![]() ![]() So even while practicing law, I still yearned to create original stories.” She started a draft of All Her Little Secrets and wrote approximately 75 percent of it. “In fact,” she says, “I decided being a lawyer would be a good fit because lawyers must read and write so much. Asked how she reached such an unexpected level of success, Morris replies, “The hard way-13 years and tons of rejections!” It was clear this was a woman on the rise-but it wasn’t always that way. It won the 2022 Lefty Award for Best Debut Mystery Novel and the 2022 Georgia Author of the Year for Best First Novel and was nominated for an Anthony, the Macavity, and the Strand Critics Award. Not only was it critically acclaimed by the major reviewers, it was named one of the “Best Books of 2021” by Hudson Booksellers, selected as a Book Buzz Pick by Good Morning America, and serialized in Entertainment Weekly. Her debut, All Her Little Secrets, blew up the crime writing world. Morris is one of the few to ride that tornado. Georgia author and practicing attorney Wanda M. ![]() It’s what every writer dreams of but few achieve-a novel that hits the shelves like a tornado, scooping up accolades and awards with the power of a thousand winds. ![]()
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