the pre-pub jitters
when your tummy hurts but you still gotta do the thing
After over a dozen books, you would think that this part of it all would get a little easier… Friends, I hate to tell you but it doesn’t.
In fact, in some ways it gets worse.
Like the nervousness itself doesn’t get worse, but by the time you’ve gotten over your debut, you know how it feels and so you start anticipating that feeling which just makes the feeling itself worse when it does come because not only are you anxious because you have a book coming out but also because you knew this feeling was coming and now it’s here and oh my god you have a book coming out.
Brains are weird.
And the thing is, I’m excited. I know I’m excited. But I’m also worried about my tour. (Flights, traveling alone, etc.)
So, I’m also scared.
And happy.
And nervous.
And my tummy hurts.
It’s a lot for an introvert in such a small amount of time. My social battery has the charge of a thirty-three-year-old generator that’s been left out in the rain. It’s gonna work, but for how long and to what extent is up to chance. You just gotta give it a crank, kick it a few times, and hope that that engine just keeps chuggin’ along until you can trap yourself safely in a hotel room and face-plant on the bed and watch reruns of your favorite comfort show. (Or is that just me?)
With that said, I wouldn’t trade this job for the world. I get to tell stories for a living, how cool is that?!
Not only do I get to be a professional bullshitter, but I’ve found myself surrounded by so many brilliant and talented people in this career—I think that’s the best part, really. There aren’t many careers that give you that opportunity.
And speaking of creative, brilliant people, Alexis Castellanos and the rest of the Berkley team made these hella cute social media assets for A Novel Love Story! LOOK AT THAT POSSUM!
Seriously, half of these I want on a t-shirt ASAP.
Visit Eloraton!
Truly some of the cutest designs I’ve ever laid my pretty little eyes on!
Tour Updates
(as of 6/13)
June 24th - Wild Geese Bookshop, Franklin, IN - TICKETS AVAILABLE!
June 25th - Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Cincinnati, OH - RSVP HERE!
SOLD OUT! June 26th - East City Bookshop with
SOLD OUT! June 27th - Ripped Bodice, Brooklyn, NY - Event Page!
SOLD OUT! June 29th - Oblong Books with
SOLD OUT! July 1st - M. Judson Books, Greenville, SC - SIGNING LINE STILL OPEN!
SOLD OUT! July 11th - Buxton Books, Charleston, SC - Event Page
July 15th - Novel Neighbor with Kirsty Greenwood, St. Louis, MI - TICKETS AVAILABLE!
SOLD OUT! July 16th - Blue Willow Bookshop with Kirsty Greenwood, Houston, TX - Event Page
NEW!!! July 19th - Anderson Bookshop with Julie Soto, Chicago, IL - TICKETS AVAILABLE!
July 22nd - Eagle Eye Books, Atlanta, GA - TICKETS AVAILABLE!
August 2nd-3rd - Steamy Lit Con, Anaheim, CA - Convention Page
SOLD OUT! August 9th - Bookmarks with Casey McQuiston, Winston-Salem, NC - JOIN THE WAITLIST!
August 26th - All Good Books, Columbia, SC - Info Available Soon!
Holy crap y’all! Almost every single tour stop is sold out now — I am absolutely over the moon. Thank you all so much for supporting me, and I can’t wait to see you all in just a few short weeks!
Currently Obsessed With…
Olive & June’s nail polish in Besties.
Late Bloomer by Mazey Eddings (and literally just
herself, she’s so cool!)my little pride flag out front of my house!
Anyway! I think that’s all for this newsletter. I’m gonna go spin around in my chair for a while and hope my tummy stops hurting. I got books to write and a suitcase to pack. (Ohmygod June 25th is just around the corner!!)
More next week!
should we just play chappell roan during your signing line