Yesterday I chatted with an aspiring writer/performer about how the hell she’s going to become a successful writer/performer. This motivated, passionate, go-getter went to my alma mater, Boston College (so very sorry Matt Ryan…). She found her way to me through my sister who was in her same a cappella group that has an alumni network she used to ask if anyone could help her …
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I caught an NPR interview with novelist Toni Morrison as I was driving home yesterday. Did you know that Toni Morrison – the Nobel Prize, Pulitzer Prize and Presidential Medal of Freedom winning writer (among a million other awards) did not start writing until she was 39 years old?! Also her real name is Chloe but it accidentally changed to Toni, which is short for …
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So in a pretty bummer turn of events, I no longer know how to read. Words, yes. Sentences, for the most part. But full paragraphs, an article, a book – no way. This may seem surprising slash impossible because I am a writer. I deal in words all day every day, on purpose and for money. But I can’t read those either which proves this isn’t …
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It recently dawned on a new section of my brain that I might be an artist. Well, I shouldn’t say new section. It’s more like a section that didn’t previously hold this truth to be self evident: that I spend most days coming up with ideas in my head that I then turn into words on some form of page – that this pretty …
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[*5,000 points if you can identify 1. this “have an affair” related photo and 2. the other, world’s-best-movie it inspired] Three (exciting) things lead to this (kind of weird) blog post. One – I started a new job last week (!!!) that has me in a writers room working for much of the day. This is the first time I’ve spent that much time away from …
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Re-posting this oldie but goodie in honor of the quickie writer’s retreat I’m on with my friend Melissa. The featured photo is the ACE HOTEL + SWIM CLUB in Palm Springs, which is where we’re retreating. Hey, if you’re going to write for 6 hours straight you may as well do it in paradise. Other than the venue change from our earlier retreat to Big …
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This will be the last DEAD RINGER post for bit, so I figured I’d go out with a butt. It will come as no surprise to you that I love a cocktail party almost as much as I love a cocktail party outfit. I also think you’re well aware of how significant this whole DEAD RINGER book release has been to my life/career/self-worth/ability to sleep at …
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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 …
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I can’t say that I necessarily decided that I should be a writer one day. I was always writing, and I always loved to write. I started this blog five years before I left my marketing career, and at that point I had several scripts and plays under my belt. But at some point in my mid-twenties my goal shifted from I want to be a person …
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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 …
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