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Stephanie (S. J.) is a writer, knitter, Capricorn, Japanophile, and USA Today Best Selling author. She loves summer, downtempo beats, yoga pants, foxes, owls, dogs, sushi, pasta, and black tea. She lives outside NYC with her husband, two great kids, and her dog who always wants to play. When it comes to her work, she writes about everyday women and uncommon worlds. Find her online at https://www.spajonas.com

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S.J. Pajonas I take a shower. Showers are the key to unlocking the squirrely plot points of my novels. I have had my best ideas in the shower and right before fall…moreI take a shower. Showers are the key to unlocking the squirrely plot points of my novels. I have had my best ideas in the shower and right before falling asleep. Showers are a better place to get ideas because I can get out and write them down. Before sleep is precarious because I don't always have the energy to write it down. I always think, "I'll remember this amazing idea in the morning!" and then never do. Lol. Now I pick up my phone and put those ideas in Evernote. It's safer.(less)
S.J. Pajonas Do what works for you. If you love outlines, go for it. If outlines don't work for you, write by the seats of your pants. Don't let anyone tell you th…moreDo what works for you. If you love outlines, go for it. If outlines don't work for you, write by the seats of your pants. Don't let anyone tell you that you HAVE to write a certain way. That's crazy. I spent years not writing because I thought I HAD to write outlines and I hated them. What a waste!(less)
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There Is No Perfect Time So I’m Using the Good Stuff Now

Y’all, I've been hoarding a beautiful Italian sketchbook for months.

It's a Luchetti. 100% cotton paper. Lays completely flat. No gutters. I preordered the thing and waited weeks for it to arrive.

Then I put it on a shelf and didn't touch it — because I wasn't “good enough” for it yet.

Today, I said fuck it and used the damn sketchbook.

The Luchetti, the Watercolors, and Me

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“This was what I loved about books. Even when my life was low, I was happy to lose myself in fiction and forget about it for a short while.”
S.J. Pajonas, The Daydreamer Detective Braves The Winter

“She could look past the dirtiest, most unkempt person and find the beauty inside of them without so much as blinking. A true gift.”
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“I was a stone-hard kind of drunk. I didn’t get mushy, lovie, or sloppy. I merely became a rock — silent and immobile. Unless I was alone with someone I liked and then the truth poured out of my mouth like a waterfall in the spring after the snow had melted.”
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