☀️ May Is Here… and So Is My New Favorite Creative Outlet

Okay, I know I’ve only had this Substack for like… a week 😂
And I fully understand that my ADHD might be in full hyperfixation mode.
But y’all… I love it here.

Daily Notes? Yes.
Weekly newsletter? Yep.
Pop-up podcast episodes when I have too many feelings or too much wine? Absolutely.
Group chats where I get to talk to real humans instead of screaming into the Instagram algorithm void? Sign. Me. Up.

It’s like someone took all the things I wanted to do and stuffed them into one platform where I actually feel like myself.
No juggling five different apps.
No gatekeeping.
No pressure to be polished.
Just… showing up and sharing.
Fucking brilliant.

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Speaking of showing up…

🎉 IT’S MAY!
And that means a few big things:

🖤 My second cozy mystery, Deadly Drafts, releases May 27th!

I’m so excited. I’m also nervous. But mostly? Proud.

This book was a leap — going from being traditionally pushed toward publishing to saying, “You know what? I’m doing this my way.”
I hired an amazing editor. I trusted my voice. And honestly?
I think this book is even better than my first.

Oh — and I have a book signing!!
📍 Book & Bloom in Broken Arrow
🗓️ May 31st
🕓 10 AM -1 PM
EEEKKKK. Local friends, please come say hi and let me awkwardly gush at you while pretending I’m not crying on the inside.

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💖 I also finished the first draft of my very first sweet romance.

I know — a totally different vibe. But I am SO in love with this new world.
It's soft, swoony, and full of heart.
I'm deep in revisions now, but it already feels like something special. I can’t wait to share more about it soon.

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Whether you’re new here or have been following my chaos for a while — thank you.
This space feels like a fresh start. A little corner of the internet where I can be messy, motivated, and mostly making it.

See you in the Notes/chat/podcast feed — or all three. 😘
xoxo,
Courtny