I Got a Book Deal! HarperTeen Will Publish THE LAST HOUR in 2020
Diana Urban's debut novel The Last Hour, a locked-room psychological thriller, will be published by HarperTeen in 2020. See how she got her book deal! The post I Got a Book Deal! HarperTeen Will...
View ArticleThriller Books I Loved as a Teen of the ’90s &’00s
Lately I’ve been on a bit of a nostalgia kick for my teenage years, from books, to video games, and even the good ol’ Windows ‘95 startup chime. Maybe it’s because the world felt safer (pre-9/11!), the...
View ArticleWhat It’s Like to Edit Your Book for a Publisher
Now that I’ve survived my first round of edits of The Last Hour for my editor at HarperTeen, I thought it might be fun to reveal what the process was like. The post What It’s Like to Edit Your Book for...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes: The Query Letter for THE LAST HOUR
Here's a behind-the-scenes look at my query letter for The Last Hour. It got a 40% request rate and an offer from an agent who landed me a book deal! The post Behind the Scenes: The Query Letter for...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes: How I Outlined THE LAST HOUR
Here's a behind-the-scenes look at how I outlined my young adult locked-room thriller, The Last Hour, which will be published by HarperTeen (Winter 2020). The post Behind the Scenes: How I Outlined THE...
View ArticleTitle Reveal for My Debut YA Thriller
I’m thrilled to reveal the final title for my debut YA thriller: ALL YOUR TWISTED SECRETS. It's being published Winter 2020 by HarperTeen! The post Title Reveal for My Debut YA Thriller appeared first...
View ArticleWhat it Was Like to Take a Sabbatical to Write Full-Time
Early 2019, I took a three-month leave of absence from my day job to write full-time. Here's how it went and what I learned — and whether I'd do it again. The post What it Was Like to Take a Sabbatical...
View ArticleHow I Decluttered Social Media to Cut Stress (and Spark Joy!)
Does social media stress you the f*ck out? See how author Diana Urban decluttered her social media to de-stress (and even spark joy!). The post How I Decluttered Social Media to Cut Stress (and Spark...
View ArticleWhat It’s REALLY Like to Go on Submission to Publishers
In this post, I'm sharing my publishing stats and what it was REALLY like to go on submission to publishers with my books. The post What It’s REALLY Like to Go on Submission to Publishers appeared...
View ArticleThe First Two Chapters of All Your Twisted Secrets
All Your Twisted Secrets is a locked-room thriller R.L. Stine called “a frightening page-turner!” Read the first two chapters now. The post The First Two Chapters of All Your Twisted Secrets appeared...
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