Archive - courtney summers—author diary

(courtney's version)

The strange feeling of the books I wrote back in my possession, the strange thought that I was, to some extent, erasing my history from publishing.

Jun 12 •

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May 2025

if found return to taylor swift

When I began the process of reclaiming my backlist, Taylor Swift was the artist people closest to me invoked.

May 23 •

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April 2025

current conditions

The sun out as I write this, but April overall a smear of clouds and rain.

Apr 28 •

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March 2025

camera's rolling

Hello. I’m back from visiting the set of the movie adaptation of This is Not a Test.

Mar 8 •

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February 2025

this is not a test

Before he died, my grandfather told everyone at his church my first book might be made into a movie.

Feb 5 •

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Each day, I sit at my desk and return to work on my novel because I won’t concede to a future where the stories we tell do not matter.

Feb 3 •

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January 2025

the blue box and the key

I’d gone through something and I thought I would never write again.

Jan 17 •

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December 2024

totally different

I’ve been revisiting 2024’s letters wondering what I’ll find on this side of their revelations, and what, from this year, I could take forward to build…

Dec 18, 2024 •

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October 2024

three hauntings

October 3rd: the day Mattie Southern died, and the day West McCray got a phone call.

Oct 3, 2024 •

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September 2024

The only diploma I own marks my completion of the eighth grade.

Sep 17, 2024 •

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July 2024

The first part of my next novel is settled. End of chapter, page break, PART TWO, blank page. I walk away.

Jul 9, 2024 •

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June 2024

the wait of all words

The first day of #1000WordsofSummer went well if I let myself think of the word count in terms of gross, not net.

Jun 17, 2024 •

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