How to Be a Literary Sensation: A Quick Guide to Exploiting Friends, Family and Facebook for Artistic Gain

by Krishna Shastri Devulapalli

You have a potential bestseller, but you're sick of stumbling around, manuscript in hand, begging publishers to look at it? You're a published writer who has sold exactly three copies of your book, of which two are to your mother? Fear not. From India's Certified Number One Non-Bestselling Humour Writer comes the ultimate self-help book for writers. Find out everything you wanted to know about being a literary sensation but you couldn't ask CB because he has blocked you. Discover the must-know publishing terms for every Indian writer, the writerly art of exploiting family and friends, the connection between veg bondas and bestsellers, how to be a lit fest scene-stealer, why the Nagin Dance is a must-have literary skill, publishing trends to watch out for, copyright-free bestseller ideas, and other best-kept secrets of Indian publishing. Get this guide. Get two, in fact, and hide the second one. From that pesky neighbour of yours who is writing a book.

Genres: Nonfiction, Humor

218 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 15, 2015

About the author

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli is a cartoonist, children's illustrator and graphic designer. In his chequered career, he has worked in advertising, designed hundreds of greeting cards, illustrated school textbooks and written film scripts. Ice Boys in Bell-Bottoms is his first novel

Reviews

[Swathi Manchili · Rating 5 out of 5]

One word HILARIOUS!!!!!

This book by Krishna Shastri Devulapalli (KSD) is a laughter ride. I fell from the chair while reading parts about Lit fests, especially the vegetable bonda part.
Such a subtle humorous way of criticism about publishing in India. Inspite of my husband's incoherent rant about the present education system in India (our favorite weekend activity is ranting about different things), I continued reading and laughing.
Do read this book if you like satire.

I'm definitely going to pick the other books of KSD.

'May the force to pin your editor down be with you'- Han Solo/Harrison Ford in Star Wars (1977)

'In the first part of a trilogy, The Godfather meets the Mahabbharatha via the Mughals channelling the Kamasutra at IIT'

[Sai Padma]

A perfect ode for Modern Overpleasing Literati and Perfect Read to Bewildered Readers who believe what their Author write ( The Super Exited Readers like me)- How to be a Literary Sensation- Krishna Shastri Devulapalli
Humor bores me sometimes, because it goes haywire like a loop basing on one reality rest all like a bubble castle on one reality.
But not this one... This book just makes me amazed and ROFL about the experiences of the author. Amazing KSD... every chapter and every person He described in this... I am beginning to see a face to it... people obsessed with dogs, rose-plants, Facebook and literature...!
We can’t put this book into one genre, it’s a genre onto itself. I am almost 20 years into reading English and Telugu so called literature. But...KSD wrote what I kind of muttered to myself about several behaviors of this.
• Book blurbs decoded
• Book awards deconstructed
• Why I am ashamed of being an Indian author and proud to admit it
• The twenty stages of an Indian writer
These are just snapshots, and the KSD take on Facebook is hilarious and true..
It’s really a comfortable read.. and kind of tongue in cheek too..
I finished with the same question to myself.. Since when literature and Authors stooped to the level of just People Pleasers and corporate campaigners of Brand Literature and Intellect..!!
Super KSD..Glad to know you as friend, a reader and a satirical voice I will always check whenever things are too dilemmatic and confusing..!! Humor is the way.. to convey many loaded truths..!!
~~Sai Padma
#SaiREviews

[Leela Pal Chaudhuri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Funny, irreverent, breezy read.

[Sashankh Kale · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hilarious book with many laugh-out-loud moments.

[Manasa · Rating 5 out of 5]

HILARIOUS. Completely surprised with the subtlety of the humour that the author has infused. Really sad that such kind of authors are still unheard of in our bibliophile community...Please pick up a copy to read something refreshing

[Pradeep Venkatesh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hilarious! I literally laughed out loud when reading this book.

[Sume · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious. Felt like Richard Armour or George Mikes had suddenly started writing again, this time for Indians, in this century. Definitely look forward to more by this author.

[Monisha · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's an amazing book by the author. I love the humour . I am happy to say that I had to take some time off from the book to laugh
. It was amazing ... I loved it

[Divya Pal · Rating 4 out of 5]

A laugh riot of flippant self-deprecating humour, to begin with. But tends to get monotonous and stale towards the end of the book. Here is an example of his wit

The Town That Wouldn’t Change by Arunima Kurkure
The year is 1979, the place Kakinada. The year is 1989, the place is still Kakinada. The year is 1999, the place is somehow still Kakinada. The poignant tale of a village idiot who finds out that it will remain Kakinada even in 2029. This is an allegorical tale of epic proportions about the ever-changing nature of the mind, the unchanging nature of life and the loose change in your pocket. A Groundhog Day meets Fountainhead. In an advance review, The Kakinada Times has called the book ‘at once sensuous, hilarious and digestive.’

This is a preview of one of the imaginary books supposedly to be released that year.

[Jessica · Rating 2 out of 5]

I confess that the only reason I gave this two stars is because I thought this would be more of an instructional book rather than a humorous biography of yet another advertising/marketing executive from India turned 'writer'. It is most definitely the latter and I don't have the patience to read this. Full of laugh out loud self-deprecating humour,, littered with sarcasm at every opportunity so I'd recommend it as a humorous-book gift for someone.

[Deepak Pawar · Rating 4 out of 5]

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