Excited to share this conversation w/memoirist Hamid Ran. Beyond our country of birth, thought Hamid & I had little in common, I wrote a novel, he a memoir, he came recently, I left Iran 47 yrs ago. But found was a different story. @allisonkwilliams.bsky.social brevity.wordpress.com/2026/07/10/i...

Three years ago, someone in publishing told me my story mattered and encourage me to go write it. I believed her. I spent the next year writing my debut novel, The Blue Dress. I'm here to tell you that YOUR story matters. Go write it! ❤

Writing a book is so lonely. There are parts I love, when a scene comes together, or dialogue that brings the characters to life, but so much of it is isolation & hard work. If you're writing a book, I'm in such awe of you!!!! Keep going dear friends, your story needs to be in the world.

Staring at my screen, instead of writing, I went on Goodreads to check out reviews of my book, The Blue Dress. Started w/the few 1 & 2s, they were pretty thoughtful. Most 4 & 5s. Here's one I loved. If you've read my book, please consider doing an Amazon review!!!!! I'd so appreciate it! :)

Starting 3rd round of edits of my novel. I write books like I'm doing an elaborate silk screening w/dozens of colors. Editing layer after layer, until the picture looks like something I image in my mind. Keep going, the world needs to read your story. Open document, get butt-in-chair & write! ❤

I’ll do anything to avoid working on my next book!!! Here I am visiting copies of my book instead of the writing I desperately need to do! THE BLUE DRESS at @barnesandnoble.com

It's w/trepidation that I share this personal podcast interview on the award-winning "playing god?" podcast from the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics about GLP1-s & what it means to be in a bigger body in today's society. With several medical experts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

This is silly but it made me SO happy!!!! I had to pick up copies of my book for an event. When I got the box, it said THIS on the side. The fact that my book is in a box that David Sedaris’s books used to be in is a dream I didn't know I could dream, I can't even compute.

It's always important to update books on eating disorders. Take a look at @rebeccamorrison.bsky.social @fsgbooks.bsky.social THE BLUE DRESS. msyinglingreads.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-...

It was such a thrill speaking to these 4th & 5th graders!!! They’d read my book w/the librarian & had such thoughtful, funny, insightful questions. I stayed & signed books, talk to them, took pictures, gave hugs. Being a kidlit author is more rewarding than I could've ever imagined!!!

Happy birthday, @rebeccamorrison.bsky.social!

For my birthday, I’m taking the day off from all the hard things, and instead leaning into everything fun and joyous, ergo this is what I had for lunch!!!!

What an absolute joy to speak at @gaylebrandeis.bsky.social's beautiful bookstore @secretworldbooks.bsky.social! Thank you so much for hosting me to talk about The Blue Dress, and your great questions. And thank you Sarah Leibov for the sweet surprise of the book cover cookies and the cupcakes.

"Reach high with language – excite the reader. Choose words for their musicality as much as their aptness." ~ @nualaoconnor.bsky.social

I did my first author talk at a girls bookclub & it was more than I could have ever imagined. When I saw the beautiful girls in their blue dresses, I got so emotional. That they'd read it THE BLUE DRESS & made the effort to show me how much it meant to them was EVERYTHING. What a privilege. :)

Chicago area friends - Come join me and Gayle Brandeis at her wonderful bookstore Secret World Books on Saturday, May 30 at 4pm!

This is how I’m getting around to my book events these days!!!! All about THE BLUE DRESS. 💙

Representation matters, whether it’s about body image, or being an immigrant. I talked to the wonderful @oonahanson.bsky.social about my book, The Blue Dress & what a huge honor and responsibility it is to write for pre-teens and teens.

Looking forward to talking to @oonahanson.bsky.social tomorrow! A discussion many of us are having, especially in light of the ultra-thin push in society and in the media.

Look at what these sweet girls did to support my book? My body may be broken but my heart is full!!!! 🥹

I had an opportunity to talk to this amazing 11-year-old about my book, The Blue Dress. She’d read it & asked me about every detail. What you don’t see is her playing parts of the audio for me she loved & me in tears. It made me want to make her proud & keep telling stories that connect to others.

Apparently @glamour got my memo about The Blue Dress!!!! 😆

Mother’s Day is coming up and if you’re looking for a book that would be perfect for mothers and daughters, check out The Blue Dress about how a mother and daughter find a way to understand each other. It’s about a 13 year-old girl who’s an immigrant & has body image issues looking for belonging. 🩵

If you're looking for a gift for Mother's Day, The Blue Dress, is a complicated, beautiful, healing love story of a mother and daughter who to find a way to understand each other. ❤ youtube.com/shorts/f18ME...

