To the Salad Naysayers

Adding a little lifestyle content to my writing and wandering blog… Someone told me the other day that they “don’t like salads.” My response to that is: that’s because you’re doing it wrong. So, how to do it right? Start with an interesting green as a base (arugula, kale, swiss chard) and not one of […]

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The Best Books to Read at the Beach

A few years ago, I went to St. John with my boyfriend and his family. I packed an eclectic mix of books, as I tend to do on trips. One of them was Neil Gaiman’s American Gods, which had been recommended to me by several people.

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3 Ways To Find Critique Partners

Critique partners: do you need them?

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On The Power Of Saying No

Lesson of the week: say no. You may think you’re doing the right thing by saying yes when people ask you to meet their new baby/catch up over happy hour/attend a writing critique session, but when you go three nights in a row not getting home until after ten and subsequently not getting enough sleep, […]

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MK’s Book Reviews: Lady Midnight

I finished the 600+ page new installment in Cassandra Clare’s (neverending) Shadowhunter series earlier this week, and…

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The Best New App for Bibliophiles

Just a quick post to say that I am obsessed with Litsy, a new app that’s kind of like what would happen if Instagram and Goodreads had a baby, and you should all go download it and be obsessed along with me. You know when you’re reading a book and you just want to yell out […]

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Writing Tip: How To Write Teenagers Realistically

After spending five years on a manuscript that still isn’t publisher-ready, I have learned the hard way that there’s a delicate balance you need to walk when writing a compelling teenage protagonist. Here, and I’ll be as brief as possible, is what I’ve learned…

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Things Making Me Think

Happy Friday! This week was not great for me, but it’s over now (the work-week part, anyways). I have very little in the way of plans this weekend, which makes me quite happy. Taking a slightly different approach to this post this week. Let’s see if people (including me) like it. Something I’ve learned (about […]

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On Trying (and Failing) To Get Everything Done

I caught myself feeling a bit down the other day, and I knew precisely why…

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Writing Tip: On Characters’ Physical Descriptions

Just a quick post today on something I noticed in a recent read…

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