Bios are a necessary evil. There, I said it, er, wrote it. Let me explain. I used to hate reading bios because it seemed like an exercise in navel-gazing, which, to me, will cure insomnia faster than an Ambien. Why do some people lose all creativity when it’s time to share their expertise? A bio […]
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Being productive is challenging for me if there isn’t an immediate reward involved. It’s a sad but true fact I realized in 2014 when I sat down to write and self-publish Famous! How to Be the Star of Your Show for teen girls. Having a book deal and check in the mail can motivate anyone (in theory) to get
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My first drafts are ugly. They’re usually scribbled in a cheap, spiral notebook or on Post-Its. Once, I wrote an entire short story on a roll of paper towel because the dialogue just poured out of me. Well, that and I was too lazy to get my cheap, spiral notebook. (Side note: I reserve expensive,
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