Behind the Scenes with Kaitlyn & Michael

People always ask us the same question: How do two people actually write one book?

The truth is—it’s not just one book. It’s one world, two brains, and a whole lot of character chaos.

The Writing Process: Ping-Pong with Feelings

The way Mike and I write together has always felt like a game of emotional ping-pong. He has his characters, I have mine, and we throw them at each other like live wires. Sometimes it’s planned, sometimes it’s completely impulsive, but it always comes down to trust.

If I drop a line as Devlin that’s raw and broken, Mike might volley back with Garrett’s sarcasm, silence, or heartbreak. If Garrett pulls away, I have to decide whether Devlin crumbles, fights, or masks his feelings behind sharp words. We don’t always know what the other will write next—and that’s the magic.

It makes the story feel alive. Unscripted. Like we’re discovering it in real time, just as much as our readers will.

From High School Notebooks to Midnight Google Docs

We’ve been doing this since high school, sneaking scenes into notebooks and passing them back and forth in class. Back then, it was instinct, obsession, and a little chaos. Now it’s instinct, obsession, chaos… plus years of learning how to trust the process.

We’ve learned how to listen to each other’s writing. How to let the characters lead instead of forcing them into neat little boxes. How to hold space when a scene hits too hard, and how to lean in when things start spiraling into something good.

Building a World Without Blueprints

We don’t sit down and map out every chapter like a blueprint. Instead, High Tech Low Life came together scene by scene, reaction by reaction—like sparks catching in the dark. Each moment was built on instinct and emotion, stitched together by the fact that neither of us ever knew what the other was going to throw next.

That’s why the world feels messy, unpredictable, human. Because it is.

The Characters: More Than Just Words

Devlin and Garrett aren’t just characters—they’re conversations. They’re the voice of our late-night edits, our inside jokes, our arguments about who would actually win in a fight. They carry our voices, our friendship, and sometimes even our frustrations.

They’re also stubborn as hell. We don’t force them to behave. We don’t make them say what we want. We let them choose. And trust me—they’re a handful.

Why We Keep Doing This

At the end of the day, this book isn’t just about futuristic chaos, broken gods, or neon-soaked cities. It’s about people—ourselves included. It’s about learning to trust someone else with the pieces of a story that you can’t write alone. It’s about giving characters the freedom to breathe.

Every line is a piece of both of us, woven together in a way neither of us could have done alone. That’s the heart of High Tech Low Life.

We hope that when you read it, you’ll feel that too—the mess, the friendship, the late-night edits, the moments that hit too close to home. Because High Tech Low Life isn’t just a book we wrote together. It’s the world we built together.

And we wouldn’t have it any other way.

—Kaitlyn & Michael 💜

🦾 High Tech Low Life

📅 Coming Jan 2026

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