Why is Under the Surface publishing August 2024 (AND NOT SOONER)?
Ever since the cover reveal for Under the Surface went viral, I’ve been getting lots of questions like, “THIS BOOK DOESN’T COME OUT UNTIL JULY????????????” Edit: Since this newsletter went out, the...
Cover Reveal: Under the Surface, an Epic Survival Story
I'm SO excited to share the cover of my next novel Under the Surface with you. It's an epic survival story coming out August 13, 2024—while on a seniors trip to Paris, a girl and three classmates...
How to Get Your Favorite Authors to Write More Books
Readers frequently ask me when I'll be writing sequels for my books. While there aren't currently plans for sequels for All Your Twisted Secrets, These Deadly Games, or Lying in the Deep, I do have...
All Your Twisted Secrets Cast as Sims Characters
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...
Which Thriller Should You Read Based on Your Mood?
Now that I've published several thrillers, readers often ask me which book to start with. Since they're all standalones, you can read them in any order you'd like, so instead I thought it’d be fun...
My Plan for Using Social Media as an Author in 2023 & Beyond
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...
Lying in the Deep is Featured in People Magazine!
MY BOOK IS IN PEOPLE MAGAZINE!!! 😱 I've been subscribed since high school, so this is an exciting moment and a tremendous author milestone. If you’d like a copy, make sure grab the June 5th edition!...
Announcing the Stunning Preorder Gift for Lying in the Deep
Today I’m thrilled to show you the absolutely stunning preorder gift for Lying in the Deep, a romantic, stabby stabby thrill ride where a girl is trapped on a Semester-at-Sea style cruise with a...
How I Took the Plunge to Become a Full-Time Author
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...
Pitch Wars 2021 Wishlist
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...
The First Two Chapters of All Your Twisted Secrets
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...
What It’s REALLY Like to Go on Submission to Publishers
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 and submission wait times are generally longer...