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"I learned how to write a book while writing a book." — is there any other way?! Congratulations! I cannot wait to read this book.

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Hahhaha there is no other way!!! Thank you Alicia. ✨✨

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CONGRATULATIONS! You know, I was going to comment that working at it for so long sounds very hard, and then I remembered I started writing my book seven years ago. And it's out this week! I did like a dozen revisions in response to different people's feedback before I finally sold it. Man, writing is much harder than I expected.

Still, it's done. Yours is done! Congratulations!

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It is SO much harder!! And thank you for the congratulations- you obviously get it. Where can I buy your book?!?!? Congratulations to you!!!

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<3

It's not available outside India, but you can get it shipped from here. My local bookstore has said they'll arrange it if you contact them:

WhatsApp: +91 9004 444 369

Email: books@teltrilogy.com

This Delhi bookshop also has international shipping but I don't know if they accept international payments. https://www.midlandbookshop.com/en/product/chikkamma-tours-pvt-ltd-a-bibliomystery

if neither work, let me know (unmana at gmail) and I'll ship it to you myself!

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I will contact them! Is it in Hindi or English (I can read Hindi!). I want to buy your book <3 and can't wait to read it.

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You can read Hindi?? I can barely read Hindi lol, or my mother tongue, Assamese. But I write in English. It's a murder mystery!

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So thrilled for and inspired by you! And excited to get my hands on the book!

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Thank you!!! Me too! <3

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Congratulations River! What an accomplishment with all the challenges thrown in your path. Looking forward to ordering it for my local library too. Brava! May it be even more of a success than you are hoping!!!

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Thank you so much Tana!!! Your words mean everything!! ❤️

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❤️

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Yayyyyyy and congrats!!!

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congratulations!

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Thank you!!

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Congratulations! That’s such an accomplishment, getting to this point, and you stayed with it. I remember when I first started reading your Substack earlier this year, I thought this book had already been published and kept trying my darnedest to find it online to buy it. 🤣 All of which is to say, I look forward to finally purchasing a copy when it’s published!

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So "Hot Shot" has a literal meaning besides its use as a metaphor and insult?

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Hotshot is the name of the type of fire crew I worked on, and it makes a great title for its endless interpretations (in my humble opinion).

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