Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, and Nicola Yoon, Woodfolk authored Blackout. She released the first installment in the Flyy Girls series on September 1, 2020, called Lux: The New Girl. The author skillfully voices the pain of unexpectedly losing a close friend and explores the choice to remain open despite the risk of future heartache.' In a review by Kirkus, it was described: '.Woodfolk's novel seamlessly interweaves alternating timelines while making Shakespeare relevant to teens. When You Were Everything received a starred review from Publishers Weekly. It focuses on the dissolution of a friendship.

Woodfolk's second YA book, When You Were Everything, was released on Maby Delacorte. In a starred review, School Library Journal wrote, 'In her debut, Woodfolk has written a lovely and introspective coming-of-age novel that fully captures the way friendship, music, family, and romance dovetail to create a young person’s identity.' The book received positive critical reception. She used her own issues with anxiety and experiencing using music as a therapeutic tool to inform the events of the book.

The book centers on three teenagers who 'find courage and comfort in the aftermath of a tragic loss.' It was released on Maand published by Penguin Random House. Working full-time in marketing for a children's book publisher, Woodfolk wrote her first published book, The Beauty That Remains, on the weekends and in the evenings. She is the author of the young adult books The Beauty That Remains (2018) and When You Were Everything (2020).

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