Posts By: MJ Pullen

M.J. Pullen is a distracted writer and the mom of two boys in Roswell, Georgia, where she is absolutely late for something important right now. Her books include quirky romantic comedies and playful women's fiction. She blogs erratically with writing advice, random observations, and reflections on raising very loud kids and dogs. Join her Distracted Readers newsletter list for updates, free content, giveaways and more.

Dahlonega Literary Festival

posted on 03/14/2016

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Just posting a few shots from a super fun weekend in at the Dahlonega Literary festival in the North Georgia Mountains! If you’ve never been to this book festival, I can assure you it’s worth a drive from just about anywhere in the Southeast. DLF offers a great mix of regional and nationally known authors […]

By Request: All the Oscar Food Puns

posted on 03/04/2016

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In addition to the mildly inappropriate Baked Brie Larson recipe I posted earlier in the week, I’ve had a couple of requests for the full complement of Oscar food puns from Sunday night. So here they are! Hubs did what passes for a high school engineering project on the Bridge of Fries, which included three […]

Recipe: Baked Brie (Larson) in a Croissant “Room”

posted on 02/29/2016

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So. The Oscars. Loved them. Loved Chris Rock and Leo and the whole sha-bang. I probably have more to say on this at some point, but for now, let’s talk cheese! If you follow me on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, you already know that my friend Rob and I have been watching the Oscars together […]

This weekend: Win a REGRETS ONLY Tote Bag and Autographed Copy

posted on 02/26/2016

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I can’t believe it’s already here! REGRETS ONLY, the popular and highly rated sequel to THE MARRIAGE PACT is coming out on Tuesday, March 1st. For those of you who’ve read TMP, REGRETS ONLY is the story of Marci’s commitment-phobe event planner best friend Suzanne Hamilton, and the crazy circumstances that throw her in the […]

Little League Baseball: A Love Story (Part 1)

posted on 02/26/2016

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Last Saturday Skywalker participated in his first tryouts for 8 and under little league baseball. He really, really wants to play, and we actually sort of made him talk us into it because of the rigorous schedule (nothing worse than signing on for 3 months, 3 times a week to have your kid whining that […]

My Dirty Valentine

posted on 02/14/2016

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When I said “let’s do something dirty for Valentine’s Day,” this isn’t exactly what I meant… If you have been following me for any length of time (at least a year), then you know that my sweet Hubs is NOT a Valentine’s guy. It’s a holiday made up by Hallmark to make people spend money, […]

Last-Minute Valentine Parenting Dilemma

posted on 02/11/2016

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There are lots of things I should realize sooner. It’s a theme for my life in general. But when it comes to kids and special events (especially at school), I am particularly inept at preparing for simple, predictable things. School parties take my B-plus parenting average down to a C-minus. There are Valentine’s parties at both boys’ schools […]

Make My Heart Skip a Beat

posted on 02/08/2016

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One of the fun things I’ve discovered about turning 40 is that there are always new and interesting ways for my body to rebel against me. For example, for the end of December and most of January, I got to wear this incredibly sexy telemetry heart event monitor for 30 days, all the time, under my […]

Distracted Writer: Don’t Quit Your Day Job

posted on 02/04/2016

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In my last Distracted Writer post, I talked about the challenges of having a day job and writing at the same time. Let’s be honest, if you’re a writer with a day job, you probably didn’t need me to tell you how hard it is. Duh. So today I thought I’d try the less-explored angle […]

Pardon My French (Why I Shouldn’t Try to Be Fancy)

posted on 01/30/2016

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Maybe it’s turning 40 and thinking it’s time I felt more like a grownup. Or maybe it’s skimming through the Instagram feeds of other authors — with their cozy armchair by the fire pictures (you’re killing me, Mary Kay Andrews)… A photo posted by Mary Kay Andrews (@marykayandrews) on Jan 23, 2016 at 8:41am […]