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Continue reading →: Author Q+A with What Cathy Reads Next
What would you’d like a reader to feel after finishing the book? I hope they come away feeling comforted and hopeful. Many readers have told me they felt seen and understood through the exploration of Margo’s anxiety and struggles with adulting. So I hope that, for my anxious and/or neurodivergent readers, the book fills a…
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Continue reading →: Neurodivergence in Fiction
I had a wonderful conversation on a podcast recently (check out my podcast interviews here, this one will publish in a few weeks!) about neurodivergence in fiction. Some of the questions we explored were: What do you think? I have lots of thoughts on each of topics, but I’d love…
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Continue reading →: Buying books is a political act… so what?
Where we spend out money matters: buying books is a political act. Buying secondhand is a political act. I’m a huge advocate of buying secondhand, passing things along when you’re done with them, or borrowing things we need temporarily. We build the world with our decisions, and how we consume…
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Continue reading →: “Is it possible to start over without carrying your old self with you?”
I love the above quote used to introduce Meet Me at the Ruins over on Wrote a Book. Thank you for the feature! Click through to read a little bit about the process of writing, and my fave question, “what question do you wish readers would ask you about your…
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Continue reading →: I grew up in a cult.
Talking about it has helped me heal. Writing about it has helped me process trauma and experiences I didn’t even have words for. I was recently a guest on The Reclamation Room, a podcast about narcissism and religious extremism. This was the first time I interviewed as both Luna Westish…
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Continue reading →: Laura’s Book Blog feature
Such a sweet interview with Laura, about fiction, writing, Meet Me at the Ruins, and imagining my book as a series vs. a movie! I love the questions Laura asks, and she has lots of great interviews up with other authors! Check it out here! My favorite question:
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Continue reading →: Nerding out about book metrics
Something that’s been rumbling around in my brain lately – what are some ways to monitor book interest that are NOT sales or followers? Said a different way, how can you tell month to month that your marketing will eventually make a difference, even if your sales aren’t skyrocketing (yet)? Here are…
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Continue reading →: Just a bit of Hoopla!
When I first started writing Meet Me at the Ruins, it was just a creative writing project. When I decided to publish the resulting novel, my goals were modest, but I knew for sure I wanted the book to be available on Hoopla, Libby, and in libraries. This is, after…
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Continue reading →: A new fave review
Review of Meet Me at the Ruins by Luna Westish, from Paige on the Pages, where Paige says the book made my younger self feel heard.

