I love music—all sorts—with every fiber of my being. I tend to hum, finger drum, sing, and whistle my way through the day, so it’s not surprising that it’s impossible for me to write without a great playlist that vibes with my story theme!

While I was writing Cattywampus, I actually had two playlists; one for drafting and another for edits, that contained over 60 songs combined! They included a lot of my favorite regional artists, old folk songs, and songs that really captured a mood or emotion I needed for a scene.

I love seeing writer’s musical inspiration, so for anyone interested, here’s a short version of Cattywampus’ writing playlist!

Also, a gargantuan thank-you to everyone who came to Cattywampus’ online launch! Social distancing is rough, but this was the next-best thing to having a room crammed full of smiling faces, and I was thrilled to see everyone. It was so much fun to chat with Julie Abe about her fantastic debut, Eva Evergreen Semi-Magical Witch and hear about her world-building process, and I really loved answering questions attendees asked about the process of writing our books!

Watching attendees guess at the “Two truths and a lie” questions was my favorite bit. <3

A big thanks to Ballast Book Co, and to Nathaniel for being such a wonderful host! And a big thank-you to Julie, for the amazing conversation!!

:::fist pump::: SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH!!

Cattywampus and Eva Evergreen Semi-Magical Witch, surrounded by cups, donuts, jellybeans, flowers from the author’s garden, and party blowers

Collage of author dropping signed copies into local Little Free Libraries, as an act of debut-day celebration earlier this week!