BURN IT ALL DOWN in Forbes! and other early sightings of my book in the wild
Hi friends and readers! Welcome to my first author newsletter of 2021 — a.k.a. the year in which BURN IT ALL DOWN will finally be released into the world! For more info on what this newsletter is, see the about page. For more info on who I am, check out my website.
As promised in this email’s subject line, I’m so excited to share that I recently chatted with Forbes reporter Rachel Kramer Bussel about my experience (so far) of launching a debut novel during the madness of our current times. Also included are the experiences of five other members of the 2021 Debuts — an online network of fellow debut authors that I’m so lucky and happy to be a part of.
Below is a screenshot from the article, intentionally cropped so that my picture is positioned directly below the Forbes logo, because frankly I’m old and this is the closest I’ll ever get to living out a “Forbes 30 Under 30” fantasy. I’m quoted a few more times in the full post, which you can read here!
Listed below are a few other recent sightings of BURN IT ALL DOWN across the internet:
LGBTQ Reads: “Most Anticipated Adult LGBTQIAP Fiction: January - June 2021”
Bookstr/She Reads: “7 Must-Read Thrillers of 2021”
Not to be a cheesy bitch, but I really am so grateful for the writers, bloggers, and readers who have been helping to create BURN buzz thus far. Like I mentioned in the Forbes piece, it can be a wee bit anxiety-inducing to launch a book these days — pesky feelings of self-doubt, insecurity, paranoia, etc. can bubble to the surface when you least expect them. But every time I see my book pop up somewhere new, I get the biggest rush of excitement and feel like things ARE on the right track and readers WILL be interested in my random ass story about a young mother and her gay son on a wine-fueled crime spree.
On that note! See below for a collage of really cool images of BURN IT ALL DOWN advance copies from a giveaway my publisher organized last month on Instagram (you can see more here, but sadly the giveaway ended mid-Jan):
Okay, I will officially stop spamming you with book content now. (But also — *sniffles* — isn’t my baby just so beautiful in those pictures???)
Thank you so much for reading and subscribing, and I can’t wait to share further updates during these next final months of the path toward publication!
Nic