Writing a CIA Memoir: Andrew & Jihi Bustamante on Vulnerability, Doubt & Shadow Cell

19 Sept 2025 · 1 min
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Excerpt from a recorded interview (YouTube) about writing a CIA memoir, focusing on emotional challenges: uncertainty the book 'would work,' distrust of editor/agent, question of how much of the author’s soul was given, permanent vulnerability once printed, reading the audiobook in the author’s own voice, candid sharing of failures and successes, and the long wait (three years) to know if readers will like it. The tone is reflective and emotionally candid.

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