AAAHHHH IT’S HERE IT’S HERE IT’S FINALLY HERE. Under the Surface is out today—the book of my heart, a survival story where she’s lost in the Paris catacombs and he’s desperate to find her, a story of danger, love, terror, and hope, AND NOW IT’S YOURS. 💜
So this dinosaur outside the Museum of Science in Boston has been wearing a face mask for the past 1.5 years AND NOW HE’S VACCINATED SHKFHKDFJKXDN 😍😍😍😍
I'm terribly sorry to report that after giving up all sugar for medical (gut) reasons about a month ago, my brain fog has completely cleared and I've never been more productive in my entire life. Again, I'm so sorry to share this devastating news.
Listen. Every author needs to read this book immediately. Every person who works in publishing needs to read this book immediately. If you’re on deadline, take a break. If you’re reading another book, set it aside. This will take you less than a day to read. Do it. Do it now.
I'm not published yet.
Yesterday I met someone who asked, "So, you're an aspiring author?"
I replied, "I'm an author."
I've written 3 books. In 2018, I'm owning it. If you write books, you're an author whether the industry has noticed yet or not.
Just finished a book I couldn’t put down that thoroughly freaked me out and made me THINK and will linger in my brain for a long time.
Naturally I immediately looked it up on Goodreads.
3.3 average.
Don’t trust those averages.
Here is a tutorial on how to set up Google Authenticator for Twitter. Highly recommend that's what you do!
Elon's ridiculousness doesn't mean your account needs to be less secure; that's only what he wants you to think.
I never imagined my first novel would be published during a pandemic.
I never imagined I wouldn't get to see it on shelves until 3 months after launch.
I never imagined I'd be wearing a face mask for these pics.
But it's here. I saw my book on shelves. I'm happy. 😊
My biggest bit of advice to anyone doing
#NaNoWriMo
is to use brackets whenever you're stuck & MOVE ON.
[description] or [witty comeback] or even just [].
When you're revising, you can search for the brackets. This draft doesn't need to be anywhere near perfect. You got this.
Today, I'm a published author.
But today, more than anything, I hope I can distract you from reality. Entertaining you during these scary times, even if just for a few hours, would be a privilege & honor.
And I hope I keep you up until 3am. 😈
Buy here:
I'm SO confused by authors who boast about using AI to write their books for them.
It's like cheating on a test, then getting on loudspeaker and announcing it to the whole school and EXPECTING APPLAUSE instead of expulsion and angering classmates who actually studied.
Like. No?
It happened. It finally happened. MY BOOK SOLD!
@HarperTeen
is going to publish my debut novel THE LAST HOUR, a twisty locked-room psychological thriller. I'm going to be a published author. I can't believe this is real.
re: publishing payment conversations, I wish commentary like "this is why I tell authors not to quit their day jobs!" would shift to "this is why I tell publishers to pay authors living wages!"
Let's take steps to prevent corporations from profiting off our burnout.
MY BOOK THAT I WROTE THAT CAME OUT OF MY BRAIN AND SOMEHOW BECAME A STORY ABOUT FOUR TEENS LOST IN THE PARIS CATACOMBS IS OUT TODAY AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
It has happened.
I have received an email asking if I would like to receive a product and post about it on my Instagram.
The product? Pints of ice cream.
I am now, officially, an ice cream influencer.
My top
#NaNoWriMo
tip: Use brackets whenever you're stuck and MOVE ON.
[description] or [witty comeback] or even just [].
When you're revising, you can search for the brackets. This draft doesn't need to be anywhere near perfect. You got this!!! ✨
I just saw a TikTok from a trad pub author who said she’s spent 60 hours/week creating TikToks over the past 3 months, resulting in 150 copies of her book sold.
I keep hearing from friends that their publishers are nudging and/or pressuring them to get on TikTok.
I am concerned
✨GIVEAWAY✨
Lying in the Deep comes out 4 months from today, so I’m giving away a signed ARC!
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@benji_smith
The “most vivid page” excerpt from my book was literally the most spoilery moment of the climax, not published publicly, not scrapable… unless you were scraping book pirating sites? How did you acquire these books, exactly? Will the data be deleted permanently?
😱GIVEAWAY😱
Want this gorgeous (signed!) edition of ALL YOUR TWISTED SECRETS w/ sprayed edges?
