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What happens when a queer, non-binary femme who is also fat, kinky, and poly tries to keep her values (and wits) while BUILDING AN ONLINE EDUCATIONAL COMPANY FOR WRITERS and PUBLISHING HER DEBUT NOVEL? We’re about to find out together.
When someone tells me they can’t write a book because they have ADHD, I get excited. Why?...
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When someone tells me they can’t write a book because they have ADHD, I get excited. Why? Because I believe ADHD isn’t a barrier to writing – it’s actually a superpower for creative...
On Christmas Eve, I found myself rushed to the hospital with stabbing pain in my back so intense I could barely breathe. I felt like I’d swallowed a sword. For the first time in my life, when a...
During my book launch for Because Fat Girl, I experienced something that completely changed my perspective on rest. As we made plans to launch Because Fat Girl out into the world, I cleared my...
My overnight success took twenty years. Right now, my novel, BECAUSE FAT GIRL, is in the bestsellers section of airports across the country. While I don’t yet have actual numbers, I can...
Why Knowing the Law Matters While in law school, I interned at the National Center for Lesbian Rights and worked on their legal helpline. I spent months helping non-biological parents gain...
Are you afraid of putting yourself out there on the Internet {{ subscriber.first_name | strip | default: “” }}? Sometimes it can be really hard for me to exist in a queer, fat...
My local fiction-focused bookstore just sent out a list of the LGBTQIA+ books that have come out between last pride and this one. Mind you, they’re a store that actively seeks out LGBTQIA+...
This summer, I want you to start a torrid love affair with your creative self.
Romance your writerly side.
Make love to your muses.
Date yourself.
Here are some ideas to get you started...
Have you ever just completely lost your desire to do something you love? This winter, I lost my desire to be a writer. Really, I lost my desire to do anything. Between my nephew dying of cancer, the...