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I Registered for the 3-Day Novel Contest Because Life was Going Just a Bit Too Well for Me
It’s possible I am some sort of masochist  If you had asked me a year ago if it was possible to write a novel in three days, I would...
Aug 13 min read


The Seven-Year Long Mistake I Made Writing ALU
Somewhere between writing skill and a marketable idea is where a book get published If you’ve been following along with this blog from...
Jul 255 min read


I Spent a Semester Studying Abroad in Amsterdam and you all had no idea
Get pranked  While you were all sitting at home reading my blog, probably thinking I was writing from my cozy hometown, I was in fact in...
Jul 184 min read


Mastery of Writing Takes a Lot More than 10,000 Hours
I’d throw hands with Malcolm Gladwell if I saw him on the street Malcolm Gladwell is the guy who said that it takes at least 10,000 hours...
Jun 272 min read


My Rocky Relationship with Social Media
I’d say I was born in the wrong generation but I really like having gay rights @gatesannai on Instagram I am not a very good Gen Z. My...
Jun 203 min read


Facing the Blank Page
Writing is scary My manuscript printed for editing I say often that facing the blank page is the most exciting part of writing. I...
Apr 252 min read


Being an Aspiring Author is a Full-Time Job and I’m Not Even Getting Paid
To be clear... I love it. I tell this story often. What got me into writing as a little kid was that it was the one thing I was better at...
Apr 122 min read
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