Miles, Manuscripts & May Moments ✨
NEWSLETTERS
5/3/20262 min read
👋 Hi friends
I’ve just come back from five states, eight cities, and a writing brain completely full of new ideas ✨ I've been running on bookish adrenaline, highway miles, seeing friends I hadn't met in eight years, and I honestly wouldn't have it any other way.
Here's what's been going on in my world ✨
🚗 Five states, eight cities, one very full heart
I just got back from a road trip through Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Eight different cities, so many new faces and places, and more impressions than I can possibly fit into a newsletter 😍
There's something about moving through the world and seeing new places, new skylines, new conversations, that strange mix of feeling untethered and completely yourself. It cracks something open in me creatively. I kept having ideas at every gas station and diner. I have a feeling some of what I saw and felt will find its way into future stories. It always does.
📖 Book 2 is happening 📖
Now that I'm back from my trip I will start going through the first round of beta reader feedback for Book 2 😃This phase of writing is one of my favourites, even when it's humbling. Seeing the story through someone else's eyes for the first time is strange and magical and a little terrifying all at once 💫
📚 Come meet me in person — May 17!
Okay, this is the part I've been most excited to share with you 😍 I will be at LAVA Kulturhuset in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 17 at 14:00 (2:00 PM) for a live book event with the wonderful author V.S. Kristine (whose book Agent in Flames I devoured back in November when it launched).
We'll be doing interviews — talking about writing, romantasy, the indie publishing journey, and everything in between — with time for questions from you. It's free, it's in English, and it's open to teens and adults ✨
Address:
Sergelstorg
Kulturhuset
Lava - 4th floor
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With bookish love 💛
Vendy
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