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Notes from a creative life, with detours into narrative and nonsense.
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Mind your mental health at work
Read more: Mind your mental health at workMore often than not, I see my friends and peers (especially my fellow SCAD writing grads) in the same boat: having to take on a job because, right now, it’s the only way to eat and pay the bills. Too…
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Why Turning 26 is Really NBD
Read more: Why Turning 26 is Really NBDFor all the buildup to 25, it’s weird that I barely notice I’m turning 26 this month. It was such a cataclysmic milestone to be able to say I’m in my mid-20s. Now I’m suddenly looking down the barrel of…
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Is A Writing Degree Worth It if You Want to Be a Novelist?
Read more: Is A Writing Degree Worth It if You Want to Be a Novelist?An aspiring novelist’s perspective on studying writing: how a BFA in writing shaped my craft, career, and author journey.
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KonMari-ing the Bookshelves of a Writer
Read more: KonMari-ing the Bookshelves of a WriterWith the addition of “Tidying Up With Marie Kondo” on Netflix, I’ve seen a lot of the writers I follow on social media get their hackles up in regards to discarding any of their books. We have a tendency to…
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How my “branded image” affected my blog
Read more: How my “branded image” affected my blogOnce upon a day in 2010, I thought about blogging. I was due to start my senior year of high school at the ripe age of 16 and had just seen “Julie and Julia.” I didn’t really think blogging about…
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Social Media for Business: Bios on the Big 3 Platforms
Read more: Social Media for Business: Bios on the Big 3 PlatformsNote: This post was originally published on 08/30/2018 and contained links to third-party websites I referenced or personally recommended, but received no compensation for whatsoever. It has since been updated to include links I received compensation for including. These links…
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Interview: S.L. Baron, Author of “Vanilla Blood: A Novella”
Read more: Interview: S.L. Baron, Author of “Vanilla Blood: A Novella”Note: I reached out to S.L. Baron for this interview to help promote her new novella. I received a copy of Vanilla Blood from the author. Read more about author interviews and promotions. Earlier this year, indie author S.L. Baron…
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Prepping to Attend a Convention
Read more: Prepping to Attend a ConventionBy this point, I’ve gone to a few different conferences and conventions along the east coast. I’ve been to a tiny anime convention in Virginia Beach and I’ve been to New York Comic Con (in costume both times). I have…
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Thoughts from Kathryn Stockett: From Book to Movie
Read more: Thoughts from Kathryn Stockett: From Book to MovieWhile tearing through my closet on a great spring cleaning purge, I came across a legal pad. Unsurprisingly, it was from the college days. I flipped through just in case there was anything I might want to type into a…
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Amanda is a writer and artist currently based outside Greensboro, NC. Her background includes journalism and digital content strategy, with published nonfiction spanning food, travel, and business profiles. Her fiction features characters who follow their own codes, blurring the lines between good guys who do bad things and bad guys who do good things.
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