“That’s not where my interests lie.”

I’ve been thinking a lot about this phrase lately…

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On The Necessity of Flawed Characters

Some readerly/writerly musings for your Monday…

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Learning from the Masters: on Writing Dual Timelines

Do you ever decide to write a book, then at some point during the revisions, look at it and say, wow, I made this really hard on myself?

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The Books that Taught Me the Most About: Plot

So I started writing a post about the books that have taught me the most as a writer. And I’m not talking about the “How to Write a Novel” books…

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MK’s Book Reviews: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

I read a really great book last week…

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A History of Journaling

I think I want to start journaling again, but I’m struggling with how.

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Silver Linings

I thought it was just the US that was getting scarier and scarier. Not so, apparently.

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If You Cannot Be Unafraid

This week I learned: If you cannot be unafraid, be afraid and happy. Quote taken from this beautiful book. It’s so simple, and goes along with what I want for my life, which is to worry less, be in the moment more, and yet it’s something I’ve never seen articulated so well until now. I’m […]

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Why Do You Read and/or Write Fiction?

Sometimes I get asked why I primarily read and write fiction, as opposed to nonfiction.

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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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