Teresa Richards

Here’s a little book aesthetic for Last to Leave, featuring a little mystery with a splash of 20s flair! Oh, and a reminder that the only thing more important than whodunit in this murder mystery, is who has the most fans. 👍🏻❤️👍🏾

This YA contemporary mystery is coming out summer of 2026!

#2026Debuts author intro post. This is me. Let’s be friends!

Starting tomorrow I’ll be doing this month-long Meet The #2026Debuts series over on IG with some of my fellow authors debuting next year. For me, 2026 is my trad debut year, since my current books are published by a digital-focused press. I’ll share some of the posts here, too, just for fun.

I realized that I do, in fact, have a perfectly good reason for being a night owl. Nighttime me doesn’t trust morning me, simple as that. And with good reason—morning me is the worst! Can’t get her to do ANYTHING #authorlife #writerproblems

Starting a big revision today and saying goodbye to some of my very favorite word babies. 😭 🫣 😩 This part is SO hard!!! #amediting #writerslife

A week ago it was 16 degrees outside. 🥶 Today it is 70!! ☀️ Best birthday gift evah!

Lol so cute!

Yep!!

Oof, I’m sorry! Hope things get better soon

😳 courting chaos is a great way to put it! Good luck!!

Update: I’m leaning into the chaos and going with the two-new-manuscripts-at-a-time thing. So far, so good! #kidlit #amwriting #yaauthor #writerlife

lol that’s awesome!

Yep. We’re getting there, slowly!

Yes for different stages—I feel like I could do that! These are both in the very early phase, but I might still try. We’ll see…

No way!!! How do you keep all the plot lines straight?

Ooh, yeah that’s tough! But you’re doing it hoorah! Mine are at least for different age groups, but I’m still thinking it could end badly. Or maybe it’ll be amazing and when I get tired of working on one I can jump to the other 🤷‍♀️

Whichever one you guess, you’ll be wrong. That’s what kind of teens they are 😂

On a scale of One to This-Is-A-Truly-Terrible-Idea, where does starting two new manuscripts at the same time fall? Bc I’m a chapter into each and I really truly can’t stop either one. Halp! #kidlit #amwriting #writerlife #writingcommunity

YEP!

A strainer full of hard boiled eggs, each with a different funny face drawn on in sharpie

Life with teens 😂🙄

Hi!! I’m a writer of YA contemporary and spec fiction. My fourth novel (FLIPPIN’ SKATERS) came out earlier this year with Evernight Teen, and I’m currently on submission with another. Thinking of venturing into the MG space with my next project. Looking forward to connecting with some new friends!

It feels a little idealistic at times, but it’s also got some great quotable moments!

“Change is scary. But you know what’s scarier? To be the same person in twenty years that you are today.”

Heard this on Sweet Magnolias and I have been thinking about it ALL day. As one who is generally anti-change, this is giving me Feels.

Well hello, BlueSky!