Launching a Novel in the Digital Age

Posted October 29, 2026

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Defying the digital age with a debut novel might seem a challenging task, but I do believe there are far more readers out there than headlines indicate, and I am delighted that so many of them are reaching for mine. Crazy String got her launch party and readers came through with support and encouragement, so big thanks is due, especially to those who are reading my novel while the baby naps, or before they head to work, or after giving feedback on a pile of student essays, or instead of all the distractions found on their many screens.

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I know what you are thinking

Posted September 24, 2026

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I know what you are thinking: Is she really going to post about her debut novel, Crazy String, that was published in July, again? Well yes, maybe, simply, because it was 7 months of back and forth emails and notes and suggestions and edits and rewrites and font decisions and cover designs and everything that goes into this act of publishing that is far far away from the solitary hours and years and imagination that formed around my initial ideas when I first met the core characters and felt their angst, their sorrow, their loves, their struggles but also the overwhelming crazy strings that held them together even when they were hellbent on getting clear across the continent and as far apart as possible. Yes, for all of that.

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Gratitude

Posted September 2, 2026

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To have someone who believes in you is a gift. To have a string of such people is simply incalculable: I am overwhelmed to have such good fortune. From the start of my writing journey there were many willing to read and question, advise and support, inspire and encourage, and in doing so, help me find my way into the fictional yet fractured Ueland family who people the core of Crazy String. So yes, I have much gratitude for so many.