I have a dirty secret I’m going to share with you— I’m a huge procrastinator.I’ve been working on this for many years and while I’ve gotten better, I still haven’t completely kicked the habit to the curb yet.A great example of this is back in high school when I asked my math genius dad to help me...

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The top five no-joke books that totally saved my (creative) life
Books have been my lifesaver since I was a kid, for sure, but as a writer trying to, well, figure out writing, there have been many along that way that I credit with putting me on the right path. Don’t get me wrong, there are tons of books that I feel like my life is better for having read, and my...
My dad’s (bad) advice
When I was getting ready to declare my major in college, my parents asked me what I had decided. Of course, I’d known since I was probably seven years old that I wanted to be a writer, so of course my major would be English. (I know, I know, there’s fancier programs for writers out there, but I...
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