HeyJaredcourtney summers—author diary
currently writing her next novel. will always be writing her next novel. you're only as good as your next novel.
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- Jul 22, 2026
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fools rush in (opens the original)
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One of my favourite quotes about writing books comes from the author Paul Auster, who also wrote what has become one of my favorite novellas about writing books, Ghosts, the second installment in his New York trilogy<a class="footnote-anchor" href="#footnote-1" id="footnote-ancho
the epic highs and lows (opens the original)
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So, that experience completely changed the trajectory of my career as a YA author and as a gay author . . . It was really upsetting to have it end like that after all those years.Hi, there. In the last letter I sent, I mentioned a conversation I had about publishing with the other side of the desk and that conversation is now live for you to read! I got to explore the triumphs and defeats and the epic highs and lows of YA/publishing with the incomparable o
where is my mind (opens the original)
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A few months ago, I had a conversation1 about publishing. The overall discussion reflected two sides of the desk, and it was so empathetically and generously guided, it was good reminder of how to to be. There was a point where I was asked how I healed from one of the most decimating experiences in my career, and there’s something I still find lacking in my answer. It pointed to a moment of external validation at a time when I could not bring myself to believe I offered anyone anything of artist
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