Welcome to Prose & Process (with me)!
My monthly newsletter is back (finally) and I'm trying something new.
Hey all,
Long time no chat — which is mostly my fault. I can admit that.
It’s been a whirlwind of a 2022 and an early 2023. I got married in April of last year, proceeded to collapse and hibernate for the summer post wedding, turned a year older, started a new job, went on my honeymoon, got into an accident while riding a vespa on my honeymoon resulting in 3 fractured bones (and torn 2 ligaments), got laid off from said job, all while drafting THE BOYFRIEND WISH (and other projects that haven’t been announced yet!).
Suffice to say, it’s been a lot.
But I’m here and I’m here to stay. I thought I’d shift this newsletter to not just being a book update vehicle, but a way for us to get to know each other better and for me to pass along some of the knowledge I’ve accumulated over the past 6 years I’ve spent in publishing. Whether it’s about craft, writing trilogies, shifting genres (the fantasy to rom-com change is real, y’all), personal finance for creatives, publishing advice, or how to write with a full-time job, I’m here! And if I can’t answer your question, I’ll ask my priceless trove of author friends.
Which is why I’m re-introducing this newsletter with a new name — Prose & Process. A corner of the internet for us to chat about writing, publishing, and the creative process, whether you’re a part-time, full-time or somewhere-in-between writer.
I have some topics I’ll be writing about for sure, but I also want to answer questions and get a sense of what you, this community, wants to dive into. So here I am, just a girl, standing in front of her lovely readers, asking them to…tell her their questions? Okay, so I lost that little reference halfway there but I’m sure you got what I meant. :)
Press that little button below to submit questions and I’ll tackle them in each subsequent newsletter.
You can also feel free to leave your question as a comment below on this or any post. If you don’t have a question, tell me what you’d like to see more of in this space. I want to hear from you!
Some fun news…
I’ve seen cover sketches for THE BOYFRIEND WISH and I can’t wait to share with you all when it’s ready! I have a lot of opinions on rom-com covers and the team at Harper has already outdone themselves, so I can’t wait to see the final product.
I also turned in my copyedits for TBW, so it’s finally feeling real that the book is coming out next year.
NEXT YEAR! I honestly can’t believe it.
I’ll be sharing more in the coming months so keep your eyes peeled. 👀
That’s all for this time around, friends! Thanks for sticking with me over this turbulent (yet still wonderful) year.
❤️ Swati