The Heartbreakers (26 page)

The creation of
The
Heartbreakers
was in no way a one-woman operation, and there were countless people involved in making this possible. Although their names are not printed on the cover like mine, their efforts can be found on each page and in every word.

Firstly, I have to thank my amazing army of fans on Wattpad who are just as much the author of this book as I am. They supported and shaped this story before I ever dreamed of having it published. As I’ve said in the past, without them I would be nowhere.

Second, the Sourcebooks team, specifically my editor, Aubrey Poole, who saw my vision before I had a clear picture of it. This manuscript came to her as a serialized mess, and she was the guiding hand that helped me turn it into a novel.

To the extraordinary people at Wattpad, especially Caitlin and Ashleigh, who acted as my makeshift agents before I had one. I’d also like to thank Chloe Larby, Asha Clarke, and Laura Stracey for helping me write Oliver’s song to Stella. I’m no Taylor Swift, but I think we did pretty dang good.

Thank you to Grandma Fletcher, who acted as my own personal copy editor; to my mother, for listening to my endless rants and soothing my frustrations with a good bottle of wine; and finally to Jared, my husband, for being my own special star—not only did you give me the opportunity to chase my dreams, but you put up with my writing storms, late nights, and panicking.

Ali Novak is a twenty-three-year-old Wisconsin native and recent graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s creative writing program. She started writing her debut novel
My
Life
with
the
Walter
Boys
when she was only fifteen, and since then, her work has received more than one hundred million hits online. When she isn’t writing, Ali enjoys Netflix marathons and traveling with her husband, Jared. You can follow Ali on Wattpad and Twitter
@Fallzswimmer
.

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