writing
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At the Beach with the Written World
Dear Beach, Unfortunately, we need to temporarily break up. Fall is here, and our summer of slacktitude, although brief, will forever be on my mind when the leaves drown my grass, and I get diabetes from drinking too many Pumpking Spiced Lattes. My last visit to you will be remembered fondly, even though there were Read more
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Dear Children, You’re Fired…Or I’m Fired?
For weeks now, I have been trying to get my kids to read my official revised draft of Children of Planes… The youngest started to read it. To make it official, she even asked that I draft up a contract of what my expectations were of her to be a professional reader: Note the deadline Read more
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When Failure Is Really A Wake-Up Call
A few weeks ago, before the Summer of Slacktitude ended and I was insanely blinded by medical goo in my eyes, I had felt empowered enough to send out a few query letters to agents. I had this grand idea of sending a few out each week so that I wouldn’t feel overwhelmed with absolute Read more
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Sloppy Signatures
At one point in my life I had a flawless signature. In middle school, I dreamt of being Mrs. Faith Yu. It was fluid and beautiful. I obviously missed out on the opportunity to have a perfect signature by not marrying my crush… That also means I’ve never really had a legal flawless signature. Read more
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You’re a Published Author!
Ahem, I would like to make a declaration that will forever alter the history of the world as we know it. I, Faith Allaire, am a published author. Whew! I need to put that on business cards! Maybe make myself a name tag! Definitely change my job status on LinkedIn. This is only a Read more
