Megan Jauregui Eccles

Magic, Music, Madness, Murder: Revealing Sing the Night by Megan Jauregui Eccles - Reactor A fantastical retelling of The Phantom of the Opera

My cover is live with @reactorsff.bsky.social!

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I grew up poor and rural and didn’t have a lot of access to books. You know what i did? Went to the library and checked out 30+ books at a time. Borrowed books from friends and neighbors. Reread all of my favorites. Got a job so I could start buying books on my own.

You know what I didn’t do? Pirate books, steal from authors, and act like an entitled bunghole about other people’s art.

Huge congrats! And that’s a lot of words.

What’s the most devastating book you’ve read all year and with is it Sunrise on the Reaping?

I feel better about my knowledge of commas and worse about my knowledge of hyphens after copyedits

Quote from a starred review of the Traitor of Sherwood Forest: "The right amount of historical background and subtle inclusion of period-appropriate combat combine to make this action-adventure story a unique exploration of human relationships and growth." --Library Journal

Screenshot of book review for The Traitor of Sherwood Forest in Library Journal.

I have a little bit of happy book news! The Traitor of Sherwood Forest received a ⭐ starred review ⭐ from Library Journal!

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This week @sgj.bsky.social joins me for a conversation about THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER - his new epic of blood, and vengeance in the American West.

We talk about how the book's birth, its many voices, and its tactic for tackling the vampire and the “Indian story”.

Enjoy - all podcast platforms.

At this point I'm just going to assume you're a bad person if you use genAI.

(Just kidding, my copyeditor's word is sacrosanct and I will do what she says)

Everything is a stylistic choice if you try hard enough. -Me and Cormac McCarthy to our copyeditors.

Not a single person sees my posts here, but at least bluesky isn't using stolen work to build generative AI. It's a good day to scream into the void!

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(art by Jennifer Dunn)

“People who go to college don’t use their degrees.”

I have a BA in music and an MFA in creative writing and I sold my Phantom of the Opera retelling SING THE NIGHT with a music-based magic system in a two-book deal and it comes out this fall 💅

Progress.

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I am deep into edits for SING THE NIGHT and wildly considering covering my posts with Taylor Swift easter eggs. But I’m an adult and instead I’ll fold myself back into work.

Add on goodreads and follow for exciting bookish updates…some of which might be sneakily layered into this post.

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It’s #FridayReads time and Valentine’s Day! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I’m sharing a love story! Gabe fears settling down with his girlfriend. Bimbo married a woman who can drink souls. Ah, love…
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When life gives you lemons.

I have edited for almost ten hours today and I will probably edit for another four. I have only taken breaks for snacks, a meeting, and stretches. I am full gargoyle today.

What if you are my boss, my mom, and my lawyer. That’s good, right???

I put so much energy into building a community on tiktok and all of that is in flux so now I feel like I shouldn’t try to build anything anywhere.

I just made this sequel my bitch (but I fear it will get me back in edits)

So deep into editing that I didn’t realize an ANT HAD CRAWLED INTO MY MOUTH.

This is the kind of focus you should expect from me, folks

Authors, if you see this, it’s a sign to post the first line of your book.

“Selene took a half-step onto the stage, the staccato articulation of her heart a sharp reminder of what was to come.”

—Sing the Night

Having a healthier relationship with social media is better but also boring.

7 Instagram Accounts For Lovers Of Fashion And Books It is the best of both worlds for those of us who love fashion and books at ELLE. So, when I was assigned this piece to write about new book accounts ...

So apparently my bookstagram was featured in Elle at some point and I just found out??

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Yesterday I wrote 6000 words. Today was a recovery day so my goal was three sentences. 1200 words tonight 💪🏼

I wrote about 6k words today which is an insane number to type out.

I was bullied a lot as a kid but it pales in comparison to have a 2yo. He is just so mean.