The art of writing a bestseller | Neil D’Silva | TEDxTCET

Neil D'Silva, author and screenwriter, talks on the art of writing a bestseller. From his own experiences of writing successful books, D'Silva talks about the seven factors that go into creating a fiction novel with mass appeal. Hear his take on how to create interesting plots and effective protagonists, how to keep the readers hooked, how to create conflicts for your story, and more. Wish you the best in writing your own bestseller. With six published novels under his belt, Neil D’Silva has established his mark among contemporary Indian writers. He writes predominantly horror. His debut novel, Maya's New Husband, ranked on Amazon India's top ten in the horror category, often reaching the number 1 position, a feat that was repeated by his subsequent horror novels as well.

He has been named as one of the top 7 Indian horror writers for the year 2017 by UK’s DESIblitz magazine and is one of the few Indian members of the International Horror Writers’ Association, which has such distinguished members such as Stephen King and Dean Koontz.

Neil is also the founder of a literary festival called Litventure, which aims to build literary interest and refinement in Mumbai and various other cities in India. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx