Being productive is challenging for me if there isn’t an immediate reward involved. It’s a sad but true fact I realized in 2014 when I sat down to write and self-publish Famous! How to Be the Star of Your Show for teen girls. Having a book deal and check in the mail can motivate anyone (in theory) to get […]
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My first drafts are ugly. They’re usually scribbled in a cheap, spiral notebook or on Post-Its. Once, I wrote an entire short story on a roll of paper towel because the dialogue just poured out of me. Well, that and I was too lazy to get my cheap, spiral notebook. (Side note: I reserve expensive,
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I did some dope stuff this year, like writing Famous! for teen girls, helping The No.1 Son pick a high school that celebrates his creativity and jogging in the park. (The last one is a big deal since I’m the girl who envies runners like, I wish I could do that…as if they were Mutants melting
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Jessie T. Usher checks in to talk about his show Survivor’s Remorse, what he whips up for date night and playing Will Smith’s son in Independence Day: Resurgence. On playing Will Smith’s son in the Independence Day sequel Look, I’ve idolized Will and his career, since I became really serious about acting. I used that
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Daisy Lewellyn, the queen of effortless chic, star of Bravo’s Blood, Sweat & Heels and author of Never Pay Retail Again: Shop Smart, Spend Less And Look Your Best Ever, checks in to talk about rocking 50 shades of yellow this summer and why ladies should never ever bring Birkin bags to the beach. On
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Picture me playing Big Sean’s “Blessings” right now, singing: “Waaaay up, I feel blessed” as I type this post. Why? My book signing for Famous! How to Be the Star of Your Show: A Teen Girl’s Guide to Embracing Her Fabulous Self at Amarchi Prime in Brooklyn was amaz-zing (yes, that’s with two Zs) and it
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Drum roll, please: So my book, Famous! How to Be the Star of Your Show: A Teen Girl’s Guide to Embracing Her Fabulous Self is available on Amazon.com. Go ahead and order it here. I’m nervous, but the love from you guys has been all kinds of amazing, and I can’t wait to see you at the book
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I’m happy to report that I was never called into the principal’s office—until I became an adult, but that’s what happens when you have a bunch of friends who run schools and two who were bold enough to create one from scratch. This time I was invited to be the keynote speaker for Summit Academy
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Your girl Jordin Sparks is on one—no, really—and her Sparkplugs aren’t mad either. It was evident on her #ByeFelicia mixtape, which dropped shortly her breakup with Jason Derulo. But Jordin doesn’t have time to think about exes in her rearview mirror, when she has new music about drop. This time around the American Idol winner’s
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Life isn’t like those choose your own adventure books. If it were, plenty of people would reach for an alternate ending right now. Sometimes you’ll follow the herd because there’s safety in numbers or to blend in, and sometimes you’ll get a little circus with it, because you’re sick of the crowd and your shade
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