On today’s episode, we have with us Kevin Missal. Kevin is a bestselling author and Founder of Hubhawks. He has published many books but He got recognition for his Kalki Trilogy. He has written books on Hindu Mythological characters like Narsimha, Karna, Prahlad, Durga, and many more. His latest book from the third book in the Sinbad series Sinbad and The Rise of Iblis was released last month. In this podcast episode, Utsav and Kevin talked about, How much money authors make in India. How did Kevin develop his love for Hindu Mythology? What is Kevin’s Writing process and ritual? How much money does Kevin want to make in his life? How author market their books in India? Utsav and Kevin talked about the full marketing process of the book. Apart from that Kevin gave his opinion on Chetan Bhagat’s impact on Indian Readers and Why Board exams are killing creativity in people and turning them into non-readers. Book Link: https://www.amazon.in/stores/page/8AF1C321-1990-4DA4-ACF2-432DC78717AF?ingress=0&visitId=3bb647b9-e377-433d-a94b-0ef8aac6e7bf&linkCode=sl2&tag=w0fe9-21&linkId=10785efd798a5c43929274f4ad3207c0&language=en_IN&ref_=as_li_ss_tl Follow Kevin Missal: Kevin's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kevin_9695/ 🎧 Listen to us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/57VyH1fi9pTEBxV0X63Fwt?si=993abcddf7a64987 Host: Utsav Brahmbhatt (https://instagram.com/utsavbrahmbhatt...) Editor: Deep Bhensala (https://instagram.com/deepbhensala?ut...) Thumbnail: Deep Bhensala (https://instagram.com/deepbhensala?ut...) 0:00 - Intro 2:30 - How to Hook readers as a Writer? 3:15 - How Kevin developed his interest in Hindu Mythology? 6:41 - Hindu mythology helps in becoming self aware 7:35 - Fame or Money? 11:15 - How Much Money Kevin wants to make? 16:25 - Creative vs Commerce 18:50 - Problems Kevin Faced in Publishing a Book 22:40 - How Kevin Pick Characters for his book? 25:35 - Leadership Learnings from Sinbad 27:50 - Kevin’ Writing Ritual 29:32 - How to Avoid Distraction to do Focus Work? 32:15 - Bore Yourself to Get Better Ideas 33:30 - Book Writing Process 34:45 - Work - Life Balance is Bullshit 36:45 - How much Money Writers can make in India? 41:25 - Book Marketing Process 44:58 - Book Royalty % to Writer 45:50 - How many Books need to sell to become a Bestseller in India? 47:30 - How Publishers Pick Writers? 53:35 - Chetan Bhagat’s Hatred in People is Baseless 56:29 - I publish my First Draft as a Book 57:40 - Types of Books Selling Big in Market 58:20 - Fiction Books are Dying in India? 59:18 - Read this Book to Understand Kevin’s work 1:00:20 - Sinbad and The Rise of Iblis - Third Book in Sinbad Series 1:01:30 - How Kevin reimagine mythological characters? 1:04:19 - Culture of Fantasy Fiction in India vs International Market 1:05:30 - Remove Board Exams to make people more Creative 1:07:00 - Parting Thoughts === Subscribe to The Spotlight Clips Channel : https://youtube.com/@thespotlightindiaclips Just Curious Podcast Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUsCFzcUqnImvg-ZxIYoq62vKtuyu7q-k === Let's Connect Online: 📱Instgram: https://www.instagram.com/thespotlightindiaa/ 👨🏻‍💻Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thespotlightmedia/ 😄Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/thespotlightentertainment 📩To get in touch with us drop a mail at - thespotlightvadodara@gmail.com === 🙋‍♂️Who are we: ‘The Spotlight India' is a channel where we want to evoke curiosity in our viewers about different things. We believe that Curiosity is extremely important if you want to evolve faster in your life and have a long-term career where your work can impact society and the world. That's why we have our own podcast called "Just Curious" where we decode the mindset of our guests on different topics through curiosity. #TheSpotlightIndia #JustCurious #Kevinmissal #podcast