The greatest part of the publishing experience has been meeting and learning from many brilliant, talented, and kindhearted people. Thank you to Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff, Kiersten White, and Arwen Elys Dayton for your wisdom and humor and for eating cold pizza while driving to Denver. Thank you to Stephanie Garber, a jewel of a human being and a powerhouse author. Thank you, Roshani Chokshi, for dispensing invaluable advice, being one of the kindest people I’ve met, and having the most fabulous Instagram of all time. Alwyn Hamilton, for drinking great champagne, being a GIF goddess, and just being a friend. Emily Skrutskie, for not freaking out when my car broke down three times. Kelly Zekas and Allison Senecal, for talking about hot Victorian men with SO MANY CAPS LOCKS. Kerri Maniscalco, for pizza and sweetness. Rosalyn Eves, for being my historical-fantasy buddy. Nicole Castroman, for Poldark in all his glory. Tobie Easton, Audrey Coulthurst, and Romina Russell, for being LA writer friends and genius women. Hannah Fergesen, for notes, laughs, and Other Girls. Most of all, thank you Traci Chee and Tara Sim for being the other parts of my triangle. Whether DMing like mad, giving helpful advice, or freaking out, having you two with me is the greatest gift of all.
I have so many people in my day-to-day life who make even the most difficult tasks fun. Gretchen Schreiber, Brandie Coonis, Alyssa Wong, the entire Clarion family, Josh Ropiequet, Jack Sullivan, Aidan Zimmerman, and Martha Fling, thank you for your belief and your acceptance of my crazy. Most of all, thank you to my family for laughter and for never giving up.
Finally, thank you to the readers, librarians, and booksellers who have found these books, loved them, and recommended them. A writer really is nothing without a reader, and I’m so grateful and glad you’ve come on this journey with me.