Top 99 Quotes & Sayings by Ravi Subramanian
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Indian author Ravi Subramanian.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
Kids who read are bright.
If you have sold the film rights to somebody, take your money and leave. If the producers need you, they will call you. But you have to be careful about who you are selling your book to, and ensure that it is not tampered with.
If evil wins in a Bollywood film, it is bound to flop. A lot of people here want to change society, so they like to read about it being changed. And that means good usually triumphs.
My favourite authors are Jeffrey Archer, for his story telling skills; John Grisham, for the completely new genre he created; and James Patterson, for the way he created a new business model out of writing.
An author needs to be in the market. He or she needs to come out with a new book every year. That keeps you alive in the public mind and gives a push to your older books.
A writer must experiment with genres. Otherwise, it is a restriction on the craft.
If a reader likes a particular author, they keep reading all his books, and if the supply is not kept up, then the reader shifts his loyalties.
The opportunity to create wealth in foreign banks exists only in the investment banking space. Working in a local company teaches you to think long term.
It is important to send your work to as many publishers as possible. For every one publisher who may show interest in your work, there will be at least five who will reject you.
I keep saying my books don't have superheroes. They have ordinary people in extraordinary situations.
There is a certain amount of intrigue that gets created by revealing portions of the book and, in the process, generating a certain amount of interest. Often, authors do this by releasing a few chapters online or even releasing film-like trailers.
In Indian companies, people aren't too worried about the pace of growth as long as you're setting up a business which will survive for years.
Given my extensive background in foreign banks, writing about them came quite naturally to me. Thankfully, God has been kind to me.
I do not think I will ever write screenplays based on my books. I would not know what to cut out and what portions to keep. I like all the characters I have created. I cannot imagine chopping them off.
One shouldn't say yes in desperation to the first publisher who approaches. New authors especially should wait and weigh their deal and agree only when they are sure that they have landed themselves a good offer.
I'm probably one of the few authors in this country who could very comfortably live off my writing.
You need to be the CEO of your own book.
When you write stories linking reality to a big storyline, people relate to it better.
For me, writing is fun. The day I quit my job and take up writing full time, writing will become just another job. A commercial necessity.
I find writing to be a great stress-buster.
It is almost impossible to win back a reader's loyalty once it's gone.
When 'If God Was a Banker' became a success, it changed my entire perspective. I wanted to write more and wanted to be lot more successful as a writer.
I had, at a point in time, decided not to write on the corporate world. But if people expect me to set stories in a work environment, then why go away from it?
My favourite authors are John Grisham and Jeffrey Archer. Grisham rapidly established himself and now completely owns the legal space of fiction writing, something I want to do in financial space. I like Archer because he keeps his readers engaged: every chapter is a page turner, and he keeps his writing simple.
I've always wanted to write, but coming from a small-town background - I was born and brought up in Ludhiana - you think you're not the kind of literary person who will write books that will sell. There was always a kind of defensiveness in me.
Bitcoin is complex: the entire private and public key issue, the transfers, the mining of bitcoins... but if you tell it as fiction, people would understand and remember.
At times, parents foist their own choices on kids and try to get them to read the classics. But kids have very high filters and don't take to it. At other times, parents simply don't know what books to select for their children and end up giving books that aren't appropriate.
To make time for writing, one has to take time out from somewhere. Obviously, a fair amount of time that you spend with the family gets compromised. But my family has been very understanding and supportive.
One can become drab, dull, and boring doing the same thing every day. Writing helps break the monotony.
A misconception that exists in the eyes of the general reading population is that authors make truckloads of money.
I enjoy writing and promoting my books. I enjoy the feedback. But all this is because I don't depend on it commercially. I don't need that money. I have a career.
A self-confessed fan of Harlan Coben, I find it difficult to not read a new Harlan Coben novel the week it comes out.
You don't have to be a criminal to write about fraud!
When you write, you put your thoughts in the public space. You get both positive and negative feedback.
I firmly believe that there is no better thriller writer than Harlan Coben.
Write something that you are comfortable with. Do not venture into something that you do not want to write about, because gradually, your discomfort with the subject will begin to show.
Books marketing has moved from the review culture to a preview culture.
There is some confusion in my mind whether to continue to write on banking or try newer pastures.
Generally, people who crib about corporate politics are, more often than not, those who've played the game but lost it.
I always felt that one needs to be remembered long after one has gone.
Most writers write from their own experiences. That is where the honesty and intensity of emotions come from.
A profession which is seen as intellectually glamorous is often the most misunderstood when it comes to the commerce involved.
If somebody says that they want to write a book but do not know what to write about, they will never write a book.
With social media, one can target the audience and reach out to the segment in a very precise, cost-effective manner.
The royalty any author gets is dependent on his track record and marketability and often on the price of his book, too. The higher you price a book, the more comfortable your publisher will be in paying you a higher royalty.
Saying 'I am not interested in politics' is no guarantee that people will leave you alone. The politically-inclined will single you out as a soft target and go after you.
In fiction, if people like one of your books, they tend to pick up your other books as well.
If you are careful about the content and writing style, readers will not feel that you are in a hurry.
I believe any fiction writer is inspired by real life.
If I did not have a de-stresser such as writing novels, I would lose focus at work.
A lot of things that I write about have happened to people around me, if not necessarily to me or in the organizations I've worked in. Having said that, it's fiction and has a lot to do with my imagination and creativity.
After my first book, I figured that since it was successful, I wanted to continue things better.
My understanding is that a book becomes a best seller only when it is pirated, sold on footpaths and at traffic lights.
A thriller needs to hold the interest of the reader from the very beginning. It needs to engage with them, hold them in rapt attention, and prevent them from putting down the book.
I cannot write in isolation. I write with people around me.
I believe Bitcoin is a very convenient way to shop and to transfer money to any account around the world. Governments should work around a framework for the currency instead of putting restrictions on it.
In India, we don't read thrillers; we read authors.
I feel as long as people enjoy what they read and learn something more, I have done my job as a writer.
The first draft is usually junk. You have to work on it seven to eight times.
While a lot of management development books try to teach you a lesson or give you a scenario of what corporate culture and work practices are about, they're theoretical and written in a sermonizing way. Most people don't get past the first chapter, and they just look nice on the bookshelf.
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