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Kelly G @superkompas.bsky.social · 21h

Just finished Under the Surface by @dianaurban.bsky.social Highly HIGHLY recommend! It was so good, and had a lot of genuine surprises. I loved it and now I have to watch every documentary about the catacombs I can find!

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Diana Urban @dianaurban.bsky.social · 20h

Yayy thank you so much, I’m so happy you enjoyed it!! 🥰

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Diana Urban @dianaurban.bsky.social · 6d

“I think publishers keep setting near-impossible deadlines because so many of us keep accepting them, and we’ve set a precedent that we’ll acquiesce to unreasonable demands. Without a union, we must collectively set new precedents to protect ourselves and each other.”

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Jenna Satterthwaite @jennaschmenna.bsky.social · 12d

Erm hi, it's my most incendiary post to date. Enter at your own risk???? 😂

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Diana Urban @dianaurban.bsky.social · 13d

Eternally grateful for this recognition from @jrlibraryguild.bsky.social. I vividly remember checking out Hatchet from my local library as a kid, which sparked my love of survival stories. So to get this honor for my own survival story is epically surreal. 🥹

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Diana Urban @dianaurban.bsky.social · 18d

IF I WROTE ANY OF THIS INTO MY THRILLERS MY EDITOR WOULD TELL ME TO DO A COMPLETE REWRITE.

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Diana Urban @dianaurban.bsky.social · 18d

The fact that the FBI director keeps publicly sharing the most UTTERLY LUDICROUS evidence before any trials that explicitly reinforces the Trump administration's narrative AND THAT ANYONE ACTUALLY BELIEVES IT makes me feel like we're in a broken simulation.

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Diana Urban @dianaurban.bsky.social · 18d

Listening to Kamala’s audiobook is honestly devastating. I will forever mourn what we lost out on. We were so close to brilliance.

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Diana Urban @dianaurban.bsky.social · 19d

Do we think Skylight will be a legitimate replacement for TikTok? I’m not loving the UI but I only just started using it. Thoughts??

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Diana Urban @dianaurban.bsky.social · 19d

Oh interesting, so Skylight posts automatically cross-post to Bluesky. Good to know lmao 🙈

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Diana Urban @dianaurban.bsky.social · 19d

This is what happens in UNDER THE SURFACE, a twisty, high-stakes thriller with danger, romance, and moments that’ll make you SOB.

four girls follow a charming French guy into the Paris catacombs… then get lost for DAYS. no cell signal. no food or water. masked creeps with knives are hunting them.

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Diana Urban @dianaurban.bsky.social · 21d

Thanks for sharing!! 🫶

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JesseJaneReads @jessejanereads.bsky.social · 25d

Publishing is not for the thin skinned (courtesy @dianaurban.bsky.social)

open.substack.com/pub/dianaurb...

80+ Ways Publishing Can Reject You AFTER a Book Deal

As an aspiring author, I thought once I got a book deal, things would be smooth sailing. Here's what I wish I knew...

open.substack.com

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Diana Urban @dianaurban.bsky.social · 22d

Okay so my question is: how the heck are all these readers JUST NOW figuring out that most authors are liberals LMAO where have you beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen

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Diana Urban @dianaurban.bsky.social · 25d

To help other authors brace for reality in publishing better than I did, I’m dishing the DIRT: 80+ ways you can get rejected in publishing after getting an offer for a book deal open.substack.com/pub/dianaurb...