It’s two weeks until pub day for Every Lie I Told! My mind is reeling and my To Do list is overflowing, but I couldn’t be more excited — and nervous. That latter part is mostly because my publisher, Blackstone, has organized a terrific book tour that has me doing seven events in six cities.
As a former full-time travel writer, part of my brain thinks this isn’t really that much travel. But getting wined and dined by a tourism bureau is different from doing book events. Fortunately, I have an amazing roster of author friends to keep me company:
June 24th, Bryant Park Author Series: I’ll be appearing with Connor Martin, author of The Silver Fish, and Camille Perri, author of Social Animals; our host will be actress Ilana Levine, who also runs the podcast Little Known Facts with Ilana Levine
To say that having the cover reveal for EVERY LIE I TOLD happen in PEOPLE is a dream come true would be an understatement. I am still pinching myself! Read the full story by Carly Tagen-Dye here.
I love Halloween — so what better way to celebrate than with an eBook sale? (Also with candy. Lots and lots of candy.) The three books of the Lily Moore series — The Damage Done, The Next One to Fall, and Evil in All Its Disguises — are on sale (in digital format) for $1.99 each through November 3rd. If you have yet to meet Lily Moore, now would be the perfect time to get acquainted with my globetrotting amateur sleuth. The Damage Done is set in New York City, The Next One to Fall travels through Peru, and Evil in All Its Disguises is mostly based in Acapulco. Happy Halloween!
Friends, you might remember that I brought my Lily Moore mystery series back into print in the fall of 2020. It was my first serious effort at self-publishing, and I had a steep learning curve. So steep, in fact, that when I decided to take direct control of eBook distribution from THE DAMAGE DONE, I had to first request to have it removed from distribution. Everything is sorted out now, I’m thrilled to say! The print edition was never affected, nor Kindle or Apple Books, but the book is now available (again) on Kobo and Nook. Here’s a short video if if want to know more.
We’ve all heard that the secret to great writing is in rewriting, but what’s the secret behind great rewriting? For an author, diving back into your own work for draft after draft is both a necessary process and a risk. How do you know if you’re actually strengthening your story, or if you’re stuck in a loop of endless revisions? What do you do if you and your editor have different visions for the book? Even though I’ve published seven novels, I still think about these issues, which is why I suggested this panel to Sisters in Crime. I’ll be moderating, and my brilliant, bestselling and award-winning panelists — authors Brianna Labuskes, Alma Katsu, and Alex Segura, and Mulholland Books editor Helen O’Hare — will discuss what goes into rewriting (and editing) to make your fiction shine. Join us — it’s free!
