Alex’s dreams are about to come true. She’s lucked into an invitation to the exclusive writing retreat hosted by her favorite author. Write a book in a month for a chance at a life changing publishing deal. All she has to do is survive.

It’s a debut novel, but Julia Bartz must have had a lot of rejections before getting this book published. It’s easy to imagine she’s pouring her own experiences into this dark satire of the publishing industry.