My 20-year freelance writing career has been an amazing journey so far. Here's what I wish I knew as a writer 20 years ago.
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Introducing The Pizza Planet Cookbook
Friends, I have a new cookbook coming and it's so cool: The Pizza Planet Cookbook, inspired by the iconic pizza shop in Toy Story!
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A Look Back on the Wild Ride of 2025
It’s rare that I am left completely speechless, but 2025 has been a series of those rare moments. From unexpected apologies to opportunities I couldn’t have imagined to emotions I never expected, it’s been a wild ride of a year. It all started so calmly. In January, I was in…
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Playlists are the New Mixtape
As someone who came of age in the 90s, mixtapes hold a special place for me. But these days, playlists are the new mixtape.
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Writing About Real People? You Owe Them a Conversation.
Conversations are key when writing about real people, as essayists do. Thoughts on limits, guardrails and ethical writing.
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Rejected Essays: This Annotated List of Boyfriend Qualities Was Approved By My Friends
This essay started as a joke between friends and became an experimental essay that was rejected by editors. Why? You decide.
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Edit Your Words, Not Yourself
Editing is for your words, not your personality. Here's how and why to avoid changing yourself for others.
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Things I Did Today After I Missed My Flight for the First Time Ever
I missed my flight today. It's for a trip I have been looking forward to, but somehow I just had my timing all wrong.
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Inside My Writing Process: What I Need to Write
The writing process is personalized for every writer. I've found it evolves over time as what you need to enter that creative space morphs.
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Thoughts on Two Dozen Years of Being Watched
I can’t remember the first time I got recognized in public. In the early years of my career, before print news really embraced the digital first atmosphere brewing, I was known by name but not face. And in those days, that was startling enough. I’d receive letters in the mail…