What makes Geetika Saigal ‘a breath of fresh air’ in literary world
Mumbai: New age writers like Geetika Saigal, are re-defining genres and writing styles to reflect the changing times.
It is assumed that fiction is fun and non-fiction is serious; that stories and myths are exciting but self-improvement and personal growth is boring! Times are changing now and new age writers are re-defining the norms and challenging the stereotypes.
One such writer who’s making waves in the literary world is Geetika Saigal. A corporate Leader turned Entrepreneur turned Writer, Geetika’s life journey which has spanned many careers paths, global exposure and bold life decisions, shows how to live a life true to oneself.
Her debut book, Finding Your G-Spot, is as different as the quirky name itself. When asked about the inspiration behind picking such a bold title, she responded, “The book is about self-discovery and being true to oneself. Hence I wanted the title to represent my own bold and quirky nature.”
It is also critically acclaimed by renowned Journalist, Rajdeep Sardesai, as ‘a self-help book like no other: soul-searching, thought-provoking’ and also by Amanpreet Bajaj, Fortune 40Under40 as, ‘deep yet funny; revolutionary and driven by real-life situations’.
The most loved aspect of the book is that it is not a typical preachy self-help book and instead, has 16 hands-on exercises which she calls, Do-It-FOR-Yourself (in short DIfY). When combined with many snippets and examples from her own personal life journey, the book becomes a must-have journal for life.
With an impressive 4.3/5 star rating on Amazon, Finding Your G-Spot went on to become an Amazon No. 1 Bestseller, with most readers and bloggers reviewing it as ‘fresh’ ‘different’ ‘raw’ ‘surprisingly humorous’ and ‘non-preachy’. Her writing style, which is in a relaxed conversational mode, has been applauded by many. In fact, the reader’s have said that it feels like talking to your best-friend rather than reading a book! Geetika herself admits that she wrote the book in just 29 days, and didn’t change the core essence of it even during the editing. This preserved the authenticity of her voice.
Like many new age writers today, Geetika is setting her own mark in the literary world. She doesn’t feel the need to fall into any particular genre and would rather create her own distinctive style of writing. “As a writer, my dream is for my work to speak of me. My readers should instantly identify a piece of writing like mine, without having to read my name underneath it."
