by Diana Urban | Jul 18, 2023
Things are pretty bleak out there. The Musk man is destroying Twitter, the algorithms on TikTok and Instagram are unpredictable and, frankly, toxic, and Facebook HAHAHA. A dozen new platforms have sprouted up that don’t seem like viable long-term Twitter replacements,...
by Diana Urban | Mar 8, 2022
I’m now officially a full-time author! Last week I left my job at BookBub, where I’ve worked for 7 years to become a full-time author. I’m thrilled to take this step in my career, but it’s bittersweet. I’ve loved my time at BookBub! Leaving a stable, salaried position...
by Diana Urban | Sep 11, 2021
Hi Pitch Wars hopefuls! I got my first agent basically a century ago (okay, it was 2014) thanks to #PitMad, and now, after admiring the Pitch Wars mentorship program from afar for so long, I’m thrilled to join this supportive community as a mentor and help a fellow...
by Diana Urban | Mar 28, 2019
From January – March 2019, I took a three-month leave of absence from my day job to write full-time. I’m so grateful to my employer BookBub for giving me this opportunity. And while the experience is fresh in my mind, I’d like to do a little project post-mortem...
by Diana Urban | Nov 16, 2018
I’ve regaled you before with my advice for tackling edit letters when revising a novel, which was based on my experience editing for agents and CPs. For the most part, this is still my process. But now that I’ve survived my first round of edits of All Your Twisted...
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...
by Diana Urban | Nov 13, 2017
A note to fellow authors: Friends, thanks for visiting my blog. Before you read this post, please note that I wrote it pre-pandemic. Times have changed, querying wait times are longer than ever, and some of the advice below may not be relevant anymore. I’m...