Guest Post

"Making playlists for my characters was one of my favourite parts of the writing process"

"I believe the beauty of a truly great grumpy-sunshine story lies in the healing journey the characters are unwittingly walking."

"Being able to turn up every week to see the same faces gave a sense of belonging, and helped me tie to something in my early twenties"

"One of the greatest privileges of my life has been to write books for young people that help them to feel seen."

"Many Armenians reached out to me and told me how seen the book had made them feel"

"If I’d never planned to create a slice of life story, a coming out story would be even further from my comfort zone."

"In all my writing, music plays a really important role"

This post was written by Simone Solani, author of Cross the Line. Music plays a massive role in my writing process. Most days, I can’t sit down and start working on a project until I’ve listened to a few songs that put me in the right…

"no matter what you’re struggling through, everyone deserves a love story that feels like a Taylor Swift song."

"Back then, my exposure to Korean history and heritage was limited to the dusty K-drama VHS tapes my parents borrowed from a local Korean Supermarket."

"Since discovering sports romance books, tearing myself away from them has proven to be an impossible feat."

"Writing about an established sapphic couple who flee their lives to open a bookshop that serves tea was my escape. I wanted their happy ending. I wanted their cozy life."

"No matter one’s stance on required HEA’s or not–romantasy is, at its (clenched) core, one beautiful thing, and that is: fairytales for adults."

"The assignment is not always about joy. We are no more obligated to write pure happiness than we are permitted to live it."

"Whenever I return, it feels like homecoming, and I always knew it was only a matter of time before I wrote my New York Book."