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Derek Milman

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Derek Milman was born in New York City, but grew up in Westchester, NY, where he wrote and published a successful underground humor magazine that caught the attention of the New York Times, who wrote a profile on him at the age of 14.

Derek studied English, Creative Writing, and Theater at Northwestern University. He began his career as a playwright (his first play was staged in New York City when he was just out of college), and earned an MFA in acting at the Yale School of Drama.

Derek has performed on stages across the country, and appeared in numerous TV shows and films, working with two Academy Award winning film directors.

Scream All Night was Derek's debut YA novel. Swipe Right for Murder is his second novel for young adults. It was re
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Derek Milman The empty wooden house, smelling of rot and fermented licorice, was littered with brown-stained bandages, in piles on the cracked floorboards. Through…moreThe empty wooden house, smelling of rot and fermented licorice, was littered with brown-stained bandages, in piles on the cracked floorboards. Through the grimy, broken windows, she could see their un-bandaged, desiccated bodies high up in the trees, tangled in the branches, dead amber eyes staring in at her, waiting.(less)
Derek Milman If you have a list of films that have inspired you, find their screenplays, and read them. If you want to write fiction, read widely within your genre…moreIf you have a list of films that have inspired you, find their screenplays, and read them. If you want to write fiction, read widely within your genre, stay true to your voice and your vision, but find a critique partner (or group) who can give you objective early feedback about your work and your progress. I hope this helps, and I wish you the best of luck! -D (less)
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Swipe Right for Murder

3.55 avg rating — 2,673 ratings — published 2019 — 10 editions
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Scream All Night

3.80 avg rating — 1,509 ratings — published 2018 — 7 editions
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A Darker Mischief

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Moldavia movies

Yes, they all have plots!

Selected filmography of Moldavia movies mentioned in SCREAM ALL NIGHT can be found here
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UPDATE 7/3: A Darker Mischief is now out in the world. I hope you all love it. This is my first book to receive multiple starred reviews.

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“The sun is up now, revealing all of us for what we really are.
And it's fucking blinding.”
Derek Milman, Scream All Night

“There won't be any more tornadoes for you, he says, They've all blown away, tucked back into the sky.”
Derek Milman, Swipe Right for Murder

“The spiders will always hatch out of the flowers. But now I like to think about the moments before, when they're just flowers, blooming, and they can be pinched closed, so all that prettiness last a little longer before the inevitable horror comes.”
Derek Milman, Scream All Night

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