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The Story of How to Survive a Ghost Story
The Story of How to Survive a Ghost Story

The story of how the YA paranormal comedy novel "How to Survive a Ghost Story" was developed from the initial novel inspiration to the self-publishing process.

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Why I Chose to Self-Publish
Why I Chose to Self-Publish

One year ago, my first book How to Survive a Ghost Story was published. One year ago was also when I vowed to never self-publish again because good lord self-publishing is tough.

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Top 5 Not-So Spooky Ghosts in Pop Culture
Top 5 Not-So Spooky Ghosts in Pop Culture

Ghosts have been appearing in media since Homer’s Odyssey and today’s pop culture is no exception. In honor of the spooky season (and my own not-so spooky YA novel about ghosts), let’s celebrate the top five not-so-spooky ghosts in media today! Why only the not-so-spooky ghosts? Well because honestly I’m a scaredy cat and also American Horror Story kind of has a monopoly on the whole “actually scary ghosts” thing.

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