Killing My Darlings
lizwriting, doubt, and the business of books. author of four YA novels. Recovering perfectionist. Debut adult mystery/rom-com IT HAPPENED ONE MURDER out 5/2026!
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Okay, here's the honest truth about launch week
So my debut adult book It Happened One Murder is officially out in the world and I’m definitely not having a panic attack about it. DEFINITELY NOT.
first of all - thank you so so much to everyone who pre ordered and told friends and showed...
Standing in the back of the pep rally
I was the person who stood in the back of high school pep rallies with my arms folded. (To be honest, I still am that person.)
Which, if you read my adult debut, you might be able to pick up via the main female POV character, Harriet. She...
A rom-com / mystery for the beach
Just over a week until my adult debut releases into the world!!
This is my fifth book (!!!) and somehow each launch makes me feel MORE anxious, not less.
It’s called IT HAPPENED ONE MURDER & it’s witty, twisty, there’s a small town, secre...
What you do when your book is coming out in a month.
- Check your Amazon ranking daily, while encouraging everyone in your life to buy from somewhere other than Amazon, and then get sad when the rankings haven’t moved. {We all do it; you know we do, in large part because it’s one of the only...
On Looking Back & Vulnerability
Happy 2026!
Yesterday, I decided to compile some photos for one of those “2025 Author Wrapped” Instagram posts and was… nicely surprised by what I found??
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Liz Lawson is the New York Times bestselling author of The Agathas series (with Kathleen Glasgow) and The Lucky Ones. Her next book, a YA murder mystery (with romance!) entitled MURDER BETWEEN FRIENDS, will release 4/22/25
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