My response to the “Hot Girls Read” drama as a cozy mystery writer. 😂

Just a weekly reminder that generative AI has no place in creative work! ✨

Vibe of the day.

Just another day of trying to promote my book without sounding like a broken record. 😂

Feeling major FOMO with #Stokercon being in Pittsburgh even though I don’t write horror. 😂

There are two wolves inside of me. One looks like this in a baseball hat. The other is worried about SPF being enough to avoid forehead wrinkles. Both want to spend the whole summer at the pool.

PGH Bookfest was amazing. Too tired to elaborate at the moment. ❤️

A year ago I signed with @jamesfarner.bsky.social and @awfulagent.bsky.social and I cannot express how smart of a choice it was. 🍾

I wonder if everyone in this doctor’s office waiting room can tell I’ve been here an hour because I got the time wrong. Also I forgot my book.

Happy #bookbirthday to ODE TO THE HALF-BROKEN by @zanzjan.bsky.social! 🎉 "This lovely near-future foray...skillfully brings hope and humor to a complex postapocalyptic world...[A] refreshing ray of hope in the darkness." —Publishers Weekly, ⭐️starred⭐️ review! awfulagent.com/ebooks/ode-t...

1,019 words added to my WIP today, so I deserve a little treat. (Was probably going to get a little treat anyway.)

Drink every time a news story in publishing deals with AI! Just kidding. You'd be an alcoholic.

Have you seen this book? Now you’ve have! Doesn’t it look great?! 😂

My very pink arcs have arrived! Unboxing video is on my Instagram! (Same handle).

Hey Yinz! We'll be handing out early editions of our first print edition this coming Sunday, May 24, at Market Square. Our new edition will be available in your favorite news boxes, cafes, Giant Eagle newsstands, and more on May 27.

Drafting is writing 600 words and then erasing 500 of them.

Just another author using their imperfect and often impractical brain.

New blurb alert! So grateful to @bethcato.bsky.social for reading! 🧀

🎉6 more days til preorder🎉 6 DAYS FROM TODAY Walking on Dead Leaves will be available for preorder. Follow for info on how to get your copy (either ebook, paperback, and signed paperback) 🖤Links to come🖤

Because protein is a vital conversation topic in your 30s. Get those reading gains.

Can't wait for you to DEVOUR this book in October! Remember to add GRACE & JO HAVE NEVER SOLVED A MURDER to your TBR list and reserve your copy now! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/827351... #mystery #cozymystery #booksky

UK READERS! If you pre-order GRACE AND JO HAVE NEVER SOLVED A MURDER on Bookshop.org between 13-17 May, you can save 20% with the code: PREORDER20. Every sale supports real independent bookshops across the UK!

I just DEVOURED THE CORRESPONDENT. Took the whole thing down in four fours.

🌟 May the Fourth be with you 🌟 Looking to celebrate Star Wars Day? Steve Kozak's A DISTURBANCE IN THE FORCE is any pop culture enthusiast, and "presents a riveting look at an oft-maligned piece of Star Wars history" according to Library Journal! awfulagent.com/ebooks/a-dis...

Clueless about calculus hallelujah. #writer #writingcommunity

I’m not the only #author in the family. My 8yo wrote this book about a man stopping WW2 before it began. It swears because it’s “for grown ups.” I laughed so hard I cried.

For my fellow millennials who can solve any crime by dinnertime… I wrote a book for us. ❤️

Grace and Jo have never solved a spell-check

No, Microsoft Word, I did not actually mean subscrevem.

I’m in ADHD hell, aka my Mac is updating.

Had my worst migraine in years last night, so now I get to spend the day playing "too much caffeine or not enough?"

The cover of my book on retail sites now is the version with Charlaine Harris's blurb on it, so now this is where I go when I need a pick-me-up.

Happy #bookbirthday to RABBIT TEST AND OTHER STORIES, the evocative debut collection by @samtasticbooks.com! 🎉🐇 "[B]rilliant...Even the shortest of these tales packs a powerful punch." — @publisherswkly.bsky.social, ⭐️starred review!⭐️ awfulagent.com/ebooks/rabbi...

How can I possibly have a bad day when I know my 8yo added my book to his wishlist?

Me getting left behind by AI. #booksky #writingcommunity

New blurb for GRACE & JO HAVE NEVER SOLVED A MURDER by the amazing @leighperry.bsky.social!

We are exactly SIX MONTHS from publication day! #graceandjo #writingcommunity #mystery #cozymystery

My 8yo’s review of my debut novel. 😂 www.instagram.com/reel/DXDKCYT...

What book promotion feels like. #author #amwriting #writingcommunity

If you haven’t pre-ordered my debut novel, perhaps #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Charlaine Harris can convince you? #mystery #writingcommunity #amwriting #author

My book baby's first blurb! I'm incredibly grateful to #cozymystery author Alex Erickson for taking the time to read and say kind things about GRACE & JO HAVE NEVER SOLVED A MURDER!

POV: The MC in my #cozymystery updates her LinkedIn profile.

I’ve never made an official statement, so for the record, I’d like to say that my work is AI-free. I don’t use it to brainstorm, build outlines, create social media posts, or change my pacing. I write stories that are imperfectly human, thank you very much. 🕶️ #writesky #writingcommunity

Not pictured: The rejections, the 10+ years of work as a copywriter, the postpartum brain fog that made me think I’d never write anything again, the mixed feelings of not getting a major deal at a big 5, etc.

The blurb era of getting your book published can be a stressful one, but I’m never going to get over the fact that established authors are taking the time to read my book and enjoying it. 🏷️ #publishing #writingcommunity #author #mystery

Psst — my book is part of the @barnesandnoble pre-0rder #$ALE! Use code PREORDER25 at checkout, and get dopamine all day knowing you supported a debut author! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/grace-jo-h...

Good on ABC for pulling #TheBachelorette! TFP needs therapy, not exposure. I hope she gets help for her childrens’ sake.

Graduating high school before ChatGPT is like having a brain made of recovered steel from warships old enough to not have been weakened by atomic bomb isotopes.

First day with a deadline to edit book 2. Kids have a virtual day and my son has that “bicycle built for 2” song stuck in his head. Send sanity.