open.substack.com/pub/aprilxia... We spoke about writing process, plotting tips, and how to keep going through rejection 💛

Debut Novel Strategy - The Secret Sauce Behind a Bestseller 🍜📖✨ substack.com/@laurenlingb... #debutnovel #2025debuts #debutauthor #publishing

Inspired by Juhea Kim’s novel City of Night Birds to take my first ballet class tonight in years 🩰✨

“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.” - James Baldwin

Hello! I’m Lauren Ling Brown, an author, optimist, ENFJ Enneagram type 7 who wants to talk about books and TV, make art, and help other women do the same. Let’s be friends! 🥰💛📖✨