I went into my local bookstore to sign my new book and someone was already carrying it around to purchase! What?! I obviously had no chill. They then came and found me and said they discovered my other book and would be buying that one too. This author was literally lost for words 🥹

My second thriller is out today! Pub day is always an emotional time for so many reasons & today is no different. It's always such a long journey to get here w/ so many highs & lows. But the support & sense of community is always the best part of being a writer. So grateful I get to be part of it! 🥹

Excerpt of BONEY CREEK? Yes, please! 🙋‍♀️ Thanks to The Nerd Daily for publishing the opening chapters of my sophomore thriller. Please see the 🔗 in bio and comments. Out June 3 (THIS WEEK!) in print, digital, and audio. Will also be part of Kindle Unlimited 🕺

‼️Aussie thriller lovers‼️ Last week to get this pre-order swag for my next book. BONEY CREEK comes out June 3. I'll post 🔗 in comments & also in bio.

My second thriller comes out next week and I know I should be excited, but I always want to hide when my book is coming out. Anyone else feel like this?

My publisher is giving away 100 (!!) digital copies of my new thriller coming out June 3. 🔗in bio & comments.

My first book child is a Kindle deal! Today only for my US readers. If you know anyone who loves twisty thrillers, I'd love if you could share or tag! I'll link in comments.

Publishing is just a series of finding out information via jump scares that have everything to do with you but you are the last to know.

Australian/Victorian/Ballarat book lovers where are you? Check out this new author event!! We'll be talking all things writing, debuting together while having very different experiences & what we are working on next. Tag anyone who might be interested!! Link to register for free tix in comments.

So sad to hear the news about Screencraft. Being a finalist for their feature competition last year showed me how much their team cared & supported screenwriters. They were the best of them. #screenwriting #WritingCommunity

#Authors if you are travelling for any reason be sure to take marketing materials with you (bookmarks, business cards etc...) Don't be a doofus head like me on this European river cruise where everyone asked after my book and I had NOTHING to hand out. Don't be me. *slaps head*

I’m on a river cruise in Europe & when I mentioned to a fellow traveler I am an author, they asked after my titles. Not only do they know my debut, but they’ve read it & loved it. I almost cried on the spot 🥹

If anyone wants to add my second thriller BONEY CREEEK to their Goodreads so it looks like I am doing some marketing, that'd be great. 😘 www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...

Boney Creek

When several small-town locals die under mysterious cir…

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Australia!! Freshly signed stock is now at the Collins Booksellers Ballarat on Lydiard (🔗 below) in-store or online. For everyone else, Original Twin is available now and also on Kindle Unlimited!

Reminder, authors w/ book deals r struggling behind the scenes too. This industry never ends--rejections, sub, feeling like u r not enough is constant. Work on the next project & the next. It's all we can ultimately control. Trust me, no one's writing journey is perfect even if it looks like it is.

Day made 🥹

Mariann Evans@mevanswrites.bsky.social · 2y ago

Of course! I finished it the other day and LOVED it! You are fast becoming an auto-read author, Paula! ❤️

What's everyone working on right now? 👀 I'm drafting my third thriller and editing one of my screenplays (when really I just want to watch Gilmore Girls. 😅)

My books as Golden Globe looks! #goldenglobes #booksky

Thanks for reading @mevanswrites.bsky.social! 💕 If anyone wants any early read of next thriller BONEY CREEK which comes out June 3, it is currently on Netgalley and is available for pre-order now! (I'll add a link below to add it on Goodreads)

Mariann Evans@mevanswrites.bsky.social · 2y ago

First book of the year polished off and now onto the NetGalley gems I’ve been saving. Very excited for this one by the lovely @paulagleeson.bsky.social!!

📚 Kindle Besties 📚 My debut thriller ORIGINAL TWIN is now $1.49 in AUS, $2.49 in US/Canada, and £0.99 in the UK!! (And is also on KU) 🤯 Already read it? Tag a friend who may enjoy this twisty psychological thriller over the holidays. 💕

I should be writing my next adult thriller but a middle grade horse adventure book is taking over my brain...

Target currently has a Buy 1, get 50% off books deal in the US and both my thrillers are available as part of the deal. My debut Original Twin is out now and my second novel Boney Creek releases June 3 2025.

Excited about my next book? Want to read it early and help spread the word about it??? Apply to join my STREET TEAM for THIS IS WHERE WE DIE!! forms.gle/GBUAzhmaASGz... Applications open now!! Feel free to drop any questions here in the comments! #yathriller #yabook #mysterybook #booklover

THIS IS WHERE WE DIE Street Team Sign-up!!

Thank you for wanting to join the street team and help to promote my next book, THIS IS WHERE WE DIE, even though I haven't disclosed anything about it yet!! I appreciate you 🥹 As part of the team, ...

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Finally having a vacay after a hectic debut year & of course brought the book children. So far they have been well behaved. So far ... 😅

US/CANADA Kindle readers! My debut thriller ORIGINAL TWIN is now only $2.49 for the month of December. Good times! 🤩

Australians!!! If anyone is in Ballarat, Victoria tomorrow, I will be doing an author signing of my debut thriller ORIGINAL TWIN from 11-1pm at the Collins Booksellers On Lydiard. Hope to see you there! #ballarat #authorsigning

Good to see coverage on writers' pushback to that AI publishing article doing the rounds (won't link it b/c they don't need any further push). Read this one instead: www.theguardian.com/books/2024/n...

Writers condemn startup’s plans to publish 8,000 books next year using AI

Publisher Spines will charge authors between $1,200 and $5,000 to have their books proofread, designed and distributed with the help of artificial intelligence

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Anyone else's health wrecking havoc on their writing plans? 😭

I always find it strange that reviewers leave a star rating for books they DNF. How can you rate something you didn't read? Thoughts?

I'll be doing an adult fiction panel tomorrow with these amazing authors + link below 👇 It'll be early for me, so come for all the frazzle good times 😅

Thao Votang@votang.bsky.social · 2y ago

Watch @utopiastateofmind.bsky.social on Sun 11/24, 5ET ✨✨✨ Panel with — Elizabeth Sails / @kristinowenswriter.bsky.social Linh Ly Is Doing Just Fine / 🙃 Masquerade / O.O. Sangoyomi Original Twin / @paulagleeson.bsky.social The Nightward / @rsagarcia.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/dZp_PD3...