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.
Here’s my top 5 from the month of August: 1. A couple of weeks ago, Monkey came running downstairs. “Mom there’s a hooker in my room!” After a sidelong glance at his father, and a little investigation, we figured out he was talking about a clothes hanger on the floor. Bill Crosby was right, kids […]
Happy Monday, friends! First and foremost, as always, I want to send out big thanks to everyone for helping make all the recent promotions such a huge success. I am also incredibly appreciative for all the Facebook posts, emails and other messages letting me know how much you guys are enjoying Regrets Only (and for […]
So, here’s the deal. After a restful week of visiting friends, working around the house and doing my best to piss off the literati establishment, it’s back-to-school time here in lovely Marietta, Georgia. Since we also just voted to have Sunday alcohol sales (in the afternoon only – no drinking in church), parents in these […]
So I was doing my nightly Twittering and I came across this article in which traditional/legacy author Sue Grafton refers to those of us who self-publish as “lazy” and “wannabes,” among other uncharitable characterizations. Remarkably ungracious for such an esteemed author, though I guess since she added “I’m sorry,” to one of the lines and […]
Whoever said you learn something new every day obviously already knew a good bit more than I did to begin with. I’m finding the older I get, I realize the less I know, and I learn an average of about 400 things a day, usually in some comically painful manner. Some of these things are […]
The bad news (for me) is that I have a RAGING case of poison ivy, which I got working in the backyard last week. I’ve always been allergic and our yard is full of the stuff, but this is definitely the worst reaction I’ve had. It’s just gross. For some reason I also got hives […]
For those of you anxiously–no, wait, eagerly–awaiting a first glimpse at REGRETS ONLY (the sequel to THE MARRIAGE PACT), I’m happy to say you can get a little preview for free this weekend! While I was finishing the sequel this summer, I also invested in some revisions to the original novel. Nothing major, for those […]
Well, hello everyone! I hope this post finds you having the most super-special day ever!! Are you having a great summer? I hope you’re staying cool and working hard and battling against the forces of negativity with a gigantic smile, loud music and your usual razor sharp wit. Because YOU rock! That’s right, YOU!!! Hmm… […]
I’ll be very honest with you, blog reader friends. Just between us, negative reviews about a book you’ve written can suck. Even though every book gets them, even though you can always learn something from feedback, even though it’s part of what you signed up for when you decided to take the self-important step of […]
This isn’t a foodie blog, but I just want to do a quick update for those interested: I did a guest post this weekend on my friend Meghan’s plant-based living blog. It has a yummy Curried Veggie recipe and some pictures of my kids chowing down. You can find it here. As someone who’s spent […]
