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Another anthology is about to launch
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Hi Reader, Last fall, I told you I’d been accepted into an anthology called Animal Mayhem: When Wild Things Go Wilder. As promised, here’s the rest of the story. My contribution began over coffee with friends — the way many good stories do. I told a tale about a dear friend’s pet. There was mistaken identity. Absolute confidence. Spectacular wrongness. It became legend. Eventually, I wrote it down. It lived briefly on a long-ago blog. Then it went into a drawer. Where it has been sitting for years. On April 29, that drawer opens — or rather, the bookshelf. The anthology launches that day, and I’m proud to be part of this joyful, slightly unhinged collection of animal stories curated by my dear friend Gina Ramsey, fellow author and the ultimate author hype woman. Truly. I would be cheering this book on even if my name weren’t in it. But it is. More soon. Best, PS: If you’ve got a story sitting in a drawer somewhere, tapping you on the shoulder? That’s the kind of thing I love bringing back into the light. |
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Paralegal and financial pro turned copywriter bringing boring topics to life, serving as the Resident Writing Expert for realtors, attorneys, and financial pros. Check out my emails below and enter your email address to get my freebie, "5 Ways to Make Your Copy UN-Boring"
Hi Reader, Release the doves. It is the day you have all been waiting for. April 13th—my birthday. (No gifts necessary; send cash.) And in case you’re new here, I share a birthday with Alfred Mosher Butts, the inventor of Scrabble. This feels correct. So, in honor of this auspicious alignment, I present: Scrabble Myths… Busted. Myth #1: I am a cut-throat Scrabble player. You may have heard the warnings. “Don’t play Scrabble with Judi unless you’re prepared for bloodshed.” Friends, nothing...
Hi Reader, April 11th is 4/11 Day around here. Which means it’s my personal holiday dedicated to clarity, context, and actually knowing what’s going on. So let’s apply that energy to one of the most common things people say to me: “It doesn’t sound like me.” That sentence isn’t about confidence. It’s about confusion. In Scrabble terms, it’s having letters on the rack but no clear move on the board. The writing is fine. The words are accurate. But the strategy isn’t clear. Usually, one of...
Hi Reader, April is my birthday month. Which, if you’ve been here for any length of time, you know I treat like a world event. As I should. It’s also the month of my completely made-up internet holiday, 4/11 Day. And Earth Day. Which matters to me more than I probably talk about out loud. (Composting. Recycling. Reusable bags. Farmers markets. Walking when I can. Minimal driving. You know. Mother Earth things.) April holds a lot. Here’s another fun fact that delights me every single year: I...