Posts tagged book
My Book, Sleeping With A Stranger

This past week, I let my friend read the first draft of my book.

Why is it harder to let people you know and love read the personal stuff? I'd much rather let strangers read it!

My friend Lindsey has been a best friend since I was eight. When I wrote the book, I wrote as if she was the only one reading it. That helped me not become totally overwhelmed by fear of judgement from my future readers. Lindsey is the least judgmental person I know.

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I Went Dark Last Month

I went dark on my instagram feed two weeks ago. I had given myself one week to write a book, and I needed total focus to make that happen.

For that one week, I holed up in a hotel in downtown Little Rock and went to work! It was grueling; a total marathon. But I got my draft to the editor by the deadline, and it felt darn good getting everything down on paper (or virtual paper, at least).

In the week since I turned in my draft, I've felt a little funky, like I have a writing hangover.

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