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November 2015

Hump Day Help: Thanksgiving Edition

Jessie Rosen - November 25, 2015

Time for a very Thanksgiving Edition of Hump Day Help. Tomorrow is one of my favorite days of the year. I’ll be spending it with R and Louie at the home of two of our best friends (Michael and John). We have a tradition of bringing the appetizers. This year it’s olive tapenade, sweet pea hummus, mushroom pate, spinach dip in a bread bowl and …

10 Things I Still Don’t Know About My 32-Year-Old Body

Jessie Rosen - November 24, 2015

[Featured image via Adam Christopher Design] I am now 32 and three months old. According to recent blood work, I am in excellent health. Thanks to Class Pass, I am in the best shape of my adult life. Yesterday I gave advice to a teenager about sex and used the phrase, “your body is your temple.” And yet here is a list of 10 Things …

What Aziz Ansari Taught Me About Motherhood

Jessie Rosen - November 19, 2015

(banner image via Nerdist.com) If you’re not familiar with the new Aziz Ansari Netflix series Master Of None then open a new Internet window and look it up immediately. It is a funny, original, and poignant show that captures the 30-nothing experience better than anything I’ve seen. Congrats also to co-creator Alan Yang who is responsible for some of my favorite Parks & Rec episodes …

Hump Day Help: Aziz, a diet, a smooth foot, a laugh

Jessie Rosen - November 18, 2015

Back with more help to get you through this chilly mid-week slug. Here’s Hump Day Help, November 18th edition. Watch this new Aziz Ansari series   You know how you’re always watching out-of-touch comedies and screaming where is the depiction of the modern American 30-something experience?! At the TV? Just me? Well Master of None is that show and Aziz is brilliant as its lead. Check out the …

Ya Novel Dead Ringer

BUY MY debut YA NOVEL!

Jessie Rosen - November 11, 2015

It’s finally the big day. DEAD RINGER is here.     You can buy my debut YA novel right now and start reading on your favorite digital device immediately. Just click on the BUY IT NOW button you see on the bottom right of this fancy screen grab. It has a scintillating preview of the book’s GONE GIRL meets PRETTY LITTLE LIARS plot, just in case you need more …

Win the DEAD RINGER Cali Girl Swag Bag!

Jessie Rosen - November 9, 2015

TWO DAYS until the official DEAD RINGER release (11/11!), and we’re ramping up the excitement with an insane giveaway – the DEAD RINGER Cali Girl Swag Bag. Why “Cali Girl”? Because it’s filled with goodies that my main character Laura Rivers would totally covet. Why “Swag Bag”? It’s a little homage to the first sentence of the book. Deep breath, big smile, and remember: it’s …

How To Write A Novel While Raising A Puppy

Jessie Rosen - November 5, 2015

[Yes. It’s come to this. I’ve gone so far as to write a blog post about how to write a novel while raising a puppy to promote my novel. I am a publicity monster.] Before I get started let me be very clear about the fact that I DO NOT recommend writing a novel while raising a puppy. It should be avoided AT ALL COST, …

Hump Day Help: #DeadRinger Edition

Jessie Rosen - November 4, 2015

This week’s dose of Hump Day medicine comes in the form of the four things that helped me make it through the writing of DEAD RINGER in (mostly) one piece. I am a creature of routine and habit, plus I never met a proper carrot that I couldn’t crawl my way to with some time and patience. Not mentioned on this list is my puppy Louie who …