C.C. Foster (WHAT LIES BETWEEN '27 🫀)

One year ago today we announced my adult debut WHAT LIES BETWEEN. I can't wait to share more exciting things with you this year. 👀🩸🫀

@myleejmiller @REstepLit Yeah you do!!!

I HAVE A BOOK DEAL??? Yes, that's right - I HAVE A BOOK DEAL!! For Bone Dust, which is now titled "HEART OF BONE"! I could not be more ecstatic to share this news with you all, and I owe a massive thanks to my agent @REstepLit and everyone who helped make this happen!

We've officially locked in an artist for the cover of What Lies Between and I'm bouncing off the walls. I cannot wait for you all to find out who it is. 😭

In my YA horror era. 👀🩸🦠

Book 2 with Voyager has officially been approved!!! 🐀🍷🩸😈👁️

One year ago today we sold WHAT LIES BETWEEN at auction and found a home with @HarperVoyagerUS. This is the paragraph that started it all back in 2023. I can't believe we're already at copyedits. 🫀❤️

@K_Coopersmith This applies to all aspects of the career. Whether it's a freelance professional, a literary agent, or an acquisitions editor. They should understand your vision and reflect your strengths as a writer AND have the technical skills required to do their jobs.

@ccfosterwrites It’s also important that they *get* your work and your vision for the story and can help bring it to the next level! Just because an editor is talented doesn’t mean they are always the best match

@pippawestauthor Me! I was 31 when I signed with Alex and sold my book! I'll be 33 when it comes out. It's never too late to chase a dream. A lot of bestselling authors didn't break out until their 40s and 50s!

Did anyone get their agent after they turned 30?😭😭I am feeling so behind compared to a lot of querying authors, but i know everyone's journey is different.

THE AUTHOR / THE FIRST PAGE 🫀

Handed in line edits yesterday and I'm in my feelings. 🥹

@pippawestauthor My critique partner and I share every part of the process on every book, from brainstorming to giving feedback and everything in-between. A beta reader is someone who only reads your manuscript when it's already seen extensive edits.

i'm being dumb what's the difference between a beta reader and a critique partner? is the cp more of a recurring partner across multiple projects?

@renatyev 😍😍😍😍😍😍

New profile pic (to fit my brand of ‘dark fantasy/horror author who’s obsessed with flower metaphors’)🥀😄

The Author // The Book 🫀

SNOWPIERCER x IWTV // adult horror-fantasy 🚂sentient train with an appetite 🎵autistic musician MC 🖤'they make each other worse' queer romance 🩸horror as a metaphor for imperial vanity ⚡god-powered technology 🥀descent into righteous madness #MupPit #A #AG #DF #R

I wrote and shelved a LOT of books over 15 years before getting my agent and selling my debut. I almost quit writing completely in 2023. Don't give up! I believe in you!!

I'm beyond thrilled to share that I've signed with literary agent @gravity_fail09 ! My spooky middle grade set during Arctic Finland's polar night has found its champion, and I can't wait to see where this journey goes.

✨ UK COVER REVEAL ✨ The cover for the UK edition for my book - a story about a Palestinian haunted house that fights back against its occupiers, and the three generations of Palestinian women who are connected to it - is out! Preorder here: linktr.ee/deenahelm

You ever typo so bad you have to just obliterate the post and start again. 🤣☠️

@MelJRey When I say don't talk about sub I mean while you're actively ON sub. Not after the fact! I believe in transparency and discussing sub highlights a lot of issues and prejudice in the industry. But you don't want to impede your agent during the process.

@ccfosterwrites I understand the reasons you’ve given, but not-talking-about-things is just another opaque thing about this industry. It’s good for querying authors to get a taste of how brutal being on sub is compared to querying 😳 & I imagine there’s solidarity for those on sub.