I was amazed at the steep climb my book is taking on the KDP amazon.com bestsellers list . I am just two ranks below Jhon Grisham’s book Tumor in the crime , thriller and suspense category my book is ranked 36^th  in the list and Jhon Grisham’s novel is 33^rd  in the list . This marks my entry in to the top 100 list and I am now on par with a re-nouned , Hollywood author whose books have been adapted to great films like the Firm , The Time to Kill and The Pelican Brief .

My Book ‘ Yes sir I killed my Dad .” is also getting made into a digital movie and it looks like Shaming for Diya might also have the same fate , with the speed at which it has climbed the charts . That really puts me heels behind a celebrity Hollywood A list writer Jhon Grisham a man I have grown up reading and have admired the movies that were made from his thriller and fast paced novels  .He is the master of Crime , Thriller and Mystery genre and most of his books fall into that category .Shaming of Diya is in direct competition with his books in a category that is his forte .

Shaming of Diya is also 13^th in the legal thriller category and 345^th in the KDP Select all time free category . More then 70 copies have been sold so far in four days and we are yet to start book reviews or do an author interview for this book , it has exploded like no other book in the past .Here is hoping I become something of a Jhon Grisham at least as a Bollywood Author .

Once you are the KDP Select category two great ways of increasing your book readership and getting more people to read pages of your book is to enter your books into amazon.com book clubs or make a book club of your own where you invite your friends and followers to share your book and even lend it out through the KOL library to each other . If they have a KDP membership they can do it as part of the membership fee even . Your readers can flip through pages of your book , talk about it and lend it to others , it is a great way to increase the word of mouth publicity for your written work .This way you get paid for every page read and earn along  side , it is worth the effort to let your readers talk to each other and promote your work .A lot of your book club members will become your reviewers also and review your books some for free .I am part of three book clubs Travel wanderlust that’s for my travel books , the second is unforgettable reads .

Link to book club : https://www.amazon.com/amazonbookclubs/amazonbookclubs?ref_=abc_pd_edp_r_ds_sfc_lpl

The other way to gain recognition and prize money is to enter your novels for the yearly Pen2Publish contest run by amazon.com . You can win up to 5 lakhs as prize money and there are heaps of other consolation prizes , plus you get to boast this in your writers resume .Also tag the performance of your books is it in the top hundred list in it’s category if yes promote that fact on your blog with links to the top 100 kdp lists . The Kt has funds for KDP select has a writers fund to help budding writers and they do help out with grants at times . They also put your best selling books in the amazon prime category so tehri best and maximum spending customers can buy your books exclusively as well .

 The year comes to a pressing end , the year gone by all that one wants to do is the time that went by in quite contemplation of my room , my heart years to look back on a year that arrived with a whimper but is leaving us with a big bang , with millions dead around the world we as humanity are held hostage by a virus we cannot fight and are yet un able to contain .For me professionally was a year of quiet progress to becoming a sold author who caused some buzz in the market . But again the virus ate us all and everyone saw their lively hoods drop .

My time spent in the lazy luxury of the Marriot was well spent with my mate fixer to keep me amused with his talks and gossips , I would start on my spirituality lectures and then we would start watching video’s of sathguru , our interest in adhyatam binding us together . occasional   break’s to grandma’s place made sure I did not forget my roots at all this year .

Wrote a novel Shaming of Diya on revenge porn and another one on the Pandemic that was some satisfaction for me . I was a dutiful grandson dedicated to looking after my grandmother and a trusted friend to my mate Arun . The year ends with some cricket as India salvage lost pride on the first day of the boxing test . My tickets for Dehra Doon are booked and New Year will be with my friends   their as I will touch base with Janak my old pal for a re union .

I look forward to the next year with caution and apprehension will we get out of the Pandemic un hurt with our loved ones alive or sink deeper into existance of lockdown . How long will we have sporting events and live concerts in Bio Bubbles . Will work and study from home become the new normal . These are questions only the future can answer we can only extrapolate things .Till then I rest on the grand pillars of Spirituality , Philosophy , Knowledge , Un conditional love , my life to be lead by the strength of these important inner virtues .One needs to keep reminding  one self of this , especially a seeker like me who has started exploring the path itself .

In terms of love I have remained un full filled this year and must also confess I have not had sex since the lockdowns began , no sir no sex for me at all not with the Virus around although I must say I was tempted but went against my instinct on that one .As of now I am enjoying my aloneness so far and feel content that I am alive and have gone Corona free all year with infections still on the rise around the world .The lethargic life style I have due to being locked into my hotel room all day has made me put on weight , but the good food and the deep sleep I get has given a very fresh glow on my face and I my skin has turned soft and turgid like a new born baby’s bottom .I garnish my cheeks and face with my body creams only eat healthy food like soups and salads with home cooked curries that’s all I need to remain fit . I didn’t bother with beach walks also nor did I do the gym , more immersed with my blog writing and books than anything else frankly .Some how I have managed to keep myself financially afloat but I am bound to feel the pinch next year for that need to make plans with the help of Fixer my working partner .