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Each publisher should create an author onboarding program where they provide info/training on:
- what to expect re: pub schedule
- marketing & publicity 101
- social media best practices
- reader engagement best practices
- crisis management 101
Even a PDF. The basics. PLEASE.
😱GIVEAWAY😱
It's my birthday! 😊 To celebrate, I'm giving away a signed copy of ALL YOUR TWISTED SECRETS w/sprayed edges!
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Open int'l! Winner must follow me
If you're an author, the rejection never stops, even after you get a book deal.
And that's why I think it's so important to keep writing through all the rejection *early.* Make a habit of not letting external stressors negatively impact your creativity. Because it doesn't stop.
YOU GUYS. IDK how to tell you this without fangirling in an extremely embarrassing manner, but here we go.
R.L. Stine blurbed my book, All Your Twisted Secrets.
R.L. STINE. LIKED. MY. BOOK. 😱
Thank you so much
@RL_Stine
for your time and kind words. It means the world to me!!
😱GIVEAWAY😱
THEY ARRIVED! 😭 To celebrate, I'm giving away the first signed copy of THESE DEADLY GAMES
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Open int'l! Winner must follow me
I'm so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so burned out. And I'm putting this here because I have an INKLING I'm not alone.
Last night on a panel we were asked if AI will be a helpful tool for aspiring authors.
My answer: “Everything about the publishing process is painful. But WRITING is the fun part. Why outsource the fun part? Why put yourself through publishing if you don’t want to write?”
So. Amazon is starting to add Goodreads ratings to their book pages.
Goodreads notoriously doesn't do enough to moderate bot/spam/sock puppet accounts. They don't even require email address verification before rating. And now this will impact sales in a bigger way than ever.
😱HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY😱
Want this gorgeous (signed!) edition of ALL YOUR TWISTED SECRETS w/ sprayed edges?
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2. Tag a friend who'd ❤️ this locked-room thriller—6 teens have an hour to choose one of them to kill... or they all die
Open int'l! Winner must follow me.
I honestly can't believe I get to publish another book.
BUT I GET TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN! AND WITH
@WEDNESDAYBOOKS
! AHHHHHHH!!! 😱😱😱😭😭😭
More teens making impossible choices in a race against time—or else someone dies—coming your way in 2022. I guess I have a brand now. 😈
😱RELEASE WEEK GIVEAWAY😱
Want a signed copy of ALL YOUR TWISTED SECRETS?
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Open int'l! Winner must be following me
😱GIVEAWAY BECAUSE WHY NOT?😱
Want a signed copy of ALL YOUR TWISTED SECRETS?
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MY BOOK COMES OUT THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱💀
MY BOOK IS OUT TODAY!!! 😱
Lying in the Deep was the most fun I’ve EVER had writing a book, and I hope you have a blast reading it.
It’s a romantic, stabby stabby thrill ride where a girl is trapped on a Semester-at-Sea style cruise with a killer… but everyone thinks it’s her.
😱GIVEAWAY😱
Win a signed copy of ALL YOUR TWISTED SECRETS—a perfect read for Halloween season! 💀
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No, writers’ reluctance to be on social media isn’t because we don’t want to share our ideas in public. It’s because we want to write books instead of starring in 60-second comedy clips or figuring out which trending template will get us out of 250-view hell.
Genuine question: are any authors out there satisfied with their success?
No matter who I talk to, no matter how successful I perceive them to be, nobody is happy. It's making me wonder what exactly we're all chasing, and I need to make sure someone out there is catching it.
✨GIVEAWAY✨
Lying in the Deep comes out 3 months from today, so I’m giving away a signed ARC!
1. Like & RT this
2. Reply & tag a friend who'd love this romantic, stabby thrill ride—a girl is trapped on a Semester-at-Sea style cruise with a killer… but everyone thinks it’s her
I don’t know how helpful this will be, but… back when I was on sub for years, I kept thinking whenever I got a book deal I would finally stop feeling like a failure.
But that feeling has NEVER gone away. Publishing always gives you a new way to feel like you’re failing.
😱GIVEAWAY BECAUSE WHY NOT?😱
Want a signed copy of ALL YOUR TWISTED SECRETS?
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Open int'l! Winner must be following me.
Am I completely losing my mind or is capitalism making retailers like Schmarnes and Schmoble and book sites like Schmoodreads literally forget that children between the ages of 10-14 exist??????????
