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Olivia J. Bennett
author | editor | artist
Hey, I'm Olivia J. Bennett, the award-winning and genre-bending author of contemporary, fantasy, and horror. My most recent work is Casually Homicidal, a YA road trip thriller perfect for fans of Netflix's The End of the F***ing World and John Green's Paper Towns. I wear several hats as an art teacher, author, and freelance editor. When not creating, I'm most likely baking cookies, binge-watching Naruto or Lost with my partner, or cuddling my two cats. I'm usually somewhere between the corn and the big blue sky of Illinois.
About Me
a road trip sundae
with existential crisis whipped cream
and a cherry of murder on top
Hendrix Williams is an aspiring serial killer; Michelle "Arden" Campbell is neck-deep in existential angst. When they both graduate high school and leave their small town behind, Arden is just looking for someone who might finally understand her—but Hendrix is looking for his first human victim.
Journey through the Pacific Northwest with two misfit teens as they crash in motel rooms, meet fellow travelers both intimidating and heartfelt, and keep secrets from each other that will rip their lives apart.
Olivia offers comprehensive editorial services, from copy, line and developmental editing to book coaching. As an award-winning author and English graduate with a professional educator license, Olivia has extensive knowledge of not only literary technique but evidence-based methods to help every writer be their best!
As an intern with SnowRidge Press, Olivia learned the ropes in the publishing industry while growing her freelance clientele. Olivia is excited to help you make your story the best it can be!
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