#i was also partly terrified because i was being harassed by terfs the day i got the news

[finnlongman]

Me the day after Gollancz offered on my books:

"i can't wait to tell tumblr"

Anyway I am still terrified, and I still don't know if I can write this book. But I am also extremely excited to try.

(The Wolf and His King: multiple drafts, on sub for 18 months, we thought it would never sell, usual lengthy journey. The Animals We Became: accidentally wrote the first draft instead of just the sample chapters and then sold it which felt deeply surreal given that I was working on The Butterfly Assassin for a solid 6 years before I sold it. To Run With The Hound: sold on proposal.)