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5 Things That Delighted Me in 2025: Office Lifestyle Edition
The tried-and-true productivity, organization, and office lifestyle favorites that support the life I actually have...not the one I think I should be…
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The Art of Seeking, Receiving and Applying Feedback
The six feedback principles I learned from shelving my first completed novel
Dec 27, 2025
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5 Bookish Things That Delighted Me This Month: Nov. 2025
It’s my second “five bookish things” post!
Nov 30, 2025
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My Writing, Working & Workout Routine as a Novelist with a Full-Time PR Career
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“So…how are your book sales?”
Jul 31, 2025
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All the Digital Tools I Use to Manage My Author Life
May 13, 2025
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What Am I Willing to Sacrifice to Keep My Author Dream Alive?
Nov 20, 2025
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If you’re reading this, WE DON’T TALK ABOUT CAROL is officially in bookstores
Jun 3, 2025
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Time Management is One Thing. Energy Management is Quite Another.
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What Am I Willing to Sacrifice to Keep My Author Dream Alive?
The realities of writing at the pace of publishing, and my ongoing effort to build a lasting, sustainable writing life
Nov 20, 2025
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5 Bookish Things That Delighted Me This Month
October 2025 Edition
Oct 30, 2025
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A Day in the Life of an Author on a Deadline
How a day of Book Three brainstorming turned into an edit-letter deep dive for Book Two
Oct 9, 2025
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Learning how to say ‘no’ as a debut novelist battling burnout
Plus: my “Seven Questions for Intentional Decision-Making”
Sep 11, 2025
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Finding My Way Into Book Three
Pantsing? Outlining? Crafting a synopsis? Navigating what comes next after a two-book deal.
Aug 27, 2025
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“So…how are your book sales?”
On the difference between being an ostrich with its head in the sand vs. a racehorse with blinders on
Jul 31, 2025
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Time Management is One Thing. Energy Management is Quite Another.
Battling burnout as a novelist with a full-time job
Jul 16, 2025
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Writing Room Tour!
Including links to all of my favorite pieces.
Jun 17, 2025
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If you’re reading this, WE DON’T TALK ABOUT CAROL is officially in bookstores
A letter to myself (and all of you) on navigating what happens after realizing a lifelong dream
Jun 3, 2025
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