About me

Hi! I’m Natasha, a YA author living in Paris. My newest novel, GIRLS OF STORM AND SHADOW, was published in Winter 2019 by Little Brown, the second in the series following the NYT Bestselling GIRLS OF PAPER AND FIRE. Follow this blog to hear about my publication journey, thoughts on writing, and news about my books.
Recent Posts
- US Tour Dates! 12 October, 2018
- 2016 Updates 31 January, 2016
- Publication Day Squee! 4 September, 2014
- The Memory Keepers Extract 14 August, 2014
- Authors on Writing and Reading Interview Series: Kendra Leighton 4 August, 2014
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Blog

Bookish news and musings

When Your Characters Surprise You

25 January, 2013 In Writing 2 Comments

They’re sneaky things, characters, aren’t they? You think you know them, that you know where they’re taking the story, and then BOOM! A hidden past! A terrible secret! A link to another character you never saw coming! As a writer […]

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How I Got a Literary Agent

12 January, 2013 In Publication Journey 17 Comments

I thought I’d do a little post on how I got my literary agent. I might go into this process in a little more detail in later posts – writing queries, agent interviews, dealing with multiple offers etc, so do […]

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New Year Writing Resolutions

30 December, 2012 In Writing 4 Comments

With New Year’s Eve just a day away, I thought I’d have a think about my writing resolutions for 2013. 2012 was a crazy year for writing – it way surpassed any writing dreams or goals I had for it. […]

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Hot Key Books Writer’s Workshop

18 December, 2012 In News Writing 2 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I just wanted to shoot out a quick post for any unagented, unpublished UK writer’s out there. My publisher Hot Key are holding their very first Weekend Writer’s Workshop on February 23rd and 24th 2013, and applications […]

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Meeting my Publishers for the First Time

12 December, 2012 In Publication Journey 6 Comments

The fact that I can write the title of this blog post alone is enough to make me turn into a gibbering, nonsensical mess. Unfortunately, I was also a mess on the day I went into my publisher’s office for […]

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My Next Big Thing

5 December, 2012 In My Books 1 Comment

There’s a blog chain going around at the moment where writers discuss their ‘next big thing’ – the book they’re currently working on or is set to come out next. I was honoured to be tagged for this by Philip […]

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The First Post

19 November, 2012 In Publication Journey No Comment

Shiny new blog alert! This feels weird. I’m quite an established blogger now – I am co-owner and editor of fashion blog Girl in the Lens, which is just over a year old and has been doing pretty well in […]

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