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A HISTORY OF WILD PLACES

A missing author.
The psychic hired to find her.
Nothing is what it seems.

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WINTERWOOD

Be careful of the dark, dark wood.

The Wicked Deep

THE WICKED DEEP

Welcome to the cursed town of Sparrow.

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This is so unexpected + cool! 😃 A HISTORY OF WI

This is so unexpected + cool! 😃 A HISTORY OF WILD PLACES will be translated into Arabic! 🖤 I love knowing a story (not just my story, but any story) will be reaching new readers in faraway places! 📖🌿✨

Stories often have a life of their own, don’t they? It’s something I talk about in this book, how stories change and evolve, and become something new over time. 🌿

🖤 Reminder: A HISTORY OF WILD PLACES publishes in the U.S. on December 7, 2021 with @atriabooks!

🖤 The Spanish edition releases on November 16th, 2021 with @umbrieleditores.

🖤 I don’t have a release date for the Arabic edition quite yet, but more soon.

Thank you all for reading my stories! And can’t wait for this one to be on shelves. 📖

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It’s been slow writing the last three days. 🌿

It’s been slow writing the last three days. 🌿 The story I’m drafting is suddenly feeling nebulous, unclear, and in need of sharpening.

When I find myself in these foggy writing days, I have a few things I like to do to refocus:

🖤 Look for new inspiration! Sometimes this means creating a new Pinterest board for the story, pouring through photos and imagery that conjures up the mood of the story, the setting, and the characters.

🖤 Maybe I need to find a TV show, movie, or documentary to reframe the way I see my story. Sometimes even a new playlist will help shake loose new ideas.

🖤 Get outside! I go on a lot of walks when I’m drafting, sometimes I go deep into the woods where the silence seems to tug out new storylines. Or it might just be a walk to the mailbox, or through our garden. But I usually like to talk through my story out loud, as if I’m telling it to a friend. Hearing the story said aloud often helps identify any kinks and also see new story threads that I might have missed: a way to fix plot holes or connect two themes that felt disjointed.

🖤 If all else fails, I do handstands. This might seem odd, but literally flipping the world upside down changes my perspective on everything. (I’m not great at handstands, I do them against a wall to be safe. But you can also just stand and bend forward to touch your toes. It’s simply about the inversion, getting your head below your heart. It doesn’t need to be fancy.)

🌿 Do you have any tips or tricks for when you’re feeling creatively stuck?

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ONLY 3 MONTHS until this book will be on shelves!!

ONLY 3 MONTHS until this book will be on shelves!!! 😱 I cannot wait to share this story with you. It’s a book I started writing back in 2017, a book that wanted to be told for many years before I even started drafting it. 🖤 And I can’t wait for you to meet the residents of Pastoral (a secluded community deep in the northern California wilderness.) 🌲🌲🌲 They all have secrets. They all have things about themselves they don’t truly understand. And they will all question the truth about the lives they are living. 🖤

And did you know, the Spanish edition will be releasing early on November 16th! 😱 Follow @umbrieleditores for all the updates!

Have you already pre-ordered your copy!? 🍂

Do you think the first edition of A HISTORY OF WILD PLACES will have a stamped hardback beneath the dust jacket? 🤔

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Some weeks feel like years. This was one of those.

Some weeks feel like years. This was one of those. 🌿 Filled with good stuff and challenging stuff and now i’m craving a good long sleep and a walk in the woods and a dip in a cold dark lake.

How was your week? 🍃 And what are you craving this weekend? 🌻

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🌿 GIVEAWAY has ended.🌿 Thank you to everyone

🌿 GIVEAWAY has ended.🌿 Thank you to everyone who entered!

In a few short months, A HISTORY OF WILD PLACES will be on shelves, finding its way into readers’ hands, and weaving a new life of its own.

To celebrate, I’m giving away a collection of ALL of my books. One winner will receive:

🖤 THE WICKED DEEP (a first edition copy with the stamped hardback)
🖤 WINTERWOOD (your choice of a first edition hardback OR a snowy-white paperback)
🖤 ARC of A HISTORY OF WILD PLACES (I only have a couple of these left, so this will likely be my last giveaway for this book.)

HOW TO ENTER:
🍂 Follow me here on IG!
🍂 Like this post!
🍂 Post a comment below. (can be anything, even an emoji is fine!)

🍃 Tag a friend for an extra entry!!!
🍃 Repost for two extra entries!!!

Open Internationally. Ends August 30th at midnight.

GOOD LUCK!!! 🍀

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Working on some secret behind the scenes things fo

Working on some secret behind the scenes things for A HISTORY OF WILD PLACES! 🌲✨📖

Have you preordered your copy yet!?
There will be preorder goodies for everyone who preorders (from ANY bookstore.) 🦊 (both for U.S. and international readers!)

And be sure you’re signed up for my newsletter!!! 🌿🤓 I’ll be sending out a little sneak peek in my NEXT newsletter! (Link in bio!)

And just a reminder: you are ALL made of stardust. ✨You are all dream-chasers and wonder-makers. 🌿

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Just when we feel like we’re piecing the world b

Just when we feel like we’re piecing the world back together, it breaks a little more. It crumbles in our hands. 🌿 So much heartbreak right now.

This is the way of worlds.

But we hold the hand of the stranger beside us, and together we walk into shadows, until someday, we might find the light.

🌿 It’s been a wild few weeks. ✨ A multitude

🌿 It’s been a wild few weeks. ✨ A multitude of exciting things have been happening behind the scenes. . . with new books and old! 🤫 And I feel so grateful to be working with several magical humans who help make these things happen. ✨🌲📖 You know who you are!

Wishing everyone a magic-filled weekend. 🖤🖤🖤

📖 From the NYT bestselling author, comes the st

📖 From the NYT bestselling author, comes the story of three residents living in a secretive commune deep in the Northern California wilderness. While unraveling each others secrets, they piece together the disappearances of a mysterious children's book author, and the man who was hired to find her.

🦊 What happened to Maggie St. James?

Pre-order your copy now! 🌲🌲🌲

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What inspires you!? 🌿 Escaping into the mounta

What inspires you!? 🌿
Escaping into the mountains has always been the deep well of my inspiration. These wild places feel like a doorway to the soul, a medicine freely available in the dark soil and clear lakes and cold mountain peaks. 🌲 We are the keepers of these places, and they are the keepers of us.

🌚 Where do you feel most inspired? Maybe it’s not a place, but a song or a memory or a person? 🌿

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Friends! ! ! 😱 I’m so happy to finally reveal

Friends! ! ! 😱 I’m so happy to finally reveal the title for the SALLY book! 🖤📖✨ LONG LIVE THE PUMPKIN QUEEN! ✨👑

There was a lot of back and forth about this title (lots of people involved at Disney + beyond to ensure the exact right title for this story!)

We don’t have a final cover quite yet, but hoping to share it later this year! 🖤 It’s available for preorder on a few retail websites, and hopefully will be up everywhere else soon. Mark your calendars: it releases July 5th, 2022 with @disneybooks!

I can’t wait to share more about Sally’s story with you all in the coming months!

What do you guys think of the title!? 🖤

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On Monday, I turned in revisions for the SALLY boo

On Monday, I turned in revisions for the SALLY book! 🖤 On Tuesday, the hubs and I packed up + drove into the mountains for a few days away. 🌲 I didn’t open my laptop once yesterday. But today, the next book + the next deadline are tapping at my brain, so I’m outlining while sipping tea and waiting for the day to warm enough to stroll down to the lake. 🌾🏔

How are you spending your Wednesday?

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