Tag: publishing

• How Is It October?

  We have less than a month to go before DEVIL IN THE DAYLIGHT is out in stores! I know we’re down to crunch time, but I’m opening up applications for Advance Reader Copies in exchange for an honest review—if interested, please fill out this form by 10/27 to potentially receive a copy of my book…

  annieatkin

  October 6, 2025

  Devil in the Daylight, writing

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• Let the countdown begin…

  We can start counting down because DEVIL IN THE DAYLIGHT is out of edits and into production!! Soon I’ll be able to share things like the cover reveal, signups for Advanced Reader Copies (ARCs), pre-order links, and more! For now, the most recent update I have is we are targeting a November 4th release date.  …

  annieatkin

  September 4, 2025

  Blood and Water, Devil in the Daylight, writing

  Blood and Water, books, Devil in the Daylight, drafts, editing, enemies to lovers, fiction, historical fiction, love, manuscript, novel, publishing, redemption, revisions, romance, sequel, sticks and stones, stories, story, updates, western, writing, young adult

• Publishing Update

  

  This is likely very overdue—despite publication of my books being in the works for some time now, it still feels like a whirlwind! So here’s a quick update: My debut novel, Devil in the Daylight, is currently in plans to be released before the end of the year! I don’t have a concrete date, but…

  annieatkin

  June 9, 2025

  Devil in the Daylight, writing

  books, Devil in the Daylight, enemies to lovers, fiction, historical fiction, novel, publishing, romance, updates, western

• Devil in the Daylight

  

  Quick update on Blood and Water: I’ve been sent back to the drawing board with some suggestions from agents to revise and resubmit. I also read through it again recently, after having shelved it for almost a year, and I flippin loved it. So the good news is I have a spark of hope reignited…

  annieatkin

  February 16, 2021

  Devil in the Daylight, writing

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• They Said it’s All Been Done, But They Haven’t Seen the Best of Me

  If my life is a song, right now it’s “High Hopes” by Panic! at the Disco on repeat. I alluded to the epic high I’ve been riding this week in an Instagram post the other day, but let me just tell you all about it. As you already know, last week an agent reached out…

  annieatkin

  January 16, 2020

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  dreams, fiction, hope, manuscript, novel, publishing, queries, success, writing, young adult

• Query Update – January 2020

  As of now, my full manuscript is still with an agent, and TWO other agents have my partial story. That’s right, my first response of the new year was a request rather than rejection, which is a lovely way to start 2020! I don’t have a timeframe for when I’ll hear back—if I’ve learned anything,…

  annieatkin

  January 10, 2020

  Behind the Scenes, writing

  books, fiction, hope, life, novel, publishing, queries, stories, success, updates, words, writing, young adult

• High Hopes

  Querying is hard. That’s kind of a no-brainer–crafting a business letter to basically say “I promise my story is good, please give me a chance!” is as bad as writing a cover letter for a job (I mean, essentially, it’s the same thing). For me, it’s been disheartening and nerve-wracking and left me wanting to…

  annieatkin

  September 27, 2019

  Behind the Scenes, Blood and Water, writing

  fiction, novel, publishing, queries, rejection, stories, success, writing

• Querying

  Well, I did it! I sent out a query letter to a handful of agents! I’ve got to polish my synopsis and try to ease off tweaking my manuscript because it is time, baby! Or maybe not–I’ve got another list of agents to query next week. I’m hedging my bets a little bit and leaving…

  annieatkin

  August 24, 2019

  Behind the Scenes, Blood and Water, writing

  books, fiction, novel, publishing, queries, stories, writing, young adult