So, I have a few confessions to make:
- I wrote a new novel
- No, it’s not the one I’ve been talking about
- It’s in a totally new genre
- I’ve already started querying agents
About 2 months ago (April 18th to be exact), an errant thought crossed my mind for a story, which is not uncommon. But this thought just kept going and going and a whole psychological thriller started to unveil itself in my head. That same day, I started writing, and it came together more seamlessly than any novel I’ve ever written.
I told almost no one I was working on this novel until it was all done. But within 4 weeks, almost to the day, I had a completed 77K word manuscript. I found some beta readers and spent a few more weeks editing. Now, after only 56 days, I find myself ready to start querying agents. That’s right, I’m planning to traditionally publish this one.
About the novel:
GETAWAY is a face-paced, woman’s fiction, psychological thriller. Evelyn Ashcroft, a former nurse turned stay-at-home mom for complicated reasons, has her carefully managed life upended when her college ex, Dustin Cole, suddenly contacts her after fifteen years. Before she knows it, FBI agents are at her door, and she’s thrust into an undercover operation with the last person she ever wanted to see again. It was only supposed to be one evening, but soon she and Dustin are on the run from a dangerous crime ring.
Confined for days in a safe house with Dustin, Evelyn is forced to confront her past while unraveling the truth behind their forced reunion. She has something that dangerous people want, and they’re willing to go to extreme lengths to get it. No one can be trusted—especially her seemingly-perfect husband, Grayson, who has clearly been plotting something.
I know this is a different genre than the YA dystopian I have previously published, but I’m pretty excited about it. I had so much fun writing this novel, and I have some killer ideas for more books I’m now dying to write. I’m hoping many of my readers will come along with me on as I navigate this new journey into traditional publishing and adult fiction.
I’ll still be writing YA sci-fi, too. I’m so exited to see this new journey unfold.
