Dear Me

On Friday, I submitted my final round of edits. Way to Go is finally out of my hands. Boo yah.

Soon, I'll write a detailed blog about what I learned while editing, (hint – a LOT) but right now, I'm gonna take a step back and stop thinking about it for a little while. It was an amazing experience, I learned more than I ever thought I would, and I'm really proud of the book – but for the time being, I need a break from it!

Over the next few months I'll get to see my cover design (exciting!!) and various other bits and pieces will start to come together as we prepare for launch. I don't have a date yet, but I'm thinking it will happen sometime in April or maybe May. That will definitely roll around soon enough, but it gives me a bit of time to breathe.

I'm just a few days away from finishing the first draft of my next book. In the weeks ahead, I'll be polishing it, looking for some feedback from test-readers, and going through the submission process. I'll also be blogging about the whole thing, and I think it will be especially interesting to people who are working towards submitting a book of their own.

Finally, some really cool news. Dear Teen Me is a website that prints letters from YA authors to their teenage selves. The letters are funny, sad, poignant, insightful, and illustrated with some awesome, occasionally hilarious photos of the writers in their younger days. Anyway, tomorrow's letter is by yours truly! I was thrilled at the opportunity to submit, and I really enjoyed writing to myself as a fifteen year old. Many thanks to Miranda Kenneally (a fellow Apocalypsie!) and E. Kristin Anderson for giving me the chance to contribute.

Check it out, let me know what you think!