Derek Milman

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Crafting Characters Who Drive the Plot of Your Novel with Derek Milman Build compelling characters, shape plots, and discover your writing voice in Derek Milman’s 6-week interactive workshop. Join us at WritingWorkshops.com.

I will be teaching my first online classes!
A six week seminar on crafting characters at
@WritingWorkshps

Sign up here: shorturl.at/U1Co3

loved it! Thank you :-)

Dad Horror with Nat Cassidy Podcast Episode · Books in the Freezer - A Horror Fiction Podcast · 04/22/2025 · 1h 54m

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Armchair Vacation: YA Reads In Stunning Locations | The Nerd Daily Guest post written by Nothing Bad Happens Here author Rachel Ekstrom CourageRachel Ekstrom Courage is the author of Nothing Bad Happens Here, a YA thriller set on the island of Nantucket. A literary a...

I wrote about these fabulous YA books in stunning locations by @derekmilman.bsky.social, @dianaurban.bsky.social, @sabrinafedeleaudio.bsky.social, Aashna Avachat, Olivia Worley, and KC Cast & Pintip Dunn in The Nerd Daily:

thenerddaily.com/rachel-ekstr...

#YABooks @getunderlined.bsky.social

A stack of mostly fantasy novels ranging from middle grade to adult

Sunday shelfie! The fantasy (mostly) books under my beside table. Including @derekmilman.bsky.social and, hey, my Kalamazoo story 💙📚 #booksky

Lovely!!!! :-)

it's a soft tribute to David Lynch

Muriel in Ah, Wilderness. Millie in Picnic. The female lead in Machinal. Eliza in Pygmalion. The female lead in View from the Bridge.

Well haha everyone I’m going super strong on hive social

Well I thought both women were amazing haha

I’ve heard some talk but historically horror gets overlooked a lot. Except for some noticeable exceptions.

I’m sure they’re both going to compete, no?

NYC skyline at dusk

Me writing at a bar lol

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Me!

Hello. 👋

Hi new followers! I am following everyone back as quickly as I can.

Right now I’m still mostly active on Instagram. Please find me on there:

@DerekMilman

Will be posting more here soon!

Nice to see you all.

Thank you!

Thank you!!!

I'm thrilled to announce A DARKER MISCHIEF has received its second ⭐️starred ⭐️ review - from BOOKLIST!

"Milman has a singular gift for creating atmosphere that, with a twist of the sinister, is almost painfully vivid, as is his characterization."

Thank you!

Instead of blabbering on about how long this book took me to write, going out of my mind with it, and describing the plot yet again, I'm giving this my signature impressionistic twist with a RIYL
(Recommended If You Like) - below.
Support your local Indies - if you can😘

A DARKER MISCHIEF is out in the world today!
Please enjoy these photos of me letting go of this book now, as this story, and these characters, have been in my head since 2017. OMMGGGG.😭
Buy: shorturl.at/4REVh
GR: shorturl.at/kMNh1
Launch: shorturl.at/5SaJH

Front cover for The Ones Who Come Back Hungry by Amelinda Berube

It's here, it's real, it's REALLY A BOOK

THE ONES WHO COME BACK HUNGRY, my scary, wintry vampire book, creeps onto bookshelves everywhere today!

Go sink your teeth into it

so many congrats!

I am thrilled to announce that my new YA novel, A DARKER MISCHIEF, has received a Kirkus ⭐

(This is my first Kirkus star).

"Twisted, entrhalling dark academia".

Read the full review here: shorturl.at/aXTWr

ADM is out 7/2 from Scholastic.

thank you!