I feel a sense of relief with the year now at the curtains and take a deep breathe exhale and inhale , exhale and inhale the year is now truly to an end ..

Since I have started selling my audiobooks uploading them through acx.com and then selling them through a agreement with audible.com this is the audio book selling arm of amazon.com . I have four audiobooks selling so far and with the acx.com academy and it’s pool of voice artists it is even easier to co produce audiobooks with these experts narrators who can voice according to the wants of the rights holder in this case the author of the book . You can post for auditions and for people to produce your book into audio book , choose from the pool of vo artist from a American Yankee to a British Aristocrat  , re kindle and brighten up your stories ignite the spark in your words by asking experts to narrate and produce your audio books . Simple as the author you hold the right to correct and approve the first 15 min of your audiobook and you can ask for two corrections in all after the VO artist has been approved and selected . You can upload your books in PDF format and also audition scripts , giving pointers as to the tone and feel of the narration you want . Be descriptive you can further funnel and choose from male or female voice , language English or French you can even select the type and tone of the narration like motivational , flirtatious , inspiring , gruff , child like and so on .

As a rights holder you can set time lines to the delivery of audiobook once the first 15 min is approved the remaining book should be delivered after ten business days , again the rights holder is allowed two corrections . I top class VO artist with more then 30 odd audiobooks selling will change $100 per finished hour of audiobook . One hour of audiobook is 9500 words roughly . When you submit your post asking for a producer you will mention the word count of your e book .

The money is shared 20% royalty to the producer who is a hired help for the completion of the project . audible will send the producers share directly to him . But is you choose to pay first per hour money has to reach the producer within 30 days of submission of the finished audio book module . The author cannot sell the rights to distribution and sale of audiobook to any other third party . If the producer and the rights holder are not able to form a working relationship they can terminate the deal and the rights holder can re post it . The producer has three days to respond affirm or cancel a agreement .

Remember the first 15 min has to be submitted by the producer within 4 working days of approval of VO artist and the remaining in the next 10 working days and only two revisions allowed at each stage .

You can also promote these books to your readers and entre contest like the first audiobook of yours if bought by an audible member listener you get $ 50 as extra bonus in your royalty cheques . You can also entre your e book in pen pal writing contests initiated by KDP and win up to 5 lakhs in prize money .

It’s with great pride I can say that only after four days of it’s launch my Novel a gripping crime and courtroom thriller “ Shaming of Diya “ a revenge porn saga has leaped frogged on to Number 18 in the Legal Thriller Category . On top of that it is at number 84 in the Mystery Thriller and Suspense Short reads category this is for the two hour short read , the book is 74 pages long and about 27k words in all .

It has also leap frogged to number 13,000 in the all KDP list of free books sold on the platform . That is the top 1% of very title ever sold on amazon.com and KDP select , they sell more than 2 million titles on the platform .Total number of copies sold in the last two days are 20 copies .

It is number 234 in the two hour literature and fiction short reads . I am putting some good money in doing reviews for the book and also have a author interview for this book . on top of that I have initiated the task of having this book available in paperback and audio book also , so that you my great and trusted readers can enjoy my writings in different formats .Listening to this book narrated by a American Yankee Radio Jockey or a British Cockney voice artist would be even greater fun . Listen to the larger then life characters come alive on audiobook selling on I tunes and audible.com Lets see if the audio book version to be narrated by a young female might break records even further .

Hi Dear Readers ,

please download my new e book crime and courtroom drama “ Shaming of Diya .”

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also review the book on amazon.com

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I was suddenly woken up from my late night slumber by a buzz on my a mobile phone , yes you guessed it this is my friend Ashish’s phone I am currently using and it has a irritating tone that kind of slaps you out of bed to attention .” Chabra casting sir , need your audition ,you will play a doctors role more then ten days work shoot in Mumbai , the director wants to see you in full action , you mail the video to me when you finish .” He gave me clear instruction on the phone and urged that I obey . I was up and about and it was way passed the afternoon , on the phone to my blog team trying to get my book launched on amazon.com . Their was a air of excitement when I shot the video , if I get the part it would be fun , one needs to keep working , I am understanding this only now as I get older and wiser .This was my days casting call and a new hop I might get to act again .

