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Kate Alice Marshall

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Kate Alice Marshall is the author of thrillers and horror for all ages. Her YA and Middle grade books include I AM STILL ALIVE, RULES FOR VANISHING, and THIRTEENS. Her adult thrillers include WHAT LIES IN THE WOODS and NO ONE CAN KNOW.

She lives outside of Seattle with her husband, two dogs named Vonnegut and Octavia, and two kids. They all conspire to keep her on her toes.

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I'm interested in writing books. However, I started writing my first story in 2022 but eventually put it down. I've read two of your amazing books: What Lies In The Woods and NO ONE CAN KNOW, and I must say I had goosebumps reading to the end. What inspired you first to start writing? And what was that journey like? I would love to hear from you, it might give me motivation as well, haha.

Kate Alice Marshall I decided to become a writer before I actually could write, mostly because I wanted to be just like my mom. We were a very book-centric family, and di…moreI decided to become a writer before I actually could write, mostly because I wanted to be just like my mom. We were a very book-centric family, and did family reading and told stories around the dinner table every night from a very early age, and I couldn't imagine making my life about anything else. I started getting serious about publication when I was a teenager, submitting short stories and writing my first novel in the back of class instead of paying attention (not recommended). I didn't start having much success, though, until I was in my 20s, which I credit in part to starting to read more widely and critically, and experiment with new forms and genres. The most valuable thing I did was keep pushing myself and to always be working on a new thing, so I didn't get stuck on any one failure.

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Kate Alice Marshall Daphne is a very fun and challenging character to write. For Daphne, I think her story is done--she exists in a particular context and conflict, and h…moreDaphne is a very fun and challenging character to write. For Daphne, I think her story is done--she exists in a particular context and conflict, and her story (or my part in it) is concluded. I generally don't like to pick characters back up once I've gotten them where I think they ought to be. But I would love to write a character who is like Daphne as the primary perspective in a novel--someone with a very strong and unusual point of view on the world, and a unique way of going about her goals, shall we say.(less)

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	What Lies in the Woods 3.94 avg rating — 196,006 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No One Can Know 3.65 avg rating — 78,838 ratings — published 2024 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Killing Cold 3.77 avg rating — 48,884 ratings — published 2025 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Am Still Alive 3.85 avg rating — 12,541 ratings — published 2018 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rules for Vanishing 3.72 avg rating — 12,306 ratings — published 2019 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	These Fleeting Shadows 3.58 avg rating — 7,661 ratings — published 2022 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Won't All Survive 3.65 avg rating — 4,038 ratings — published 2025 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Our Last Echoes 3.50 avg rating — 3,711 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Narrow 3.71 avg rating — 3,181 ratings — published 2023 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thirteens (Thirteens, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 1,712 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Kate Marshall answered Cam Torrens's question: Kate, Loving the audio version of What Lies in the Woods. I grew up in a small town between Olympia and Aberdeen. Is Chester based on a real Washington town? Can you share which one? You did a fantastic job with setting and characters! Chester isn't based on a specific town, but is more of an amalgam of several with a dash of "just because." I'm glad to hear it felt convincing to a true local!
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Kate Marshall answered SlothReader's question: I'm interested in writing books. However, I started writing my first story in 2022 but eventually put it down. I've read two of your amazing books: What Lies In The Woods and NO ONE CAN KNOW, and I must say I had goosebumps reading to the end. What inspired you first to start writing? And what was that journey like? I would love to hear from you, it might give me motivation as well, haha. I decided to become a writer before I actually could write, mostly because I wanted to be just like my mom. We were a very book-centric family, and did family reading and told stories around the dinner table every night from a very early age, and I c See Full Answer
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“Sometimes it seemed like the only thing I’d ever been good at was surviving being broken. I didn’t know how to be whole. So any time I felt like I was healing, I found a way to break myself again.”
― Kate Alice Marshall, What Lies in the Woods

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“What do you wear when you go to meet a ghost?”
― Kate Alice Marshall, Rules for Vanishing

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“To survive you need to learn to hold contradictory things in your head at the same time. I am going to die; I am going to live. There is nothing to fear; be wary of everything.”
― Kate Alice Marshall, I Am Still Alive

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Cutters End by Margaret Hickey

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The Snow Killer by Ross Greenwood

5 votes, 19.2%

Cross Her Heart by Melinda Leigh

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Reputation by Sarah Vaughan

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What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall

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Glass Dolls by D.E. White

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Boy Nobody by Allen Zadoff

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