by Diana Urban | Aug 16, 2023
When I sold All Your Twisted Secrets to my first publisher, I was elated. Finally, after years of trying to get a book published, my dreams were coming true! So what did I do to celebrate? I played a video game. *Sigh* I’m deeply predictable, aren’t I?...
by Diana Urban | Mar 11, 2020
All Your Twisted Secrets is a locked-room thriller R.L. Stine called “a frightening page-turner” that’s a cross between The Breakfast Club and an Agatha Christie mystery. Six teens are locked in a room with a syringe of poison, a bomb, and a note saying they...
by Diana Urban | Feb 11, 2019
I’m thrilled to reveal the final title for my debut YA thriller: ALL YOUR TWISTED SECRETS. Ahhhh! I’m so excited! ALL YOUR TWISTED SECRETS is being published by HarperTeen in Winter 2020. As you might know, I announced my book deal with the title THE LAST HOUR, but...
by Diana Urban | Jan 7, 2019
I’ve always loved learning about how a book came to fruition. It’s fascinating to learn how my favorite stories were crafted, and how authors have such different processes. So today I’m giving you a behind-the-scenes look at how I outlined my...
by Diana Urban | Dec 11, 2018
Today I wanted to offer my blog readers a behind-the-scenes look at my publishing process, and show you my query letter for All Your Twisted Secrets. In case you’re not familiar, authors send “query letters” when pitching their manuscript to literary...
by Diana Urban | Aug 23, 2018
I can’t believe this is real. My debut novel All Your Twisted Secrets will be published by HarperTeen in 2020. It’s a twisty locked-room psychological thriller, and I’m absolutely thrilled it’s found a home at such a stellar imprint. (At the time it...