Hereās a little book aesthetic for Last to Leave, featuring a little mystery with a splash of 20s flair! Oh, and a reminder that the only thing more important than whodunit in this murder mystery, is who has the most fans. šš»ā¤ļøšš¾
This YA contemporary mystery is coming out summer of 2026!
Posts by Teresa Richards
#2026Debuts author intro post. This is me. Letās be friends!
Starting tomorrow Iāll be doing this month-long Meet The #2026Debuts series over on IG with some of my fellow authors debuting next year. For me, 2026 is my trad debut year, since my current books are published by a digital-focused press. Iāll share some of the posts here, too, just for fun.
I realized that I do, in fact, have a perfectly good reason for being a night owl. Nighttime me doesnāt trust morning me, simple as that. And with good reasonāmorning me is the worst! Canāt get her to do ANYTHING #authorlife #writerproblems
Starting a big revision today and saying goodbye to some of my very favorite word babies. š š«£ š© This part is SO hard!!! #amediting #writerslife
A week ago it was 16 degrees outside. š„¶ Today it is 70!! āļø Best birthday gift evah!
Lol so cute!
Yep!!
Oof, Iām sorry! Hope things get better soon
š³ courting chaos is a great way to put it! Good luck!!
Update: Iām leaning into the chaos and going with the two-new-manuscripts-at-a-time thing. So far, so good! #kidlit #amwriting #yaauthor #writerlife
lol thatās awesome!
Yep. Weāre getting there, slowly!
Yes for different stagesāI feel like I could do that! These are both in the very early phase, but I might still try. Weāll seeā¦
No way!!! How do you keep all the plot lines straight?
Ooh, yeah thatās tough! But youāre doing it hoorah! Mine are at least for different age groups, but Iām still thinking it could end badly. Or maybe itāll be amazing and when I get tired of working on one I can jump to the other š¤·āāļø
Whichever one you guess, youāll be wrong. Thatās what kind of teens they are š
On a scale of One to This-Is-A-Truly-Terrible-Idea, where does starting two new manuscripts at the same time fall? Bc Iām a chapter into each and I really truly canāt stop either one. Halp! #kidlit #amwriting #writerlife #writingcommunity
YEP!
A strainer full of hard boiled eggs, each with a different funny face drawn on in sharpie
Life with teens šš
Hi!! Iām a writer of YA contemporary and spec fiction. My fourth novel (FLIPPINā SKATERS) came out earlier this year with Evernight Teen, and Iām currently on submission with another. Thinking of venturing into the MG space with my next project. Looking forward to connecting with some new friends!
It feels a little idealistic at times, but itās also got some great quotable moments!
āChange is scary. But you know whatās scarier? To be the same person in twenty years that you are today.ā
Heard this on Sweet Magnolias and I have been thinking about it ALL day. As one who is generally anti-change, this is giving me Feels.
Well hello, BlueSky!