MY BOOK COMES OUT TOMORROW MY BOOK COMES OUT TOMORROW MY BOOK COMES OUT TOMORROW MY BOOK COMES OUT TOMORROW MY BOOK COMES OUT TOMORROW MY BOOK COMES OUT TOMORROW MY BOOK COMES OUT TOMORROW MY BOOK COMES OUT TOMORROW MY BOOK COMES OUT TOMORROW
😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
😱GIVEAWAY😱
I'm giving away FIVE signed & personalized copies of THESE DEADLY GAMES for no reason! 🤣 To enter:
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2. Tag a friend who'd love this! A girl has 24 hours to save her kidnapped sister’s life by playing her abductor's deadly game
Winner must follow me
I'd like to dispel the notion that earning out guarantees your future at an imprint. My debut earned out in <3 months (despite pubbing 5 days into the pandemic) & my option still got rejected bc sales "weren't as high as they'd hoped." So, yeah... I'd take a high advance plz & ty
✨GIVEAWAY✨
Lying in the Deep is OUT NOW. To celebrate, I’m giving away a signed copy! 🎉
1. Like & RT this
2. Reply & tag a friend who'd love this romantic, stabby thrill ride—a girl is trapped on a Semester-at-Sea style cruise with a killer… but everyone thinks it’s her
Can we PLEASE normalize creative professionals who also work day jobs? It’s so harmful and disingenuous to act like if you aren’t creating art full time you haven’t “made it” yet.
SO FREAKING THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE MY NEXT BOOK!!!
LYING IN THE DEEP—part romance, part murder mystery, and a whole heck of locked-room thriller on a cruise ship—is coming your way summer 2023 from
@RazorbillBooks
! This is by far my favorite thing I’ve ever written.
GET READY! 😱
The thing about publishing is ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Tell me you're an author without telling me you're an author.
I'll go first: AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
THESE DEADLY GAMES is out!!
I wrote it 2020 to distract myself from everything terrifying. Now I hope it terrifies you, entertains you, keeps you up until 3am bc you MUST know what happens to the girl who’d do anything to save her kidnapped sister’s life.
AHHHHHHHH I'M SCREAMING BECAUSE ALL YOUR TWISTED SECRETS HAS EARNED OUT!!!!!!!
Thank you so, so, so, much dear readers. When my debut launched the first week of shelter-in-place in the US, well, I thought the worst. But this community has been so supportive & I'm SO grateful. 🥰
I would like to respectfully clarify that as an author, selling my books is how I pay my mortgage and pay for groceries. Writing is my profession, and I am thrilled to have an agent that considers me a business partner. Because it's as much a business for me as it is for him. ❤️
✨GIVEAWAY✨
Want to win an autographed copy of Lying in the Deep? 😱
1. Like & RT this
2. Reply & tag a friend who'd love this romantic, stabby stabby thrill ride, where a girl is trapped on a Semester-at-Sea style cruise with a killer… but everyone thinks it’s her.
🚨GIVEAWAY🚨
Want to win these three books? YES ALL THREE 😱😱😱
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2. Tag a friend who'd love ALL YOUR TWISTED SECRETS, a locked-room thriller perfect for fans of One of Us is Next and A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Open int'l! Winner must be following me.
✨GIVEAWAY✨
Lying in the Deep comes out 2 months from today, so I’m giving away a signed ARC!
1. Like & RT this
2. Reply & tag a friend who'd love this romantic, stabby thrill ride—a girl is trapped on a Semester-at-Sea style cruise with a killer… but everyone thinks it’s her
SO THRILLED to announce the book of my heart, UNDER THE SURFACE, an epic survival journey set in the Paris catacombs. It's a story of love, danger, grief, broken & reforged friendships, & betrayal.
But most of all, it’s a story of hope. And I cannot wait to share it with you. ❤️
😱GIVEAWAY😱
Want a signed copy of ALL YOUR TWISTED SECRETS + swag pack?
1. Like & retweet this pic
2. Tag a friend who'd love this locked-room thriller, where 6 teens have an hour to choose which of them to kill... or else they all die
Open int'l! Winner must be following me.
Hey. Hey authors. You need to read this essay. I felt every word of this.
"both the publishing community and the publishing industry are really good at completely eradicating that mental space for writers"
IT’S FINALLY HERE!!
So thrilled to show you the cover of LYING IN THE DEEP! I am OBSESSED! Design by Kristin Boyle. ❤️
I’ve always wanted to write a locked-room thriller on a cruise ship, so this was a dream come true, & I CANNOT WAIT to share it with you.
