HeyJaredKiss & Tell with MK
I'm MK Allen, an award-winning author and screenwriter, novelist, and storyteller passionate about sharing the craft, the chaos, and the heart behind writing.
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Writing Life Wednesday: It’s a very special day. (opens the original)
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From the Archives: Mechanics Monday (opens the original)
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Note: This originally ran during the early days of Kiss & Tell with MK. I was actually in the middle of doing rewrite number 7 million on Emergency Contacts. I’ve come a looooong way since then, as you can see in my writing style. I was about to graduate with my MA, so everything feels very educational (blame it on my TBR list being replaced with textbooks for 2 years).So much has changed since I wrote this. I graduated (yay). I won a writing award for my unpublished memoir. I got a freaking boo
Writing Life Wednesday (opens the original)
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Mechanics Monday (opens the original)
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Writing Life Wednesday (opens the original)
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