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*News! GEEKS has been voted The BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF 2011!*

In the style of Pledged and The Overachievers: THE GEEKS SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH: POPULARITY, QUIRK THEORY, AND WHY OUTSIDERS THRIVE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. See alexandrarobbins.com/geeks for details.

New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Robbins is an investigative journalist who has written for a variety of publications, including The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, The Atlantic Monthly, The Washington Post, Cosmopolitan, and Forbes. Robbins regularly appears in the national media, on shows such as "60 Minutes," "The Oprah Winfrey Show," "The Today Show," "The View," "The Colbert Report" and "Anderson Cooper 360."

The winner of the 2007 Heartsongs Award for contributions to the mental...more


I get a lot of questions from readers and aspiring writers about what my "process" is. Today I started writing my next book, so I figured I should write a post about how I begin. (Note, though, that I started the actual reporting a long time ago.)

So this is what I've done so far today:

ALEXANDRA'S WRITING PROCESS:

1) Write three sentences.
2) Snack time!
3) Write a paragraph. Woo!
4) Still hungry. W... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on January 06, 2012 11:06 • 419 views
Average rating: 3.32 · 11,177 ratings · 1,665 reviews · 7 distinct works · Similar authors
Pledged: The Secret Life of...
3.11 of 5 stars 3.11 avg rating — 5,752 ratings — published 2004 — 10 editions
The Geeks Shall Inherit the...
3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 2,780 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions
The Overachievers: The Secr...
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 1,383 ratings — published 2006 — 10 editions
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message 20: by Eric

Eric Birk Thank you for becoming my Goodreads friend.
Eric


message 19: by Amy

Amy Armstrong Hi Alexandra, thanks for the friendship!


message 18: by Georges

Georges Kariotis ............................................ Hi Alexandra!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for your friendship!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy reading!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Christine Hatfield thanks for being my friend


message 16: by Andrea

Andrea Thanks for the friendship:)


message 15: by Robert

Robert Thanks for accepting my friend request, Alexandra.


message 14: by Maryann

Maryann Congratulations on your novel voted best non-fiction :)


message 13: by Krisi

Krisi Bacher I'm a college senior, and I just wanted to tell you after I read Overachievers, I got to feel better about myself. I am no where near the level of most of the students in your book, but I feel like the overachievers, and the things they're struggling with is very over looked. I used it as a topic starter in one of my education classes.


message 12: by Mona (last edited Nov 18, 2011 12:32pm)

Mona Oh, I subscribe to Marie Claire, one of my favorite zines. I'll definitely check out the interview.


message 11: by Mona

Mona Hello Alexandra :)

Voted! Good luck.


Alexandra Robbins Josh wrote: "Hi Ms. Robbins, I'm quite honored to be your Goodreads friend! I loved The Overachievers. Keep up the great work!"

Thanks, Josh! Goodreads friends can drop the Ms. - you can just call me Alexandra : )


message 9: by Josh

Josh Newman Hi Ms. Robbins, I'm quite honored to be your Goodreads friend! I loved The Overachievers. Keep up the great work!


Alexandra Robbins Kelly/yllektra wrote: "Thanks for adding me! :)"
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Kelly/yllektra Thanks for adding me! :)


Alexandra Robbins Amy wrote: "I just read your interview in Marie Claire! Loved it & I can't wait to read the new book!"

Thanks, Amy!


message 5: by Amy

Amy I just read your interview in Marie Claire! Loved it & I can't wait to read the new book!


Colton Manbeck Not a whole lot! I had to join this for school so I am not entirely sure if ill ever be on again.


Alexandra Robbins Amy wrote: "I read your book Pledged & I loved it!! Great writing!"

Thanks, Amy!


message 2: by Amy

Amy I read your book Pledged & I loved it!! Great writing!


Maryann I'm honoured by your add, Ms.Robbins. Thanks so much, Good luck in your later endeavours :) Hope I can read more of your work.


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