Preorder links in 🧵
✨I’m now officially a full-time author!✨ Leaving a stable, salaried position is terrifying, especially when there are NO guarantees in publishing. So for other authors considering this move, I want to be transparent about how I arrived at my decision…
😱COVER REVEAL😱
I’m THRILLED to show you THESE DEADLY GAMES, my next YA thriller about a girl who’ll do whatever it takes to save her kidnapped sister’s life. Big stakes, bigger twists. 😈
Out 2/1/22
@WednesdayBooks
GR
Preorder
So I just got this in the mail and immediately started sobbing. 😭😭😭
Holding the book I wrote entirely during the pandemic in a bookish form for the first time. Wow. Just wow.
Everyone makes mistakes.
Not everyone makes the same mistake over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and
😱GIVEAWAY😱
Lying in the Deep comes out in 2 weeks, so I’m giving away a signed copy!
1. Like & RT this
2. Reply & tag a friend who'd love this romantic, stabby thrill ride—a girl is trapped on a Semester-at-Sea style cruise with a killer… but everyone thinks it’s her
✨COVER REVEAL✨
AHHHHH I’M SO THRILLED to show you my next book, Under the Surface, an epic survival story about a girl & 3 classmates who get lost in the Paris catacombs for days while the boy she loves races to find her.
Stunning art by Jeremy Enecio; design by Kristin Boyle
✨HUGE NEWS✨
SCREAMING BECAUSE MY BOOK IS IN TARGET!!! 😱
I'm BEYOND thrilled to announce that Target stores across the US are carrying Lying in the Deep.
This is my first time being stocked in Target, and I'm so excited to reach readers where I buy my snacks & paper towels.
MY BOOK COMES OUT THIS MONTH MY BOOK COMES OUT THIS MONTH MY BOOK COMES OUT THIS MONTH MY BOOK COMES OUT THIS MONTH MY BOOK COMES OUT THIS MONTH MY BOOK COMES OUT THIS MONTH MY BOOK COMES OUT THIS MONTH MY BOOK COMES OUT THIS MONTH MY BOOK COMES OUT THIS MONTH
😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
😱GIVEAWAY😱
Want an autographed copy of ALL YOUR TWISTED SECRETS?
1. Like & RT this
2. Tag TWO friends who'd love this locked-room thriller — 6 teens have an hour to choose which of them to kill... or they all die.
Open int'l! Winner must follow me.
AHHHHHH I just found out ALL YOUR TWISTED SECRETS is already going to a second printing! 😭😭😭 WHAAAATT!
It's weird to celebrate good news now, but I need to express how grateful I am to all of YOU—readers, booksellers, librarians, bloggers, the whole book community. THANK YOU!
Now using an authenticator app instead of SMS for my Twitter two-factor authentication, which is actually MORE secure, so I feel like I got an upgrade!
And I got to keep my $8 a month for coffee or a book or whatever else I want!
THANKS ELON! 🥰🤣🖕
I just got tagged in a “silent reviews” reel where the reviewer held up one of my books and it was an adamant thumbs-down lmaoooo 🫠💀
I guess I need to specify: please don’t tag authors in *silent* negative reviews, either. 🤣
I couldn’t sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep MY BOOK IS OUT 🥹
My friend captured this moment right after my book launch event last night and I’m just so HAPPY AND RELIEVED AND AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH
Sometimes being an author is simply googling "leaped or leapt" or "creeped or crept" and shaking your fist at the sky, fuming that English has to be this way.
For anyone who wants more info, here is the guideline I’ve been following for MY specific ailment. This was not meant to be medical advice—just my own personal experience—and please be careful following advice from non-medical-experts in the thread. 💜
My biggest tip for anyone doing
#NaNoWriMo
is to use brackets whenever you're stuck & MOVE ON.
[description] or [witty comeback] or even just [].
When you're revising, you can search for the brackets. This draft doesn't need to be anywhere near perfect. YOU GOT THIS.
😱GIVEAWAY😱
I'm giving away a signed ARC of THESE DEADLY GAMES!
1. Like & RT
2. Tag 2 friends who'd love this thriller—a girl has 24 hours to save her kidnapped sister’s life by playing a game that means picking off her own friends 1-by-1.
Open int'l! Winner must follow me.