On Tuesday, Celina woke up determined to fully embrace this new chapter of her life. After breakfast, she spent the morning building her author profile on social media. She carefully chose every word for her bio, tested different versions of her profile picture, selected images for the banner, and began following authors, publishers, and bookstores.

Twenty minutes before Zoe’s lunch break was over, Celina’s phone buzzed. It was her.

“Girl, got time for some gossip?”

“Always. Spill it!”

“You’re