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THE WORST ADVICE?
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Feb 6
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Writing Advice #25: How to lie.
If you tell the truth, your nose will shrink. Or your money back!
Feb 3
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BEING BAD: YA fiction from the vault...
which I don't remember writing...
Jan 17
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HOW TO WRITE A NYT BESTSELLER*
May 30, 2025
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My Year of Books and De-Netflix-ication
Nov 25, 2024
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ONE YEAR LATER: My Year of Books and De-Netflix-ication
Nov 25, 2025
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My Year of Rest & Relaxation Goes to Paris
Aug 5, 2025
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WRITING ADVICE #5
Dec 6, 2024
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Writing Advice #24: Rejection and Depression
Dec 26, 2025
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Writing Advice #24: Rejection and Depression
How to contend with your weirdness and live a more lusty life.
Dec 26, 2025
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In Honor of Rob Reiner
A very personal essay I wrote five years ago about The Body, my brother, and Stand By Me.
Dec 16, 2025
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HOLIDAY SHOPPING
*AKA my watchlist on eBay.
Dec 12, 2025
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Writing Advice #23: ON CONSENT.
What happens if the person is a ghost? Let's find out.
Dec 5, 2025
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ONE YEAR LATER: My Year of Books and De-Netflix-ication
An in-depth honest update and a public plea for help.
Nov 25, 2025
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Authors on Author Photos: AKHIL SHARMA
BONUS MATERIAL: Akhil Sharma on Things More Important Than Author Photos!!
Nov 24, 2025
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WRITING ADVICE #22: Be an Idiot.
Write what you know you don't know how to write.
Nov 21, 2025
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