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2018 Goal Check In

2018 Goal Check In

I had two sets of goals this year: personal and writing. Here is a mid-year check in on the goals — what is working, what isn’t working, what I’ve already accomplished, and what it getting abandoned. Finish house projects: kitchen, living room, office/cubbie, master bath: phase 1 Two rounds of whole 30: January, October Get piano Buy more plants 12 Family Selfies… Read More

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How to become a crazy plant lady

How to become a crazy plant lady

So apparently when I made the goal of “buy more plants” for 2018, I took myself seriously. Since the beginning of the year, I’ve obtained 16 plants, bringing my grand total to 20. So far there has been only one casualty. I’ve had a couple questions about the plant life so I thought I’d share here. Where do you purchase/get your plants?… Read More

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2018 Goals Part 2

2018 Goals Part 2

I love the start of a new year. I love making goals. This year I made two sets of goals — life/family/home and writing. Last week I talked about my writing goals. This week I’m sharing my second goal list of 2018 life/family/home goals. My Life/Family/Home Goals for 2018 are: (1) Finish House Projects These projects have been on my list… Read More

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2018 Goals

2018 Goals

I love the start of a new year. I love making goals. This year I made two sets of goals — life/family/home and writing. Today we’re going to talk writing. Other than the general “get an agent” and “finish the sci-fi work in progress” (which are on my list always — I do need to make a good plan of… Read More

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new adventures: whole 30

new adventures: whole 30

One of my goals for this year (more on the rest of my goals for this year later) is to do two rounds of Whole 30. I’m thinking, why not start off with a bang? First round starts today. I’d be lying if I didn’t say I wasn’t a little bit scared. I know. It’s a little silly. I know… Read More

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March Three Simple Goals

March Three Simple Goals

Let’s get real guys. I love, love goal setting, but sometimes I jump in feet first and write a bunch of “good” things down, but never follow through. And when you don’t follow through with good goals, they just become good intentions. I’ve been doing some thinking over the past month of intention and goal setting. I have to be… Read More

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Be Successful

Be Successful

Have you ever read (or listened to) a book that just had you nodding your head and saying, “Yes! Yes!” to everything that was being shared? I had a moment like that a couple weeks ago listening to the audiobook for Laura Vanderkam’s What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast (and then I got really excited because I realized… Read More

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Podcaster @themarginswriting | Author of It Happened at Christmas & a YA Murder Mystery releasing with HaperCollins Blink Summer 2027

I’m super excited to be participating in @hooked I’m super excited to be participating in @hooked_and_bookedevents  at @marigoldsbookstore in a little over a week! 

I’ll have copies of It Happened at Christmas for sale, friendship bracelets to hand out, and maybe some more fun stuff ... you’ll just have to come say hi to find out!! 

(And I’ll have more information on that super secret thing that I can’t share online yet... come say “Hi!” and I’ll give you the inside scoop!!)
Annnnnd the @realmmakers book haul… there’s a Annnnnd the @realmmakers book haul… there’s a little more than 9…
Hi! I’m Christen and yep, I write in lots of gen Hi! I’m Christen and yep, I write in lots of genres. Currently I have a YA rom com out, an adult rom com, my YA murder mystery comes out with HarperCollins Blink next summer, I’m serially releasing a historical fantasy on Substack (it’s free!), and I’m working on a YA dystopian to be Kickstarted next year! 

You never know what the next story I’ll be working on is, but I promise we’ll have fun! Would love for you to follow along on this crazy adventure! 🫶🏼🫶🏼
Grab your copy of It Happen at Christmas today for Grab your copy of It Happen at Christmas today for all your Christmas in July reading! 🫶🏼
Atlas of Neely Spencer now available on Substack!! Atlas of Neely Spencer now available on Substack!!
An update on what I’m working on! An update on what I’m working on!
It is this amazing persons birthday today. To know It is this amazing persons birthday today. To know Emilie is to know joy and love and good stories and what a hard worker looks like and and and… she’s one of my favorite people forever and one day I’ll talk her into being my neighbor (ok. Probably not, but I’ll keep trying.) Love you, Em! This decade is gonna be our best yet! 🫶🏼🫶🏼
Who’s on your list? Who’s on your list?
And it is 🔥! Cant wait to show you. (and yes, And it is 🔥! Cant wait to show you. 

(and yes, we’re going to ignore that I’m in the kitchen and there’s breakfast pans still on the stove. I’ve been kicked out of my office/off my desk by some well meaning, 3d printing, and Minecraft gaming teens…)
I have some news … and I can share soon. For now I have some news … and I can share soon. For now I’ll just be over here happy dancing. 😆
Whoops. Sorry… not sorry? Whoops. Sorry… not sorry?
What do you need to stop thinking (or over thinkin What do you need to stop thinking (or over thinking) about and just do?
Hi. My name is Christen and I do not write in one Hi. My name is Christen and I do not write in one genre…
Are you afraid of the blank page? Try this! Are you afraid of the blank page? Try this!
Which one is your favorite? 
Just a reminder. Which one is your favorite? 
 
Just a reminder. There is no guarantee one (or any) of these pitches will be picked up by the publisher! This is all for fun and games and to bring my readers along side me in the process!
Which one is your favorite? 
Just a reminder. Which one is your favorite? 
 
Just a reminder. There is no guarantee one (or any) of these pitches will be picked up by the publisher! This is all for fun and games and to bring my readers along side me in the process!
CK 3. Enemies to lovers. Record store. Tragedy. Th CK 3. Enemies to lovers. Record store. Tragedy. Thrifting. Small town that feels a lot like Stars Hollow.
CK 2. Enemies to lovers. Summer love. Foster famil CK 2. Enemies to lovers. Summer love. Foster families.Skateboarding girl. YouTube sensation. Artist.
CK 1. Love triangle. Epic rap opera. Oklahoma farm CK 1. Love triangle. Epic rap opera. Oklahoma farm. Hot summer. Sisters. Angry attack rooster. Baby ducks.
Note: While I can’t share many (re: hardly any) Note: While I can’t share many (re: hardly any) details, and at the end of the day, it’s up to my publish which story (if any) they want, I did want to show you what I’m working on, and give you a little sneak peek behind the curtain!
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