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Straight From the Tortured Poets Department

Tomorrow, I release a book. A poetry book. No one is more surprised than me. For most of my life, the idea of me publishing poetry was about as likely as the Sears Demon™ winning a Pulitzer. I sat through two semesters of poetry workshops in college, where the general consensus seemed to be: maybe

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My Author Bio is a Lie Brought to You by ADHD

I have no words to truly describe the absolute wild ride that has been 2025 so far, so I’m not going to even bother. Instead I’m going to quietly accept that it is somehow already March and just move on. It is Sunday afternoon as I sit and write this. Sundays are typically my day

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It’s Like a Novel… But Shorter

Someone offered me adderall the other day and I’m starting to think I should have taken it.  For legal reasons… that was a joke? I’ve never actually taken adderall but I’ve been told many times that I should be on it.  Oh, what would my life be like if I was properly medicated? It’s just

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So Many Words, So Little Time

I can say for certain that one of my many pet peeves is when someone tells me I have the same amount of hours as some celebrity. We’ve all heard it before, especially when it comes to creative pursuits and telling you that you can accomplish so much because we all have the same amount

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How to Survive NaNoWriMo Without Losing Your NaNo-mind: A Tale of Two Years and Zero Mythical Circuses

Ah, NaNoWriMo – that time of year when writers around the world attempt to churn out 50,000 words in 30 days. It’s a daunting task, to say the least. And many are able to accomplish that goal with flying colors and I say, good for them. Even though NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is in

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I Solemnly Swear That I’m *probably* Not Dead

Greetings from the solitude of my bedroom where I have decided to take refuge for the day since I’m so exhausted by life that the concept of doing anything other than eating, drinking and going to the bathroom is unfathomable. A large chunk of my “sit down and write” energy has been concentrated on finishing

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I’m Not Freaking Out, You’re Freaking Out

Okay. Hi. I totally promise I’m not dead, though sometimes it totally feels like it. The past couple weeks have been a whirlwind and it’s so hard to be able to keep on top of everything that needs to be done. I honestly don’t know how so-called “social media moguls” keep up with it all.

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We’re In The Endgame Now

Ya’ll. I am beyond thrilled to say that we are less than a month away from my book “You’re Doing It Wrong” coming out. For anyone REALLY keeping track, that magical day is just 24 days away! You probably have it marked on your calendar already but if not go ahead and circle May 14th

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I Finally Did Something Right, It Only Took Ten Years

Ya’ll I’m gonna be honest in saying this is the most exciting blog post I think I’ll ever write. Unless I get invited onto the Ellen Degeneres show in which case I’m just going to upload a video of me screaming until I pass out. So we all have that to look forward to. So

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You’re Doing It Wrong: Til It Happens to You

UPDATE: “You’re Doing It Wrong” is now available on Amazon or wherever books are sold! Click here to buy. Okay ya’ll, take a seat because we’re going to do some real talk here and this one is not easy for me. I am posting here, what will likely be the last sneak preview of my new

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