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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.

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Happy Summer! (Almost, technically). Even though the actual solstice is still a few days away, we are three weeks into summer vacation here in Georgia. Lovely, hot, mosquito-ridden summer vacation. With a side of stomach flu last week. Ugh! With the exception of a few hours of camp, Fozzie and Skywalker are both home with  […]
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Congratulations to May’s drawing winner, Mary Mooney! She won an Amazon Gift Card for being a randomly selected member of my email list. Here’s what Mary has to say: “I am single and no kids. I work full time at a local auto parts store and when I am not working, I am always reading,  […]
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As of last week, I am no longer an RT virgin. The Romantic Times Booklovers Convention in Dallas was an absolute blast. If you are a fan (or writer) of romance novels, I highly recommend it. I took a wonderful plotting class from Cherry Adair, who changed my view of Post-It notes completely. If you’re  […]
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Hi, Gang! Apologies for the long break between blogs — oh crap, I owe you a monthly winner for April, don’t I? Frig. Anyway, I’ve been working my cute little tushie off this past month, revising my latest novel EVERY-OTHER SATURDAY. It will make its way to beta readers next week, get revised some more,  […]
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It’s new, it’s critically-acclaimed, and it’s one of the sweetest YA books I’ve read in years. It’s SIMON VS. THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA, written by my friend and critique group partner, Becky Albertalli. I was honored to attend the launch for this book at Little Shop of Stories in Decatur, Georgia, on Saturday night, and  […]
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Congratulations to Kathleen Arnold of Lansdale, PA, who was randomly selected as the March winner of a $10 Amazon gift card! I decided these little drawings would be more fun if we used them as an opportunity to get to know one another, so here is a picture of Kathleen and her lovely family. She  […]
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Okay, okay, yes. Yesterday’s book announcement was totally an April Fool’s joke. I was both delighted and a tiny bit guilty about how many of you fell for it. Although I will say, I think it says something that most of those who fell for it didn’t comment on the blog: emailing or FB messaging  […]
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Many of you have been kind enough to ask whether there will be another e-book released before the official re-launch of THE MARRIAGE PACT in November, and I’m excited to share with you that I have just finished the first draft of my next romance novel! It’s in the hands of my critique partners as  […]
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Happy St. Paddy’s Day, friends! Hope you are having a lovely day celebrating your Irish heritage or pretending you have Irish heritage or enjoying the Irish heritage of the guy next to you. Or eating Mexican food, as my buddy Rob does, to avoid the crowds at the Irish pub. Or celebrating the fact that  […]
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Guys. Look at this. Isn’t it beautiful? You are looking at the official cover for the official re-release of THE MARRIAGE PACT, which I can now tell you will be coming to a bookstore near you on November 3, 2015. And guess what else? That’s my birthday. My 40th birthday. It’s too much to handle.  […]
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