HeyJaredBlue Hour
Reflections on reading, writing, and specific ordinary feelings.
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Writing my novel forced me to grow up (opens the original)
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The other day, while I was crying/catastrophizing/raising domestic hell over a mean Amazon review of my debut novel, my boyfriend Jacob said to me, as I was splayed horizontally with my face buried in his lap like a cartoon depiction of misery, that I was becoming more “mature.” He felt this whole thing - writing and publishing a novel, throwing it into the public arena - would see me grow at rates previously unheard of in my life, including childhood. Easy for you to say!!!!, I cried, and HOW d
KITTEN. OUT TODAY. (opens the original)
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My debut novel Kitten is officially out everywhere today you can buy it here, or from your local indieI’ll be running around bookstores in Brooklyn signing copies and trying not to freak out(the first bookstore I’m visiting is Center for Fiction, which amazingly longlisted Kitten for its First Novel Prize, eek)Thank you for reading and supporting and, importantly, waiting alongside me, I know I’ve been talking about it for eternitiesHad m
Kitten is going on tour! (opens the original)
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Dear Blue Hour readers,I can’t believe I’ve forgotten to do the very basic task of letting you all know that I am going on tour to promote Kitten soon! In the US and the UK! I would love to see you there. I used to work in publicity, so there is still little that strikes more fear in my heart than the idea of an empty room. All details and links below. If you’re around in one of these cities, I would be so honored and happy to see you. USANew York🥂 Launch at McNally Jackson S
"I am determined to write a novel." (opens the original)
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I’ve kept a journal my whole life, but I rarely revisit old entries. When I do, I usually feel embarrassed by the myopic bouts of emotion that led me to the page — God, did I care about myself that much? I feel a strong to edit my past self. Erase a word here, strike out a clumsy sentence there, rewrite whole entries with the clarity of hindsight. The other day, I found my old journal, the one I kept from from 2020-2025 (I journal consistently but rather infrequently). Flicking through, I came u
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