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It started with talking about being an author and my books and writer stuff but now I do that plus throw in clothes, design, and pop culture musings. It's the Wild West here!
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On Making a Home (opens the original)
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Last year, I made a broad proclamation on here that we were going to redo our bathroom. I had no idea that summer was going to be one taken over by a little animated film my husband directed, and that the next nine months of our lives would be completely thrown into upheaval.Thanks to that movie, we now have the resources to redo not just that bathroom, but our son’s, and the kitchen. I’ve hired my brilliant friend Meredith to help us out and we’re determined to freaking do it already. (Find you
On Meeting Your Deadline (opens the original)
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My book was due Tuesday and I turned it in Monday. If you’re not an author, this may seem like whatever to you. But for me, this is tantamount to being valedictorian of deadlines. Because of this, I am taking this whole week off to do whatever I feel like. And today, that is not writing. I lifted weights, ate some food, and now will be showering and going shopping.READ 📚<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nuy-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progress
On Obsessions (opens the original)
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Last weekend, I finally watched Obsession. I had been avoiding it for scary-movie-weenie reasons, but I am so glad I did. Like everyone else on planet Earth, I loved it. It reminded me that young people are the most creative purveyors of fresh, new art, and that they are probably the ones who will save the film industry. <div class="captioned-image-container"
On Summer Reads (opens the original)
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This was not a relaxing summer. It was, as my writer friend and I have described it, a work-hard summer. This is nothing new for me, I am almost always finding myself on a deadline during this season everyone else seems to love. I’ve never had a hot vax summer, hot girl summer, tomato girl summer, or brat summer. It’s always been a work-hard kinda season for me.So, I didn’t get to read as much as I did last Spring, but there was still plenty to love. You will see that it was mostly romance writt
On Strength (opens the original)
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As a YA author, I did a lot of school visits. In these visits I would do a presentation about my journey to becoming an author. As a child, I never knew writing books was a viable job, and that possibility is what I wanted to offer any burgeoning authors at these schools. I always started with this slide:<div class="im
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