Rachel Lynn Solomon
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The fall industrial complex (affectionate) (opens the original)
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I am on the cusp of something that I have never experienced before as an author…I’m about to be working on not one but two books that take place in the fall. Where the season and weather heavily impact the plot. While it is ACTUALLY FALL out here in the real world and not just inside my Word doc!<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!P3UZ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimag
How to let go of a book (opens the original)
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What no one tells you about being an author is that you’ll never quite know what year it is. In 2026, you can be promoting a book you wrote in 2025, revising a book that comes out in 2027, drafting a book that comes out later in 2027, and pitching a book for 2028, all at once. You’re simultaneously living in the future and the past. That’s part of the reason why, before I went on tour for Extracurricular, I listened to the entirety of the audiobook — so the story would be fresh in my mind.(Side
Extracurricular is on shelves today! (opens the original)
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My dearest darlings Ramona and Nick are now yours — Extracurricular, the book I love with my whole heart, is available everywhere!Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Bookshop.org | Indigo | Libro.fm | <a href="https://www.penguinrando
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