Amy K. Nichols is a 2014 debut author. We met almost a year ago at a YA event and immediately clicked. We have so much in common, and Amy was a rock to lean on during those nerve-inducing public events that shy, introverted writers like me suddenly find themselves participating in.

She taught me the ins and outs of Comicon, helped me NOT get lost in Vegas, and smiled at me during my launch party speech. What more could I ask of a writer friend?

Recently, she sat down to video chat with me about her debut novel, Now That You’re Here (Duplexity, Part I), a fantastic parallel universe novel that came out in December. The flip side of the story comes out this August, so get to reading now, and you’ll be ready for it.

Here’s our chat: