Author MJ Pullen, the Distracted Writer

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No matter what your personality profile, the writing life can be a hard road. Long hours alone, staring at a blank screen in the beginning of a project, then a screen overwhelmed by words you’ve seen so many times you’re going blind near the end. Writing well requires attention to detail, emotion, plot, character and  […]
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As I head into the home stretch on my third novel, and the rigor of revisions, it’s time to give some attention to a group of people who normally only get acknowledged, well… in the acknowledgements. Each time I have written a book, I’ve had a group of friends and family who have volunteered their  […]
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In the car this weekend, my family and I were discussing some very important topics, led by my four-year-old, who has a new-found interest in princesses, superheroes, pirates and fairy tales. He’s increasingly interested in the characters of these tales – and where he does not know the details, he fills in with his imagination.  […]
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If you follow my doings on Facebook, Twitter, or Amazon, you may have noticed that I recently put an end to what was essentially long-term promotional pricing for both my currently published books. (The Marriage Pact had long been at the entry-level price of $0.99 and is now resting at $2.99, with Regrets Only at  […]
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Technically, tornado season in my home state of Georgia runs from March until June. If you’ve ever lived in the Southeast, you know the reality feels more like January to October. It seems that every-other week, we’re hearing the sirens and watching the local news for indications that it’s time to hit the basement. We  […]
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Luckily for me, I’m both (or at least have been both in the recent past). I was cleaning out our junk drawer the other day – because we’re getting ready to move, not because I was desperately looking for procrastination excuses – and near the end of my task I glanced down to find it  […]
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I was cruising my social media universe the other day – it seems all I’ve been able to manage in 2013 is a little cruising – when I came across something that sort of disturbed me. I won’t link to it (a) because I can’t find it and (b) I don’t want to come across  […]
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It’s the first Monday of December, and all over the world, the participants of NaNoWriMo are either (a) celebrating their huge accomplishments, (b) explaining at length why they fell short of their goals, or (c) trying to pretend that they never really set out to do this crazy 50,000 word project anyway. It’s like the  […]
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Last week I wrote about gratitude in honor of the warmth of Thanksgiving. Now, with turkey eaten and football watched, we’re several days into the traditional season of consumerism. Many of us stayed up late Thursday or set the alarm for ungodly hours (not I this year, I’m happy to say), only to wait in  […]
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