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Samantha Markum is the USA Today bestselling author of Love, Off the Record, You Wouldn't Dare, and This May End Badly. She was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, where she got her great literary start writing Newsies fan fiction in middle school. When she’s not writing, she can be found playing cozy video games, attempting to revive her half-dead house plants, and getting in bed before sunset. When she is writing, you can find her staring at the wall in search of inspiration. Visit her at samanthamarkum.com. ...more

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Are you planning on making books similar to "This may end badly"? If so I believe you should because it was amazing!!
Samantha Markum I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I'd never say never to writing more books set in this little world! I loved writing these characters, and TMEB was so fun …moreI'm so glad you enjoyed it! I'd never say never to writing more books set in this little world! I loved writing these characters, and TMEB was so fun to write. So if anyone from their corner of the universe has another story to tell, I would not deny them! As for just writing books like it, I think all of my books have and will have some version of TMEB in them - messy girls especially.(less)
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Will we get any short stories of Wells and Doe in the future?
Samantha Markum Unfortunately I think Wells and Doe's story is complete. But maybe one day, if I'm struck with inspiration, I'll do a little bonus scene! I never like…moreUnfortunately I think Wells and Doe's story is complete. But maybe one day, if I'm struck with inspiration, I'll do a little bonus scene! I never like to close a door completely!(less)
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“You shouldn’t learn to want girls to be safe when you get a sister. You should just want it. Because everyone deserves to be safe.”
― Samantha Markum, This May End Badly
tags: girls, safe, safety, sexual-assault
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“Stranger Danger.

You can't "stranger danger" someone when you asked them to date you.”
― Samantha Markum, This May End Badly
tags: dating, inside-joke, joke, stranger-danger, texts
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“I grin, imagining it.

“I can hear your creepy smile right now.”

“I don’t have a creepy smile.”

“You do when it comes to my cousin.” I frown.

“Don’t worry, his smile for you is even creepier.”

“All his smiles are creepy.”
― Samantha Markum, This May End Badly
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