.spotify.com/show/1ywLt2qPIqr4P9342xkTsz?si=2ce7e5d7c5114d85

Writing something which is against our society making it to reach out to the public is difficult, But Nilanjana did this very bravely penned down her thoughts, and opinions in the book ' Lies Our Mothers Told Us. She explained that writing a book was not difficult for her as she is a journalist, but bringing this book out for publishing was tricky. As it is difficult to put out harsh truth in the market and for people to accept it. Tune in to learn more about the book and how she finished writing the book without any breaks and taking out time at midnight to complete it.  If you want to share your own experience of writing your first book, contact us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandpodcasters/LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/brandpodcasters-comEmail: contact@brandpodcasters.com Check out our other podcasts on Spotify:Campus startups - https://open.spotify.com/show/1NXVVXAPzwL8ax0lToG3h7?si=f760a5fbe3f74c0aBrandPodcasters - https://open.spotify.com/show/1ywLt2qPIqr4P9342xkTsz?si=2ce7e5d7c5114d85

Historical narratives often make us marvel, “oh, how the times have changed!” Tarana Husain Khan’s The Begum and The Dastan would make you think again. Born out of a bedtime story narrated in Rampur, the book spins a tale on three realms with a simple question at its core: has anything changed for women? Many of Tarana’s projects have been inspired by the history and culture of Rampur, where Tarana spent her childhood. A writer and food historian, she often writes about Rampur’s food and cuisine. Tune in to learn more about writing fiction & non-fiction books, publishing through publishing companies, and marketing your first book. If you want to share your own experience of writing your first book, contact us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandpodcasters/LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/brandpodcasters-comEmail: contact@brandpodcasters.com Check out our other podcasts on Spotify:Campus startups - https://open.spotify.com/show/1NXVVXAPzwL8ax0lToG3h7?si=f760a5fbe3f74c0aBrandPodcasters - https://open.spotify.com/show/1ywLt2qPIqr4P9342xkTsz?si=2ce7e5d7c5114d85

Everyone can write a book – we all have experiences readers can gain insight from. With an e-commerce firm, a tea company, experience in education technology, and now marketing and cloud computing ventures, Deepak Sharma has been in the startup and entrepreneurship industry for years. But when starting out eight years ago, he realized that growth hacking and marketing resources could be made simpler for new entrepreneurs. Written for first-time entrepreneurs, his book, Growth Hacking Your First Startup, is a collection of strategies and tactics for marketing startups at a quick pace and with the least amount of resources. Today, he brings to the table the experience of writing his first book, because while everyone can write a book, the process is intimidating and demanding. Tune in to find out more on writing about marketing, tips on research, writing, and publishing, and how to tackle marketing your first book. If you want to share your own experience of writing your first book, contact us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandpodcasters/LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/brandpodcasters-comEmail: contact@brandpodcasters.com Check out our other podcasts on Spotify:Campus startups - https://open.spotify.com/show/1NXVVXAPzwL8ax0lToG3h7?si=f760a5fbe3f74c0aBrandPodcasters - https://open.spotify.com/show/1ywLt2qPIqr4P9342xkTsz?si=2ce7e5d7c5114d85

Giving your book a title is one of the most challenging tasks for a writer. Kriti Gomber decided on it long before her book took its form. After thinking more about it, she realized the title questions the image people hold of authors, "Authors have this image of being addicted to something. A lot of people call them crazy, call them mad, and it's a weird spectrum." But for her, authors are more than that. Of Words and Whiskey, as the name promises, explores an author's mind through thirty-five poems. In this episode, we get a peek into Kriti's journey. Tune in to learn about turning your hobby into your profession, the writing process of poetry, editing drafts, and publishing your first book as a young poet.If you want to share your own experience of writing your first book, contact us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandpodcasters/LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/brandpodcasters-comEmail: contact@brandpodcasters.comCheck out our other podcasts on Spotify:Campus startups - https://open.spotify.com/show/1NXVVXAPzwL8ax0lToG3h7?si=f760a5fbe3f74c0aBrandPodcasters - https://open.spotify.com/show/1ywLt2qPIqr4P9342xkTsz?si=2ce7e5d7c5114d85

We all want to live extraordinary lives, and Erica de Souza knows the secret to achieve that. Being a life and leadership coach, she loves figuring out what makes people win, lose, and everything in between to help people become their best selves. There are many ways of living an extraordinary life where we are happy with who we are, and she focuses on the path of self-love. Her book, Reboot Your Life, Your Way, was a part of her own journey to live her joy. It explores the assumptions we hold that hinder self-love, and expresses who she is without some of her own belief systems. Tune in to learn about the process from writing to publishing, truths of the Indian publishing industry, support systems for first-time writers, and marketing your first book. If you want to share your own experience of writing your first book, contact us!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandpodcasters/LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/brandpodcasters-comEmail: contact@brandpodcasters.com Check out our other podcasts on Spotify:Campus startups - https://open.spotify.com/show/1NXVVXAPzwL8ax0lToG3h7?si=f760a5fbe3f74c0aBrandPodcasters - https://open.spotify.com/show/1ywLt2qPIqr4P9342xkTsz?si=2ce7e5d7c5114d85