In Conversation with Promila Devi Sutharsan Huidrom on Challenges of Author’s in Today’s generation
Interview by Soma Mitra
This exclusive interview is taken by Soma Mitra featuring Poetess and Author Promila Devi Sutharsan Huidrom. Poetess Promila Devi Sutharsan Huidrom is one of the famous Author now hailing from Norway. Poetess Promila writes exclusive writeups on Life and other important allied topics.
- What are the primary financial challenges that authors face in the current publishing landscape, and how have these changed over time?
Ans- According my perspective every author is an artist. While you are starting you will face challenges and every challenge is part of the career. If one want to built career than he or she have to take it positively. It can be little challenging if you take it as source of earning, initially it may not make money but over the time it will. You should always have a fixed job for managing the finance if you are starting your career as author.
- How has the rise of self-publishing and digital platforms impacted traditional publishing routes for authors?
Ans- I wanted to publish my first book in 2002 but it got published in 2010. Traditional. Publishing is easy for Celebrities because they are known faces and people want to know about them. Digital media has acted like big help for authors. Different social media has its different utilization for example social media like Instagram, Facebook for easy sensation, you tube for earning. For fresh authors they should have steady income. Especially if they start self-publishing.
- What role does social media play in promoting an author’s work, and how can it be both an advantage and a challenge?
Ans- Present digitization has allowed everyone to express their opinion. People comment on posts, there are both positive and negative comments. If the audience encourages then it helps the author to grow but at the same time if there is trolling it leaves a negative impact. Anyone & everybody can join in the whole process. social media like Instagram Facebook for easy sensation, you tube for earning
- How do authors navigate issues of creative control and intellectual property in an era where content is easily shared and copied?
Ans- It’s a Big challenge. 1st publishing person owns right it their duty to make sure they claim it and secure it, self copyright or owning a copyright of their own content before the infringement is necessary, one should keep record or the best way is mail. Every data is secured and acts as a proof. Even if AI is spreading its charm but not to forget the originality is with the author. Data has its own horizon. Sometimes original content also gets detected as plagiarized so self plagiarism or the author should check it before publishing.
- What challenges do authors encounter in terms of mental health and the pressure to constantly produce in a highly competitive industry?
Ans- If one is writing for a movie script he can have challenges like deadlines and following instructions but if one is writing for their own book one may not face that many challenges. It works as Self-healing. I write for myself, it distresses me. You should have the right amount of balance. If one is getting paid than of course it is a responsibility of the author to do the needful.
- How has the global market and shifting reading preferences affected authors in terms of cultural relevance, language barriers, and audience reach?
Ans- English is a global language understood by the majority of the audience apart from it Spanish is quite the maximum spoken language. Language is not a barrier because technology acts as a help , there are translators which are helpful and one can understand . but political and diplomatic content need human translators. Example of a book which can leave an impact is Gita, I have seen how it influences people and is leaving a positive impact. Apart from that, the autobiography of yogi is an example. Coming to the audience reach, “Something which will Shine & Worth “ will reach the audience. “focus should he one thing be consistent”
- What books would you suggest for beginners and students stepping into job and facing placement issues?
I did my master in entrepreneurship
‘cha ka thele’ will also work if you have passion, start Your own business. Job make you work under someone. Instead of buying a single book take a Membership of library it will give you a mass source of reading any book which supports your thought. Every choice is different don’t stick to one, One best way is to read biographies may it be swami Vivekanand’s biography.
“Every author is wonderful in their own way”
