Looking back, Reyes realizes they should have given the draft a few more rounds of edits, but the novel still managed to draw interest from a few agents after the first round of queries. "I got peer-pressured into writing my original novel, because all my friends were writing original books, so I was like, 'Okay, I'll do it,'" they said.Īfter just one month, they completed a finished draft of The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School and decided to send it off for queries. Inspired by their friends and background in fan fiction, Reyes decided to complete the National Novel Writing Month challenge by creating an original work. Despite having one of the most popular YA books of 2022, Sonora Reyes had never published a novel before.
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