Projects We’re Working On
Q: So, what’s new? Are there any projects you’re excited about right now?
A: Always! I tend to work on more than one idea at once, which means there’s usually something almost ready to meet the world.
Q: Okay, tell us - what’s the first one?
About the Highly Series
A: Highly is a coming-of-age journal series written from the reluctant, messy, funny, and painfully honest perspectives of teenagers at the same high school. When a counselor challenges students to start journaling - to figure out who they are, what they care about, and where they might be headed after graduation - none of them are exactly thrilled. But as the pages fill, something unexpected happens.
Through late-night thoughts, doodles, lists, confessions, and half-finished dreams, each teen begins to uncover parts of themselves they didn’t know how to say out loud. Friendships shift. Secrets overlap. Stories cross. And the everyday chaos of high school slowly becomes a map of identity, pressure, humor, heartbreak, and hope.
Every book in the Highly series follows a different student with a different story - but they all share one thing: they’re trying to figure life out one reluctant journal entry at a time.
My upcoming book Highly Scientific Record is almost here.
The first one follows a sixteen-year-old who never meant to start a journal… but his counselor suggested it, so he decided to treat it like an “experiment.”
What starts out as scribbles and notes slowly becomes a record of awkward moments, strange days, disasters, and unexpected growth.
It’s not a hero story and it’s not a tragedy - it’s just life, written the way teens actually experience it.
Q: That sounds fun - but you don’t only write for teens, right?
A: Right. I love bouncing between genres.
Another book I’m working on is Where Curtains Fall, which leans into mystery and atmosphere. It follows a detective drawn back into an old theater with a past that refuses to stay quiet. Shadows, secrets, and unfinished stories - it’s darker, more haunting, and full of that slow-burn suspense I love writing.
Q: Two totally different vibes - how do you balance that?
A: Honestly, switching projects keeps me stay creative.
When one story gets heavy, I step into something lighter. When another feels quiet, I lean into something mysterious. Each project teaches me something different about storytelling.
Q: What do you hope readers feel when they pick up your books?
A: I hope they feel like they’ve stepped into a world they recognize - whether it’s a high school hallway or an abandoned theater - and find something that lingers after they finish. Not perfection. Not “big speeches.” Just stories that feel honest and human.
Q: And what’s next after these?
A: More writing, more revising, and probably more wandering ideas that turn into unexpected books. I love the process - and I’m grateful I get to share it.
