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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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…How can you not remember? Here’s a thing that happens to me: Last week I was talking to a book club (Hi, ladies! I love the fuzzy socks – thanks again!) and someone asked me how I pronounce the name “Carras” from Sugar Street. In my imagination it’s pronounced like “Care-Ehss” which I’ve seen spelled  […]
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UPDATE – Winner Announced CONGRATULATIONS to our winner Tracy Meehleder! Please visit the winning Facebook post and say hello! Thanks to everyone who entered, and don’t forget to sign up for the Distracted Reader Newsletter to get updates on new book releases and future contests: https://mjpullen.com/newsletter/ The Gifts of Reading, Writing and Friendship. It all started a  […]
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The following (below) is the text from a Facebook post I created last month after the massacre at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. It’s incredible to me that it has been less than a month since that shooting happened, and it isn’t even the most recent horrifying mass shooting to make national news  […]
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YOU ASKED, I’M DELIVERING… Two of My Most Popular Workshops in Q1! I’ve taken a couple of years off from teaching publishing workshops for writers — not because I don’t love it, I do — I’ve just been busy with lots of other priorities (some of which obviously include my own writing). As I’m in  […]
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Have you tried word sprints (or writing sprints)? For those unfamiliar, this is the practice of sitting down for a short, specific period of time to focus only on your writing and try to achieve a certain word count or other goal. I’ve done writing sprints for years, off and on. My “Draft Queen” partner  […]
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Well, kiss my pumpkin spice latte, y’all… August absolutely flew by and September is hot on its heels! I’m having one of those months in which I feel swept along by the current of my life, and it’s all moving so fast that I am pretty much clinging to a branch for dear life and  […]
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If you’ve been anywhere near me in the past couple of months you know that my new funny women’s fiction/domestic romance SUGAR STREET comes out today! *insert the author happy dance which pretty much involves standing up for a good stretch and sitting right back down* Click here to get Sugar Street for your favorite  […]
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It’s been a while since I’ve written a Jazzercise blog, and I still get comments from Jazzerfriends about this one from a few years back. So, in honor of my upcoming Jazzercise book launch party for SUGAR STREET, I thought it was time for a new entry into my dancerobics chronicles. If you love Jazzercise  […]
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That tingling feeling running down your arm at random times. It’s exciting! It’s tingly! (Hey, we take it where we can get it, right, ladies?) I keep waiting for J.K. Simmons to throw a drumstick at me. Nothing, actually. There’s nothing funny about whiplash. Sigh. It’s been a little over two months since the car  […]
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…Here are some other books you might enjoy! It can be hard to wait, can’t it? Once you’ve ordered a book and you must wait for it to magically appear on your device? For those ready to pre-order Sugar Street, I’ve compiled a list of some other fun women’s fiction titles you might enjoy. Plus:  […]
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