Wanted to share that I've had to cancel my book events in LA, Seattle and Boston. I'm so bummed & will miss seeing you! My knee is messed up, root tear might not be able to be fixed b/c of arthritis & fracture is gonna take a long time to heal. I'm still doing book stuff, but had to cut back a bit.

Dear friends - Here I am on Great Day Washington @wusa9.com.web.brid.gy! I hobbled over there w/my messed-up knee & shared how much The Blue Dress means to me & how I hope it'll help kids & adults feel less alone in their struggles. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jps...

How do you write an entire book when every shiny objects aka stuff on the internet is so good at helping you procrastinate?

When you get a great opportunity to be on TV to talk about your book but you feel like hell & a teen-like zit has decided to appear in the middle of your forehead b/c why not make this extra awkward!!!!! 😁 Will be doing my best to pull it together tomorrow at 3pm EST.

I spoke at my first school today and it was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. I talked to an auditorium of kids about all the themes of the book, they had such great questions & came and talked to me afterwards…the whole thing made my heart burst into a million pieces. 😭❤️

I wanted to share this ridiculous graphic from a scammer and the humor piece I wrote about how he was so persistent he almost got me! I was so angry and embarrassed but then I decided to turn my frustration into this letter. Thanks @allisonkwilliams.bsky.social! brevity.wordpress.com/2026/04/14/s...

Thank you to @rebeccamorrison.bsky.social for the beautiful YA book The Blue Dress. I thought a lot about my childhood and then my role as both a mother and teacher. It was beautiful, hard and real. I both enjoyed it and learned a lot. Thank you.

I’m so excited to share this deeply personal piece about seeing myself in the window of a passing house when I was walking & being shocked at how I looked. Thank you so much to @saribotton.bsky.social for seeing my story. oldster.substack.com/p/is-the-ima...

Oh my heart. 🥹

We are all worth loving! 💙

It was so fun making this event schedule. How amazing to have a list of place I'll be able to share this story that's my heart & soul. I'd love to see you at any of these!!! Thank you for your support as I tell people about my debut novel, The Blue Dress. 💙

THE BLUE DRESS by author @rebeccamorrison.bsky.social is the perfect #mglit story for anyone who’s felt like they don’t fit in or for readers trying to understand the daily struggles tweens and teens are going through. A heartfelt and relatable must read! youtube.com/shorts/Tb1Bs... #booksky

Congrats!! Very awesome!

Something I couldn’t have even imagined in my wildest dreams a few years…doing a signing of my debut novel at Barnes & Noble. 🩵

New from @rebeccamorrison.bsky.social A wonderful middle grade novel about a challenging mother-daughter bond, body image, love and belonging.

Happy book birthday to @rebeccamorrison.bsky.social's The Blue Dress!

Thanks so much, John!!!! 💙

This piece is such a full circle moment for me. The wonderful @noahmichelson.bsky.social published my first piece in a national pub & today published this deeply personal essay, which makes me tear up every time I read it, on the publication day of my debut novel! ❤ www.huffpost.com/entry/mom-bl...

Happy Book Birthday to THE BLUE DRESS by @rebeccamorrison.bsky.social! An Iranian American girl navigates complicated relationships with her mother, her best friend, and her body image in this unflinching and ultimately uplifting middle-grade debut. tinyurl.com/w5x7px9f #edusky

Holy cow!!! My debut novel, The Blue Dress, is out!!! It's been such a wonderful, hard, heart-pounding, lonely & joyful path to get here. The book based on my childhood is my heart and soul and I can't be happier that it's out in the world today. 💙 us.macmillan.com/books/978037...

Happy book birthday to: 📚 The Blue Dress by @rebeccamorrison.bsky.social We can’t wait to read it! Thank you for being part of BookBreak!

Tomorrow my book, The Blue Dress, comes out. After two decades of dreaming about it, three years of writing and editing it, months of doing embarrassing promo posts, it's going to be OUT IN THE WORLD. I'm fine, I'm totally FINE!!!!!

So excited about this! The wonderful Allison K Williams is hosting my Zoom book launch this Friday!!!!! Come join us. us06web.zoom.us/j/9231684939...

I'm moved by this, yes, we must honor our readers. Thank you for risking sharing your experience!

Dear friends - I'm a bit nervous sharing this piece. It's about another writer and his behavior towards me. I hesitated writing about it for a few years, but decided to put it out both as a reminder to myself and to others who share their work with the world. ❤ brevity.wordpress.com/2026/03/19/w...