author of PRINCESS SWAP series (@randomhousekids, starting winter 2025) | Brand +marketing consultant | Probably listening to Broadway | Rep'd @ktliterary

Joined January 2012
writing should be hard lmao. you’re supposed to be stuck. life is painful and then gives way to beauty you losers. we are going to create a bunch of people who feel miserable bc they don’t have the satisfaction of the labor of making something. efficiency is boring.
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She wears short skirts, I haunt an opera She's cheer captain, and I haunt an opera
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“Write from the place as if what you have to say is too dangerous to be published in your lifetime.” —Sandra Cisneros in @ArizonaMFA colloquium this am
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"Whatever you're meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible." ~ Doris Lessing
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“A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.” ― Thomas Mann #NaNoWriMo #NationalAuthorsDay
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Give the dollar you would've spent getting coconut milk in your latte today on helping the next generation of women writers.
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Kim Bussing retweeted
Saturday night is perfect for writers because other people have "plans.”
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There's gotta be someone who's 200 years old but just isn't talking about it.
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Amy Schumer shows us why being a Disney princess would actually suck bzfd.it/1Ie7p6a
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Issue 7 is live! Read stellar stories from Chris Sumberg/@streeterkathryn/@kimbussing + an interview w Lacy Johnson! storyhouston.com/
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Ahhh yes of course, I adore wine. I especially love [looks down at bottle of Pinot Grigio] peanut Gregorio
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Why indie bookstores are on the rise again: slate.me/1qcJL1M
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Something has gone very wrong if we'll pay $5 for a greeting card, $3 for gift wrap, but resent paying more than $2.99 for a book.
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Early Hemingway manuscripts reveal how he crafted his famous writing style theatln.tc/1rfyThk
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Westros Weddings are why I always wait a year to buy a gift #TheDeadDontNeedJuicers
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“I found page in my notebook that just says ‘cat videos,’ and I wish I could remember what I was referencing.”
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From Pompeii: The Afterlife of a Roman Town – review gu.com/p/3z8bc/tw
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#1: If I get a message with a typo, I'll analyze the letter placement on the keyboard to assess if it's justified or not.
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What Americans order at Starbucks theatln.tc/1oyAsZD
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The only way that the "How I Met Your Mother" finale could have been more awkward was if it was told from Snape's POV.
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