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I write unhinged fiction for smiley people who are silently enraged (all of us). My debut novel BE WELL is out in June 2026. This is my newsletter. Come for the thoughts on my writing process, stay for the dumb puns.
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Ending my book tour by making it weird (opens the original)
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It’s bittersweet to say this, but my last two Be Well book tour events are happening in October. Neither of them are in bookstores. And yes, it has been three months since my debut novel came out in June. I think most authors who aren’t major celebrity bestsellers would have given it a rest by now. But then again, I’ve historically been the last one to leave a party. What can I say, I’m an incorrigible extrovert who likes events and people.But it is coming to an end, and I’m getting weird about
Ernest Hemingway asks for Amazon reviews (opens the original)
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The day was warm and the fan above barely stirred the air. I took a drink of rum. I refreshed the page for my book.“16 global ratings, 13 reviews.”The numbers felt like they should be good. I didn’t want to think about the numbers. I would rather be watching the bulls run in Pamplona. I wanted to write my story about a man on a boat fishing. But reviews meant money, and the rent was due on my flat in Paris.I clicked save on the Canva file and took another drink of rum. The drink was finished. I
Cults thrive in economic uncertainty (and other brilliant millennial insights) (opens the original)
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Millennials are having a moment as we hurtle towards middle age. So, how did I end up writing a book set in 2009 that involves wellness maybe-cults, evangelical megachurch Christianity, and a desperate post-recession job search? The video above is a look under the hood at what was going through my head as I wrote it. Rafael and I had a fantastic conversation that ended up building on my thoughts about the belief and cynicism cycles of women of a certain age. We also discussed how we can write ab
I’m having a book tour (opens the original)
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My debut novel has launched! I’m HouSTUNNED! 🚀Now you know that I make puns when I’m overwhelmed with emotion and don’t know how to properly express my gratitude. Honestly, this has been a lifelong dream of mine and I’m so glad I overcame the perfectionism that kept me from even attempting to write a book until my 30s. Holding it in my hands for the first time is now a core memory. Hearing where my book is going with
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