audioM

audioM is a direct to audio publishing platform for short fiction stories across Indian languages

[audioM @audioMofficial]

Stories didn’t begin on pages.
They began in voices.
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[audioM @audioMofficial]

@GabbbarSingh The “average Indian reader” isn’t the problem. A lot of Indian writing in English lives in an echo chamber—imagining an audience somewhere between here and England. everything feels second-hand. we should stop blaming the reader for a writers inability to be relatable.

[audioM @audioMofficial]

But we already have gods, demons, epics, folklore-entire worlds that are ours. Still, we reach for someone else’s aesthetic. This isn’t inspiration. It’s conditioning. Until we stop treating Western fantasy as the default, we’re not creating new worlds. We’re just copying theirs.

[audioM @audioMofficial]

Indian fantasy has a confidence problem. We’re a huge market, so a certain kind of story gets pushed at us — medieval Europe, western names, imported mythologies. That becomes the benchmark. So we copy it. And we call it fantasy. (1/2) #indianwriting #publishing

[audioM @audioMofficial]

Most audio today is adapted from books. AudioM creates stories that are born in audio. #writing #publishing

[audioM @audioMofficial]

It doesnt seem right that writers should also have the marketing savvy to sell their books too. Esp in case of tradtional publishers - having taken on a story that you think is good and will make money, why would you place the onus of marketing heavily on the author's shoulders?

[Koala Quill @KoalaQuillHQ]

A million monkeys at a million typewriters would eventually produce a masterpiece, and an instant following on TikTok. But if a human writer produced that same masterpiece, publishers would want to know why it doesn't have the monkeys' engagement metrics.

[audioM @audioMofficial]

@KoalaQuillHQ (contd) the publishing industry worldwide is estimated at a value of 126- 156 bn $ yet there is no money in writing.

[audioM @audioMofficial]

@KoalaQuillHQ there is a strange paradox in the publishing industry worldwide. Seemingly no one reads anymore but everyone is a writer. there are no good manuscripts being written but no one querying seems to get a response.

[audioM @audioMofficial]

@thetinaedit how would you do a story like that?

[audioM @audioMofficial]

@harnidhish congratulations!

[audioM @audioMofficial]

worrying about what they will or should do next. when somehow, they stop being entertainment and become people you cant stop thinking about. That's the kind of story that audioM wants to publish. #writers #publishing

[audioM @audioMofficial]

I've been thinking about what makes a story addicitive. its not the plot or carefully crafted sentences (they help, of course) But that moment, when you realise you care deeply about the characters. you start defending them, arguing about their decisions 1/2

[audioM @audioMofficial]

potentially unpopular opinion - romance is harder to writer than any other genre. We already know what should happen at the end, but it take a skilled writer to make the journey fun. Romance doesn’t need endless misunderstanding. It needs emotional clarity #writing #publishing

[audioM @audioMofficial]

a story should be as long as it needs to be. suspense shouldn't linger and romance shouldn't have endless misunderstandings just to prolong a story. writing a satisfying ending is an elevated art form.
#writerscommunity #publishing

[audioM @audioMofficial]

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New story in hindi out now
https://t.co/DInFnOuDq7

[audioM @audioMofficial]

Pacing is respect for the audience

[audioM @audioMofficial]

The ending is the point. Not the sequel.

Good endings can make or break a story.

#WritingCommunity #indianwriters #publishingforindia

[audioM @audioMofficial]

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New story out now! we're available on youtube and spotify(Links below)

[audioM @audioMofficial]

https://t.co/fe7dMviJMt