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Life Partners Become Professional Partners

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  Krishna Udayasankar, the author of books like The Aryavarta Chronicles, 3, Immortal, Objects of Affection and Beast joined hands with Jai Krishnamurthy, an ex-finance professional for a book "Farside." Jai Krishnamurthy is a CA and MBA graduate from Ricard Ivey School of Business in Canada. Previously, he was associate director for oil and gas with Ernst & Young. The author couple shared their view on their recent outing "Farside" with "The Hans India". Let's have a look into it. "The co-author of this book, Jaishankar, is my partner. He had been talking about writing a crime fiction for several years. When he narrated the plot for the book, I was quite hooked. Besides being a crime thriller, this novel also delve into the dark side of individuals and how no one is who they seem to be," says Krishna. Jai Krishna says that dream of writing a book is travelling with him from four decades. He said, "I have dreamed being an author ...

Here is a platform that breaks down barriers to publication

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  New Delhi: Bengaluru headquartered Script a Hit, is a platform that helps people with ideas, but not the proficiencies, time, or resources to turn their thoughts into a novel, to get published, or create scripts for audio-visual content production. The idea is to break down the barriers to publication and screenwriting.   The platform is the brainchild of Jaishankar Krishnamurthy, who had aspired to write a novel for over four decades, but due to the lack of time and skills, but it materialized into books. He realized that there must be millions of people in India who may have great ideas but don't have the necessary means to turn their notions into novels. To help such people fulfill their dreams of being a published author, Krishnamurthy along with his wife Krishna Udayasankar, Co-Founder of the company, along with a few friends began 'Script A Hit', a website where anyone's dreams of becoming a published author can come true.  Excerpt: How is ' Script a Hit ...

How Streaming Platforms have Changed the art of Screenwriting

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 The burgeoning demand for web series on OTT platforms has changed the way screenwriting and writers are part of the process. In the last six years, the business of screenwriting has changed phenomenally, driven largely by a change in how we consume our visual media. We no longer watch things, we “binge” watch them, pouring ourselves into these long commitments, dare I say relationships almost, with stories and characters on our device screens. This burgeoning demand for web series on OTT platforms has changed the way screenwriting and writers are part of the process. As a result, more writers of fiction have the opportunity to engage with the fascinating world of visual content, either when their books are optioned for development for the screen or when they are pulled into  Professional writers   rooms to work on ideas from scratch. But what does it take to make it in this exciting and quickly changing world of screenwriting? Here are five things that I’ve lea...

Ask anything about converting you ideas into a book/screen play/web series

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 We're launching a series of articles that will help aspiring authors to convert their ideas into a book, screenplay, or web series. In order to help budding writers, we're launching a series of articles that will give them information to help them take their first steps towards their dream. As a writer myself, I know how frustrating it can be to get started. It's a large topic and there's a ton of information out there, but a lot of it is scattered and difficult to find. Join us as we launch the first Q&A series to help aspiring authors to convert their ideas into a book, screenplay, or web series. We are going to answer questions on how we plan to convert your unique idea into a book, the remuneration you will earn if your ideas get selected and the window of opportunities that will open for you. Register at: jo.my/askanything – We are going live at 6pm IST on 2nd Dec 2021.

Got an idea, Sir ji?

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  With everyone hooked to OTT platforms, a Bengaluru-based start-up is on the hunt for great story ideas. Writing is not easy. And writing an entire novel or screenplay for a movie or a show? A whole different ball game. But what do you do with all those amazing story ideas that come to you in the shower or while you're stuck in traffic or even the long-cherished ones? Do you just toss them aside because you don't have the means, time or skill to pen them down? Bengaluru's Jaishankar Krishnamurthy is here to help with his start-up ' Script a Hit '.   For the last 30 years, he had been trying to write a book in a balancing act with his job in finance. Finally, with perseverance and the support of his wife Krishna Udayasankar, a well-published author of nine books, including the top-selling series The Aryavarta Chronicles, he managed to write two! Both are co-authored, one by his wife and the other by another author he met through his wife, and both works are t...

Script A Hit's founders unveil their new book FARSIDE, published by Penguin Random House

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 Udayasankar, husband-and-wife writing team, and the Founders of Script A Hit launch their contemporary thriller FARSIDE with renowned publishing company Penguin Random House. Script A Hit is a first-of-its-kind platform and was launched in April 2021 with an idea to break down the barriers to publication and screenwriting. The platform is the brainchild of Jaishankar Krishnamurthy, who had aspired to write a novel for over four decades. With the launch of FARSIDE , Jaishankar achieved his dream of becoming an author and giving form to his unique story ideas. Not just this, the fruition of his own writing dream came with a realization that he can help fellow writers and storytellers, who do not have access, skills, or resources to bring alive the fictional worlds in their minds and give shape to their thoughts. The acknowledgment that there are possibly millions of people in India who have a burning desire to reach a wider audience with their story, but do not have the necessary sk...

Breaking Down Barriers to Publication and Screenwriting

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New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANSlife) Bangalore headquartered Script a Hit, is a platform that   helps people with ideas, but not the proficiencies, time, or resources to turn their thoughts  into a novel, to get published, or create scripts for audio-visual content production. The  idea is to break down the barriers to publication and screenwriting. The platform is the brainchild of Jaishankar Krishnamurthy, who had aspired to write a   novel for over four decades, but due to the lack of time and skills, but it materialised into  books. He realised that there must be millions of people in India who may have great  ideas but don't have the necessary means to turn their notions into novels. To help such  people fulfill their dreams of being a published author, Krishnamurthy along with his  wife Krishna Udayasankar, Co-Founder of the company, along with a few friends began  'Script A Hit', a website where anyone's dreams of becoming a published author c...