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For many (many) months now, I’ve been in a work (and more work)...

For many (many) months now, I’ve been in a work (and more work) phase on my new book LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER. I’m very excited about it and it’s almost done—but sometimes it’s when you’re almost at the finish line, when your legs finally say: “hey, go f-yourself.” So I was especially grateful today to be reminded that all these endless hours, in a lonely, make-believe world—do eventually amount to something real. Something that can be held in your hands. And shared. What an unexpected and much needed gift. Thank you @bnatlanticave 💗

And if you want signed copies of ANY of my books visit their brand new, very lovely Cobble Hill, Brooklyn store!

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Brooklyn ❤️💫#authorsofinstagram #authorlife #author...

Brooklyn ❤️💫

#authorsofinstagram #authorlife #author #writersofinstagram #writerlife #bestfriends #brooklyn #newyorkcity (at Brooklyn, New York)
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Rainy. Days. ❤️.#newyorkcity #newyork #author #authorlife...

Rainy. Days. ❤️.

#newyorkcity #newyork #author #authorlife #writersofinstagram #writer #citygirls (at New York City)
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Sunday morning. 📚☕️“No one lives in this room without...

Sunday morning. 📚☕️

“No one lives in this room without confronting the whiteness of the wall behind the poems, planks of books, photographs of dead heroines. Without contemplating last and late the true nature of poetry. The drive to connect. the dream of a common language.” Adrienne Rich

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A New Years Story:Last year, I posted a photo of myself in an...

A New Years Story:

Last year, I posted a photo of myself in an IronMan CA shirt and announced my plan to go for it. Among the many problems with this was that I couldn’t swim freestyle (yes, I’d swam the A. C. Half’s 1.2 mi. breastroke-ish—trust me the pack of other torpedo shaped athletes LOVED it).

Enter @annaeilinsfeld and her high EQ sit on the bottom of the pool, dive for this ten pound brick repeatedly—coaching. It worked. Anna somehow taught me to swim with my actual face in the actual water (no matter what my Apple Watch has to say about my form). THANK YOU, Anna.

Enter coach @gregoryjclose who very calmly, at our first meeting, informed me that the bike I’d been speeding around NYC on had no breaks. Who very supportively said you can definitely do the California Ironman.

But over the summer I was given the chance to work on something I’d dreamed about for years. An around-the-clock kind of situation. I did keep training. Until one day, after writing for hours and swimming an hour I exhaustedly headed out for a bike ride. And at the very bottom of the VERY, very tall hill I was living on—my tire popped very nearly sending me flying into traffic.

And even then, as I was pushing the bike back up the hill, sliding down in my bike shoes, I was like: “That’s okay. I will start again tomorrow.”

And I probably would have. Luckily at that exact moment I was listening to @cherylstrayed and @glennondoyle talk about how sometimes giving up IS a victory. And, I thought: oh, wait…

I deferred my Ironman race that day. Signed up instead for the Utah 70.3 this coming May—a compromise. (Although Greg Close did also kindly say, “I’m sorry—which race?” Apparently, Utah has hills.)

But for sure when I look back on 2022, it isn’t as the year I quit the Ironman. It’s as the year, maybe, I really learned how to swim. As for 2023, my wish is this:

To accept failure as a necessary part of every worthy thing. To know that today’s defeat is inevitably tomorrow’s wisdom. And to remember that true courage lies in the willingness to try again, whatever that really means.

Happy New Year 💗

(P.S. See you in 2023, California IronMan)

#newyearseve #newyear #author

(at Brooklyn, New York)
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#WIP 📚❤️📚#eldoctorow #writing #writingcommunity...

#WIP 📚❤️📚

#eldoctorow #writing #writingcommunity #writingcommunityofinstagram #writinginspiration #writingadvice #writingquotes #writersofinstagram #writingprompts #writerslife (at Brooklyn Writers Space)
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#WIP 📚❤️📚Give yourself the gift of reading the whole brilliant...

#WIP 📚❤️📚

Give yourself the gift of reading the whole brilliant #alexanderchee essay about his time studying with Annie Dillard — link in my bio.

#writing #writingcommunity #writingadvice #writingtips #writinglife #writer #writersofig #write #authorsofinstagram #writingquotes #writinginspiration #writingcommunity #writingmotivation #anniedillard #anniedillardquotes #amediting (at Brooklyn Writers Space)
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‘Tis the gifting season! 🎁 And this week I’ll be giving away an...

‘Tis the gifting season! 🎁 And this week I’ll be giving away an EXCLUSIVE look at my first-ever published short story—not available anywhere else! To get your copy all you have to do is sign up for my free newsletter (Link in my bio! Sign up by 12.14 to get the story on 12.15.)

Also in this month’s newsletter: a life-savingly fast cookie recipe for that holiday party you forgot all about. (Trust me: I know cookies; and forgotten parties.) Plus, podcast recs to help you survive the chaos of the season.

And don’t worry, if I’m boring you can always unsubscribe later. Happy holidays! ❄️

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Signed up to read INFINITE JEST with @center4fiction. Starts in...

Signed up to read INFINITE JEST with @center4fiction. Starts in a week. Because what says “I’m on a book deadline” more than signing up to read 1,000 page book just for fun? In my defense, I didn’t know how long it was (I know, I know). Hey, you could join me if you want—via zoom or in person! This is not a marketing ploy, but the cry of a desperate woman. If you need me, I’ll be the one at the back of the class asking every week: BUT WHY IS IT SO LONG? I expect to be VERY popular. 📚

#davidfosterwallace #infinitejest #authorlife #authorsofinstagram #writerlife #writer #writersofinstagram #bookcommunity #bookclub #bookclubofinstagram #reading #readersofinstagram (at Brooklyn Writers Space)
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Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and...

Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things— Robert Brault

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