Name : Kumara Velu, Writer, Editor, Translator and Founder of freevideoworkshop.com, the first website on the Internet offering digital video instruction with the use of free software in the late 2000s.
Location : Kuala Lumpur
Writing/Editorial Publishing Industry Experience : 30 Years
Professional Background
- In-House Educational Book Writer
- Educational Book Editor
- Trade Magazine Editor
- Magazine Editorial Consultant
- Travel Website Editor
- Writing Coach
- Web Content Developer and Curator
Expertise:
- Educational Book Writing & Editing (Fictiion and Non-Fiction)
- Magazine Writing & Editing
- Web Article Writing
- Blogging
- Social Media Content,
- SEO Content
- Business Writing
- Copywriting
- Ebook Writing/Publishing
International Writing Credits :
Books Published on Amazon
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- Brighthub (USA)
Work Portfolio
Educational Books for Ministry of Education Malaysia
From 1998 to current – over 2000 books
- Fiction
- Biography
- Plays
- Poems
Most of my books are to be found in libraries across Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei.
About 733 of my books are listed at OCLC Worldcat
Magazine Editing
In the early 1990s I edited a magazine called Fire Safety magazine, the first magazine of its kind in Malaysia to instill fire safety awareness among factory operators and high-rise building owners .
Then I edited a Magazine called Virtual Malaysia, a travel magazine covering Malaysian destinations, leading a team of writers, photographers and graphic designers.
Theatre
In the mid-1990s I began to be active in theatre and formed a theatre group called Sehala Studio, open to amateurs who wished to showacse their acting, writing, directing and production skills.
I wrote the scripts for four plays, directed and produced them.
Online Writing
Then in mid 2000s, I ventured into online writing and wrote about 250 articles on subjects ranging from digital video, nutrition and nature cure.
Then I experimented with e-book publishing to learn the ropes e-book creation and publishing.
I’ve written three writing-related books and published them in the Kindle marketplace.
Novel in Progress
Currently I’m on work on a Novel set in Brickfields Kuala Lumpur, revolving around characters who pay a high price for falling prey to the temptation to travel down memory lane.
Book in Development
I’m also preparng another book, a non-fiction title, which is a dramatic account of the events leading ti and the characters, including forgotten ones, who gave played a part in the nation’s road to Independence.