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Including links to all of my favorite pieces.
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If you’re reading this, WE DON’T TALK ABOUT CAROL is officially in bookstores
A letter to myself (and all of you) on navigating what happens after realizing a lifelong dream
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All the Digital Tools I Use to Manage My Author Life
From the whiteboard software that prevents my walls from going full "Beautiful Mind" to the expense software that will partially automate my next tax…
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My Writing, Working & Workout Routine as a Novelist with a Full-Time PR Career
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All the Digital Tools I Use to Manage My Author Life
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From Concept to Final Book Cover — WE DON’T TALK ABOUT CAROL
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If you’re reading this, WE DON’T TALK ABOUT CAROL is officially in bookstores
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May ‘24: What I Learned From Surviving My First Edit Letter
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Part I: How I Found, Vetted and Secured the Literary Agent of My Dreams
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Part II: How I Found, Vetted and Secured the Literary Agent of My Dreams
The Questions I Asked on “The Call,” Asking for Author References, and How I Chose My Literary Agent
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Part I: How I Found, Vetted and Secured the Literary Agent of My Dreams
Researching, Prioritizing & Querying My List
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✨ARC Giveaway!✨WE DON'T TALK ABOUT CAROL
Exclusively for my lovely Substack subscribers
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How I Cut 30k Words From My Novel (Without Killing My Darlings)
My 10-step process to trim down my manuscript before querying literary agents
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My Writing, Working & Workout Routine as a Novelist with a Full-Time PR Career
(and yes, that headline made me tired, too)
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From Concept to Final Book Cover — WE DON’T TALK ABOUT CAROL
A behind-the-scenes glimpse at the process of developing the cover for my debut novel! Plus new & upcoming book releases I’m looking forward to.
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September ‘24: Short n’ Sweet
A lightning round-style update on all things writing, plus upcoming book releases and events I'm excited about.
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Aug. '24: What I Learned From My Shelved First Novel
Plus upcoming book releases and events I'm excited about.
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July ‘24: Recognizing That My Novel No Longer Belongs To Me
Plus upcoming book releases and events I'm excited about.
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Books Are Life
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