HeyJaredThe Rogue Diary
3x Goodreads Choice Award-nominated author sharing dark and sultry works.
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No, I’m Not Your ‘Daddy Kink’ Writer: Notes from a Shinedown Concert (opens the original)
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I recently went to a Shinedown concert on a Tuesday night. The local amphitheater is small & not very well known, so they could only get the band for a weeknight. Normally, I wouldn’t go out for a concert during the week, but I’m trying to get out of the house more, & I ended up paying for it with a terrible neck ache that kept me home from work the next day, but that’s enough about my middle-aged struggles.When I heard about the Shinedown concert, I thought I recognized some of their songs. Hon
Finding Creativity on the Road: My Weekend at Books and Booze in Hermann, MO (opens the original)
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Read directly on my website here.A few weeks ago, I traveled to Hermann, MO, for a book signing called Books & Booze. It was their first event, & I wasn’t sure what to expect, so I got a half table. A fact that completely slipped my mind until I got there with way too much stuff for such a small space. Luckily, I packed a new folding pub table I had purchased for events.Since I was in a corner of the building, I was able to set up my table & my new folding shelf easily. Th
August Personal Curriculum (opens the original)
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Attention · Writing · WellbeingWhy These Subjects (August Edition)Over the last few years, my attention has slowly become fragmented & quite embarrassing. I want to create, yes, but I am so damn tired from day-to-day life & the constant nonsense being stuffed down our throats that when I get time to write, I am an empty shell.It’s not because I don’t know what I want to create—I have three more Something Like Love books half written, three more Red Note books started, a dark romance duet partial
The Magic Is Gone: Reclaiming the Joy of Being an Author (opens the original)
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Read directly on my website here.Picture it: your dream author career. You wake with the sun. You take a walk, then drink your coffee. You stretch your body, practicing yoga in the morning as lo-fi music plays in the house while a spring breeze flows through the window. You make your way to your office, check your email, send a few replies, then pull out your planner and tracking sheet. You put your fingers to the keyboard and create. Little worlds expand under your touch. They cry out, take to
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