November and Other Liminal States
Finishing drafts and crying into my PSL.
Welcome to Happy Valley.
First: The Wilderness of Girls is out now!
Second: Here is a weirdly disjointed blog post about the last two+ weeks! I started it pre-release and didn’t get back to it until June 26 because omg life, but I feel like it captures the truth of my experience better than re-writing it.
ABA Winter Institute: My First Official Author Event
I know this is usually a space where I write (hopefully) insightful essays about the human condition that (hopefully) resonate with my readers, but it’s also historically been a bit of a public diary where I try to record the moments in my life I’d very much like to remember and be able to look back on. So please enjoy (or ignore!) this recap of my Very First Professional Appearance As An Author at the ABA Winter Institute in Cincinnati!
Cover Reveal for The Wilderness of Girls
It’s here! It’s here! The cover for my debut novel EXISTS and I’M ABOUT TO SHOW IT TO YOU!
A Contradiction in Visibility
Please read my books and remember my name but also please do not perceive me.
A Huge Life Moment in Several Parts/Updates, to be Posted Long After The Events Therein
This post was written between January 8 – 25, 2023, but could not be posted due to industry secrecy. Read on to see how I processed *finally* selling my first novel.
La Roue de la Fortune
I’ve been trying to write about my Hermit Year for a while now, but true to the vibe of the Hermit card, it all feels too visible for my liking. It was A Year, to be sure. There were all the usual hermity things: turning inward, solitude, soul-searching. I spent a lot of energy on healing, both physically and emotionally. I set hard boundaries, possibly for the first time in my life (at least consciously). I realized someone I loved was incredibly toxic and beyond my ability/not my responsibility to love into wellness. I grieved. I grew. And I reconnected with old friends, and continued to discover and reconnect with my authentic self, someone I’ve been trying to get to know again for a very long time…
Abusing the Use of Sexual Assult in YA
If you haven’t seen this article on The Victimization of Lara Croft, read it. It brings to mind an issue I have, specifically about YA novels, that has been bugging the hell out of me lately: there is too much god damn sexual assault. Before you get upset and say “it’s a real thing and YA […]
5 Reasons Why Aspiring Authors Should Not Trust The Internet
Call me a hippy, or an optimist, or whatever you like, but I have a personal rule about any kind of advice: if it makes you feel good, take it; if it makes you feel like shit, it’s probably wrong. At least, it’s probably wrong for you. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve […]
On the Road Again
I’d like to take a moment here to wax philosophical on the idea of The Road to Publication. Depending on how long and deep you dig into the over-flowing informational pool on “What to expect when you try to publish a book,” you’ve probably come across all kinds of stories, and have been told to […]