He believes that it is the readers who truly can understand him and he takes their feedback very seriously. Connecting with readersįor Vignesh, connecting with readers and receiving their feedback is very important. They remained apprehensive for a long time and once they saw him gain popularity online, they did feel proud. With a mindset that becoming an author would not fetch him any money, his family was not very supportive of this decision until he told them that publishing through the KDP channel would not cost him even a single rupee. Vignesh is the first-generation graduate in his family and he did find it tough to convince his family that he dreamed of becoming a writer. This talented young author learnt that publishing through the KDP was quick, as it did not have the hassle of going through a publisher and financially too - the safety net of not incurring a loss seemed like a lucrative benefit. When he read about Kindle Direct Publishing he did seem startled initially and then thought of giving it a try. He feared that while he would write well, not many people would have access to his books and he felt that publishing would also be an expensive affair. While Vignesh battled the thought that publishing a book was a task, he soon concluded that going to a publisher would also mean a lot of effort and time. Ramakrishnan's books and the works of other contemporary writers of Tamil literature inspired him to write. Having read many books, he self learnt the flair of writing and he also zeroed down on his inspirations. Being an avid reader, Vignesh believes that one should pick up a book before they pick up a pen. When asked about his journey into the world of writing, Vignesh was quick to answer that continuous reading is what drove him to writing. Journey to becoming a writerĮvery reader is always in awe of his favourite author and few of them even aspire to become one. Read on to learn more about this winner of the KDP Pen to Publish contest – Vignesh Selvaraj.
The brilliant mind behind the book ‘குத்தாட்டம் போடச்செய்யும்'இசை: Article about Isai's Poetry’ took a few moments to tell us more about his journey to becoming a KDP author. One of the rising stars on this wonderful platform is Vignesh C Selvaraj. If you have a Kindle, you have access to millions of books in a dozen languages thanks to Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing.
Words written in Tamil, heard by the readers of the world - the magic of self-publishing on Kindle!