Bethany asked Sandhya Menon:

Hi! I've started reading "When Dimple Met Rishi" recently, and I am IN LOVE with this book! It is so so so good! I love how Dimple and Rishi act and I love the way you made them. I just wanted to let you know how talented you are! :) How did you decide to make Dimple and Rishi like they are?

Sandhya Menon Hi Bethany,

I'm so glad you love the book--thank you! :) I spent some time in my head daydreaming (always my approach before I begin a project!) and came up with the basic personality traits of both Dimple and Rishi. I knew they'd have to be polar opposites in most ways for the story to be both funny and full of conflict, and I had such a blast coming up with the details of how they'd differ! :)

xoxo,
Sandhya

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Hi Sandhya!! :) As a Indian-American teenager always looking for books with Desi characters, it's an understatement to say I AM PUMPED for When Dimple Met Rishi. I was wondering, will you be giving out ARCs? And if so, how can I get one? x

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How did you do the research for "When Dimple Met Rishi", "From Twinkle With Love", and "There's Something About Sweetie?" Did you talk to Indian-American teenagers or something like that?

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Hi! I've started reading "When Dimple Met Rishi" recently, and I am IN LOVE with this book! It is so so so good! I love how Dimple and Rishi act and I love the way you made them. I just wanted to let you know how talented you are! :) How did you decide to make Dimple and Rishi like they are?

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Hey Sandhya, what would be your advice be for aspiring writers (like myself)? What does your writing process look like? Do you have a certain pet peeve when it comes to writing?

Hi Sandhya!! :) As a Indian-American teenager always looking for books with Desi characters, it's an understatement to say I AM PUMPED for When Dimple Met Rishi. I was wondering, will you be giving out ARCs? And if so, how can I get one? x

How did you do the research for "When Dimple Met Rishi", "From Twinkle With Love", and "There's Something About Sweetie?" Did you talk to Indian-American teenagers or something like that?

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