3 delightful developments

#saturdaysupport #saturdaycelebration An update on unexpected but totally delightful developments

What a week it has been!!

⚾️🥎🏀⚽️ Lots of balls still in the air as we get into the less than 4 weeks to launch crazy phase. But it looks like the seeds planted long ago are now beginning to germinate. This week brought home the lesson that what goes around comes around.

So excited to share my 3 delightful developments:

1️⃣ I read and post a lot of reviews, on my webiste, on Goodreads and also on reader groups on Facebook etc. I also feature interviews with authors on my blog. I have been doing this for a long time.

Finally , it was time to request others to review my book. I sent out several ARCs last week and in the next few days, the reviews started pouring in. I was taken aback by how much the book resonated with readers and also by their quick turnaround. Many said they would have read it straight through had it not been for the demands of daily life 😊. If you have a few minutes, do check out the more than dozen reviews (and growing) right here on Goodreads.

2️⃣ Although my writing has appeared in several print and online publications, I was a bit hesitant to ask known (and new) editors if they would like to feature my book - either as an excerpt or have a book-related original #essay in their magazine.

To my surprise many said yes.

The super supportive author @veenarao featured my piece on What to expect in a desi divorce on @nripulse.
Do check it out -https://www.nripulse.com/what-to-expe...

It gives some of the backstory to the narrative in my book including my reasons for writing it.

3️⃣ The point of telling a story, whether orally or through a book, is to make connections with people. I am so thrilled to see that this goal is already being acheived, even before the book is officially launched.

"Your book is a bridge" said a reader who wrote a beautiful long review that appeared in another fantastic women-centric publication @womensweb.

https://bit.ly/3AnHTdh

I'm so humbled by all the support so far.
Thank you everyone!

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