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  • Author Q+A with What Cathy Reads Next

    What would you’d like a reader to feel after finishing the book? I hope they come away feeling comforted and hopeful. Many readers have told me they felt seen and understood through the exploration of Margo’s anxiety and…

  • Neurodivergence in Fiction

    I had a wonderful conversation on a podcast recently (check out my podcast interviews here, this one will publish in a few weeks!) about neurodivergence in fiction. Some of the questions we explored were:…

  • Buying books is a political act… so what?

    Where we spend out money matters: buying books is a political act. Buying secondhand is a political act. I’m a huge advocate of buying secondhand, passing things along when you’re done with them, or…

  • “Is it possible to start over without carrying your old self with you?”

    I love the above quote used to introduce Meet Me at the Ruins over on Wrote a Book. Thank you for the feature! Click through to read a little bit about the process of…

  • I grew up in a cult.

    Talking about it has helped me heal. Writing about it has helped me process trauma and experiences I didn’t even have words for. I was recently a guest on The Reclamation Room, a podcast…

  • Laura’s Book Blog feature

    Such a sweet interview with Laura, about fiction, writing, Meet Me at the Ruins, and imagining my book as a series vs. a movie! I love the questions Laura asks, and she has lots…

  • Nerding out about book metrics

    Something that’s been rumbling around in my brain lately – what are some ways to monitor book interest that are NOT sales or followers? Said a different way, how can you tell month to…

  • Just a bit of Hoopla!

    When I first started writing Meet Me at the Ruins, it was just a creative writing project. When I decided to publish the resulting novel, my goals were modest, but I knew for sure…

I’m Luna*

* Luna Westish is my pen name for fiction writing, as I write non-fiction elsewhere. I hope you’ll explore this website and reach out if you have any questions for me!

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