The rest of the day went in getting my books published and contemplating on the new corona virus strand that has just caused havoc in UK. The service of the hotel staff is amazing I have been keeping rough dry long hair all the time , so a staff handed to a bag full of coconut hair oil to oil my hair with since they looked very dry .The stay at the Marriott has done wonders for my health although I have but on weight my skin glows and looks much younger then usual , I feel a sense of vitality and light headedness and the food keeps me fit and my mind ticking , not to mention my daily meditations .A laptop and a phone with some peace that’s all I want and that’s all I ever will want .

I have managed to dodge the virus so far and my end of year corona test was negative I am virus free for sure through a valid  test . Other’s seem to be ding from it around the globe . Then we have the mid night curfews that have been announced in Mumbai and all air traffic has been shut from Britain .For me it was an eventful year I got a new friend in Fixer , I did manage to hunt down a hair band to tie a pony tail with my hair .

Mumbai still keeps pulling me only if I can get some work and get going ..

I will be releasing my latest Novel on amazon.com and KDP Select titled “ The Shaming of Diya.” it is a Revenge porn Saga, where a stalker of famous erotica actress Diya, starts to circulate offensive naked video of hers on the internet and social media. The novel explores the dark space of internet, including hackers and the effectiveness of the police and the system to fight against this new phenomena how lovers and boy friends and girl friends shame each other through Revenge Porn on the internet .The phenomena of Panty grabbing  and cyber crime is explored in the story where the police catches the criminals and hackers plan out their exist from the judicial system. Tanuj the stalker has to spend time in a detention center to explain why he circulated his naked videos with the caption.” Apni Chute ke Daam Bata.” Shaming of Diya deals with public humiliation of a lady who is fighting back to save her honor. It is a first hand look into the cops and the police work of the Mumbai cops Hawaldar Damle, Inspector Salve and the dreaded Kasim .See the story end up in a court room drama as the Mirror News gets and releases the story to the Media . Will Kazi win the legal battle for Tanuj, read on to find out more about this exciting Novela.

I was just going through my youtube.com analytics a particular video on The Naga Baba’s of Kumbh ka Mela shot by me in Feb 2019 got a sudden surge of views on my network in the last few weeks , it’s views surged by 7000 views almost 181% more than any other video on my network . The subscriber base has also moved up by 50 odd subscribers in a very shot span of time . Now my Naga video shot almost two years back is getting me great views and a sudden surge of interest in my channel . People love the Torbaaz videos , so Bollywood always works.

Apart from that people like something unique that’s what the Kumbh video was la about as I get the blessings of two naked Naga’s in the middle of the Mela .The views came from suggested views so their but be links or tags for Kumbh Ka Mela or Naga’s that was getting traffic to this particular video . So the search engines were searching for this particular video and serving it up to people who tagged for them . Last month was more then 111 hrs or video viewing on my youtube.com channel and more then 8k views .

I have been busy with my new one month subscription of Netflix and was engrossed binging on digital films and docudrama’s . One that caught my eyes was Bad Boy Billionaires . It traces the journey of three fallen Billionaires Vijay Mallya , Nirav Modi , and Subroto Sahara , The Sahara Sri . The documentary is detailed with a mix of old footage , media clip’s , interviews with real people and opinion makers it sticks to the need to get to the truth . It traces the private and business lives of three of Indian’s greatest Biggest Billionaires. Why they finally failed and from shining business stars became will full defaulters and finally looking at a life in jail. In Mallya’s case it was the collapse of his baby Kingfisher Airlines , Nirav Modi with his international brand of Dimond jewelry and Sahara Sri with the collapse of his chit fund company Sahara.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0I_uL0mw0c

In all cases the stories point directly on the corruption in government sector banks and the loop holes in the financial markets , where loans where given with out collateral  , Letter of Credit given by state banks without keeping any money or collateral from the borrowers .Mallya borrowed from state banks , and Nirav Modi bribed official’s to get free public money .In both cases the businesses took of initially and did well both Mallya and Modi were hailed as visionaries  and rule breakers who would break business rules to expand their business empires and both went global . Both absconded to London which has become a safe haven for fallen billionaires , with easy access to the financial markets and expensive lawyers.

In Sahara’s case he began on a scooter and then by collecting Rs 10 and Rs 20 from migrant and farm workers he created Sahara Group initially paying good interest , by making them invest in his many schemes . He kept making his vision larger and larger till he had ten’s of millions of depositors . Again his down fall was dramatic , his battle with SEBI ended up being his doom as he spent two years in jail .His investment’s in real state did not let to his doom as he was unable to pay depositors their money.

From a creative execution point of view the visuals and the pace of the film was good and kept you engaged , it also gave a sort of message that extravagance doesn’t always win in the end in it is fostered corruption and finally the fall due to greed of it’s owners .The interviews look real and the background sound is amazing , you feel you are a part of their journey . Entertaining and Informative I would give it my recommendation a must watch for people who like fast paced realistic docudrama’s.