Vickie Lan
@vickielan.bsky.social
📖 Author of BUT FIRST TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES | Fall 2027 | Union Square & Co | Hachette 🎙️ Host of Speculative Sandbox podcast | rep’d by Ali Herring at Spencerhill Assc. 🔗: Vickielan.com/links
Because I find working on my manuscript in public spaces beneficial to my writing process, I have had the distinct pleasure of sitting next to numerous first dates. And with exceptions (of course), I now fear the end of the two-way conversation. open.substack.com/pub/vickiela...
Are questions dead?
First date strategies from a professional communicator
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Writers: don’t fear the blank screen. Fear something worse. open.substack.com/pub/vickiela...
Writers: don’t fear the blank screen
Fear something worse
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Author of the upcoming novel BUT FIRST TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES, Fall 2026, Union Square & Co, Hachette. Represented by Ali Herring. Podcast host for Speculative Sandbox. Click to read Vickie Lan on Substa...
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Excited to spot BUT FIRST TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES in The Intellectual Proprietor, a substack publication that highlights books with film and television adaptation potential so “film and tv execs can find hot titles and publishers can track what’s selling”.
DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT TIME!! 📣💕 Can’t wait for the world to open the pages on Chloe’s story! From the uber talented, belly-laugh and tear-jerk inducing debut author @vickielan.bsky.social, acquired and edited by the awesome @ardyce.bsky.social and published by @unionsqandco.bsky.social!
Buckle up, buttercups, we’re going for a ride! I am so so so grateful to Ali Herring for believing in this story, and to Ardyce Alspach at US&Co at @hachetteus.bsky.social for taking me under her editing wing. Out fall 2027!
Day 4 (and sadly final full day!) in NYC. Central Park, Chinatown, Little Italy, City Hall, Brooklyn, doggies, a comedy club.
Day 3 in NYC. Knicks parade, viral mousse cakes, New York Public Library, more food, and Times Square.
Day 2 in NYC. Rockefeller Plaza, Radio City Music Hall, NBC studios, a secret side mission that will be shared later, subway, bagel, more books.
Day 1 in NYC. Statue of Liberty, pizza, pasta, books, and lots of walking.
Some of the most dramatic skies I’ve seen in recent years, all in Arizona.
Instagram’s Instants reminds me of film photography. One shot and you get what you get.
Friends I just learned the terms “sigh-fi” and “science friction” 💀
To sit down and start writing a book is to have a lot of trust in my future self.
I love going to sleep with a writing problem and then magically waking up with a solution. #authorlife
“Take me to your leader.” 👽 I interrupt your regularly scheduled programming for whatever this is 🤪 My cousin is a real one 🦁
Just under 8k words clocked for this WIP. Hoping to get this one off the ground.
I have sadly neglected my Blue Sky and I aim to improve that. So to get you all up to date with me, I am delighted to announce that I am hopelessly obsessed with Heated Rivalry.
Who has a finished manuscript after a year of crash outs?
a woman in a sweater is sitting in a chair and smiling .
ALT: a woman in a sweater is sitting in a chair and smiling .
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New episode! Hunger Games, Squid Games, Dungeon Crawler Carl...Hayley Chow joins me on the podcast to talk about Death Games! Ways to listen: vickielan.com/speculative-...
New episode! What should novel writers know about screen writing? Author Luis Prieto joins the podcast to talk about the basics of writing a screenplay (or an audio drama!). Ways to listen: vickielan.com/speculative-...
Indie audio drama podcast producers looking for voice talent…would love to work together! #audiodrama #indiepodcast #voicetalent
New podcast episode! Mysteries, suspense, thrillers...how can writers use secrets to advance their plots? Author Teddie Peacock joins the podcast to discuss the many ways to build intrigue and keep your readers (and characters!) guessing. Ways to listen: vickielan.com/speculative-...
New episode! Author Avitus B. Carle joins Vickie Lan on the podcast to read her story How We Survive, and to provide insight on the 'flash' side of fiction writing. Ways to listen: vickielan.com/speculative-...
