UC criminal justice professor, publishes her first crime novel, “Certain Truths”

Initially, Wyler's fascination for writing began during her childhood, writing short stories to share with her parents. Over time, this fascination evolved into a proficient skill that she continued to perfect, with it eventually developing into her status as a published author. The process of creating the novel progressed throughout Wyler's career while working in a courtroom, as she adapted elements of her experiences into the story. In total, the ideas for Certain Truths took over 25 years to culminate into one complete project, which Wyler dedicated a large majority of her time to during the early stages of the pandemic in 2020. With a substantial amount of free time on her hands, Wyler compiled her ongoing work into one cohesive story. However, writing the novel required Stephanie to study and revise her writing style before publishing. Transitioning from a fact-based style of writing, which had become second nature to her while working in a courtroom, Wyler had to learn a completely different type of expression while writing Certain Truths, focusing more on detailed descriptions.

After completing her final copy of the novel in 2021, Wyler began the process of getting her writing published, which she expected to be a long and tedious journey of rejections from publishing agencies. Despite her expectation of facing more rejection, Wyler was given a publishing deal upon submitting her work for the first time. Within the agreement, Certain Truths was first released in paperback in November 2021, with digital formats being available at the beginning of 2022.