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Wow! What an impressive tale! Loved this inspiring piece and congratulations for learning and sharing the tricks of a writer’s trade! Well done!

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Amran, this post should be read by everyone who thinks it’s easy to knock out a novel in their “spare time” - or by anyone who has stars in their eyes about writing - the stars remain, if you’re obsessed enough to keep going, as you did (I can’t wait to read your book once you and your agent find a publisher) - but really, the process itself is what makes it so great, even when things go wrong. There are so few things like it in the world, but you do have to *work*, dragging the emotional depths.

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Love this! And so thrilled for you!

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I guess if you can get an agent, I can, too. I've been resisting querying them for a while, but apparently I'm a nobody unless I have one..

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Honest, exhausting, and inspiring. Inside glimpses like this are critical reality checks; whenever someone tells me I should write a book, I keep posts like this in mind. If you don’t have the true passion within you, your soul will be crushed. Even with passion, it could still.

No matter what happens, I can’t wait to read your book. Good luck with the work ahead. I’m rooting for you.

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Enjoyable read. Congratulations 🎊 🎈 🍾 and good luck 🍀.

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Great beginning story. Thanks for sharing! I had similar experiences in the soulless corporate world with idiots who failed their way into decision-making gatekeeper positions. 🙄

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Love the hustle! We all have our stories of almost throwing in the towel, but then an email or phone call comes in pulling us from one brink to another!😂😂😂

Congrats again! Good luck with the next steps. Looking forward to reading your book(s)!

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Nov 24, 2023Liked by Amran Gowani

To be fair, “What the fuck are you doing, you selfish asshole” moments would have likely arisen organically agnostic of circumstances.

Very proud of you and love you very much! Can’t wait to see what the next part of this journey brings.

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Excited for all that is to come for you my man!

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Proud of you, dude! This is great! Can’t wait for the post about selling the novel, editing the novel, marketing the novel, what pub day feels like, and 🤞🏻what it’s like being a NY Times bestseller!

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Nov 24, 2023Liked by Amran Gowani

One of the things that I've discovered with this writing thing is to be stubborn and keep fucking trying. Keep submitting. Since you and I met up for coffee just a couple of weeks ago, all my stubbornness has paid off and I'm now looking at two stories that will be published in online lit mags next year.

So happy for you that you found an agent and your book will be published. I can't wait to read it!

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What can I say that hasn't already been said? Am I running out of cheerleader fuel, or just realizing you don't need it anymore and I should retire my pompoms?

I'm truly honored to be a supporting cast member in your origin story. If I EVER make it as far as you have, expect plenty of accolades for the "brilliant cameo" you played in mine. 🥂

Looking forward to our collab. Ready to break stuff when you are!

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Nov 25, 2023Liked by Amran Gowani

I love a good backstory and especially one with a good ending. Congrats!

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Congrats, Amran! This was a fantastic glimpse into the novel writing process. Can’t wait to read your book, then watch the movie adaptation, and complain that the book was better.

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Enjoyed every sentence of this very inspiring post but especially your reference to your children as “two psychopaths who were augmented clones of myself.”

Looking forward to reading your novel! And congrats on landing a blood-sucker!

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