Gosh, booktube is such a comfort!

Ha! I'm desi so hot is what I love, but I've had that exact thing happen to friends who don't do hot and it's always funny

Go for it! It's not the end till the end.

A Bollywood song to which I wanted to write about my grandparents' love story

I'm crying as I'm reading my last chapter that I've read a gazillion times before. But then I realise I'm not crying because it's sad but because the query rejections and the household chores and the life stuff are piling up. Ugh, bye.

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Edits, edits, edits, a full bag of candy, edits, edits, couldn't find a red pen, edits, edits, and more edits.

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Publishers Weekly and Property Week are delivered regularly to my inbox. Clicked on a PW newsletter in the middle of mad-rush work and spent a whole minute wondering why Publishers Weekly were worried about hotel sales in Central London.

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When you think you can do it; achieve your dreams, dream bigger, earn more, live more, do more, make a difference, remember that you have to go back home and decide on what to eat for dinner. Every. Single. Day.

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Fear is clicking on an agent's QueryTracker page and realising they're open for queries. Which means I have to actually query them instead of running away. The equivalent of calling someone and hoping it goes to voicemail...but they answer.

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Alright #5amwritersclub. Friday. Empty trains. Rain, rain and more rain. Soft footing into query trenches because I'm a coward. Weekend is for tweaking query letters and mutton biryani.

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Such amazing news! Congratulations!

Overstimulated, underfed, overexcited, undermoisturized, overconfident, underdressed and cold in the middle of an English winter weekend. More queries to send, second now in progress. Let's go!

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Rushing through breakfast, chores, and lunch, and shushing my husband away so I can get back to obsessing over each word that goes into my new blog post. All for my 14 subscribers.

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A guide on how to work with beta readers to improve your work and writing skills - https://open.substack.com/pub/ammanc/p/how-i-work-with-beta-readers

No means an expert, but after putting my work out there for years, the one thing that has drastically improved my skills (and tempered my ego) is working with beta readers. Here's a quick how.

open.substack.com/pub/ammanc/p...

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Just want to check something very quickly. Who is your LEAST favourite character in your current WIP and why? Also mention which genre your WIP belongs to.

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Thank you so much!

When you take pride in staying updated on all GenZ slang and then start the day with Wordle and you make the mistake of revealing that your nieces and nephews and they happily remind you how uncool you are.

What are we up to today #5amwritersclub?

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Thank you so much!

Thanks Ange! Scared af, but one step at a time, I guess.

a cartoon dog is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee in front of a fire with the words this is fine . ALT: a cartoon dog is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee in front of a fire with the words this is fine .

Hello #5amwritersclub! Went underground and completely off social media to finish the novel and I'm thrilled (and terrified) to announce that I'm ready to start querying. No, I'm not. Wait, yes, I am. Losing my mind, clearly. It is GOOD to be back!

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Ha! Good joke though, my peers will be hearing about it.

Start querying. That's all I can think of right now.

Omfg, fellow maths nerd 😂
I wish I could give this one more than 1 like!

#5amwritersclub but it's the buffer period between Xmas and new year, and you're floating in a colloidal state wondering if the email you sent is of any use or if your edits are making the novel better at all or if you should stuff yourself with leftover pie.

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Fun fact: When you tell people you've written a novel, they ask what it's about. When you say "decades-spanning impossible love against the Kargil War," they nod politely and change the subject to house prices.

I've learned to lead with house prices.

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Good choice!

#5amwritersclub but you will find me in my joggers, wrapped up in a warm blanket, aimlessly moving my mouse around because I am convinced today is Friday instead of Thursday. Rewrites will start this weekend. The horror.

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My first beta reader has now read through the full manuscript. They sent me a summary of their thoughts last night. Excerpt below is one of his earlier paragraphs.

Bawling my eyes out because I don't know how else to react.

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Movie you've watched more than six time with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (either War or Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.

WAY more than just 6 times.....🛩️

"I have fifteen years of writing corporate emails without the use of a single exclamation mark."

Would this be a good bio to to include at the end of a query letter?

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