Everything I Can't Publish Elsewhere

Hi, everyone!

I wanted to welcome you and explain why I’m here. I am not entirely sure yet! Usually I’ve very plan-oriented. I just know I want a place to share what I can’t publish anywhere else, in an orderly fashion, that makes sense to me.

Up until now, everything that isn’t in my narrative work tends to drip out in interviews, at book events, or in various spots online that don’t feel entirely natural to me. I am, in the end, a writer, so I figure why not do it here, on one place, in the way best suited to me? Paragraphs!

For fans of my books, I hope I can answer questions and share fun behind-the-scenes stuff, like early notes, unpublished chapters (okay, we’ll see.)

For fellow writers and artists, I will likely post reflections on writing, process, story, the business. Conversations with other writers on here could be fun. Recommendations, books and more, what I’m reading currently, and what has impacted me in the past.

It’s even possible this Substack becomes the first and only place I write about…my life, as in non-fiction. That could mean recipes, but that could also mean more personal dispatches. I’ll dip my toes in and see how it feels!

It’s an experiment! But I’m very interested in having a vehicle for writing that isn’t project based, but more ongoing, a conversation with readers, with a sense of continuity.

Thanks so much for joining me here.

Lauren

PS. Thanks to my wise friends and who told me I should join Substack and as Jacqueline said “I will you set it up for you and all I want in return is for all of your fans to subscribe to ours too.”