Category: DEBUT DIALOGUES

• “A fictional novel about a made-up boy band…but the sentiment here is based on all the true-to-life musicians out there who’ve made our lives less forgettable with their song.”

  

• “We adore [imperfect] male characters because it takes them a moment to find their footing…the same courtesy is not always extended to our female counterparts.”

  

• “Someone who resembles me on the page, being told they’re worthy of love…why it felt so important for me to feature a fat female main character in my debut novel.”

  

• “My sister would’ve insisted I read her this book at night, under the covers…I tend to write stories I know she would love.”

  

• “An indie press truly allows for such open collaboration…I never feel like I have lost control of anything.”

  

• Megan Bontrager (Eye of the Ouroboros) Recommends Ten Cosmic Horror Books That Will Leave You in an Eldritch Spell

  

• “Sometimes we are not extraordinary in a way that is easily visible to everyone or ourselves…that doesn’t mean we don’t matter.”

  

• “Folklore is an endless, ever-flowing source of inspiration—but its deep waters need to be traversed carefully, as it’s all too easy to get lost.”

  

• “Over the years, as I lay there with the ringing in my head playing on a feedback loop, I started to think about a girl who heard whispers in the dark.”