Writers are often begin as dedicated readers. This is the nice way of saying we were those weird, pasty kids who stayed inside all day with a book while everyone else made friends and went outside. I searched for "chubby kid reading a book" and Google apparently translated that into Macaulay Culkin's mug shot. So … Continue reading That’s What She Said- What Your Favorite Author Says About You

            As I've mentioned in previous columns, I pay my rent by working as a bartender. The two biggest holidays for a bartender are of course New Year's Eve and the upcoming St. Patrick's Day. The latter is often filled with an oversaturation of the color green, drunken patrons screaming for another Guinness, and buttons … Continue reading That’s What She Said- The Importance of Being Lucky

Like many people, I like to look at the start of a new year as a chance to better myself. I make grandiose plans to get healthy (I will never eat sugar again!) and exercise (I will run 42 miles every day!) But after about ten minutes, reality sets in and I have to face … Continue reading That’s What She Said- Why I Suck at New Year’s Resolutions and Smoothie Cleanses

    As I established in my last column, How to Drink Like a Writer, I do some work as a bartender to help pay my bills while I’m waiting for the publishing world to realize that I am the Next Great American Writer who will make them piles of money. Truth be told, I … Continue reading That’s What She Said- 6 Lessons in Bar Etiquette

It’s no surprise that a relational stereotype between writers and alcohol exists. One often imagines a writer sitting in a smoky room with a cigarette between their lips and a drink by their side. Alcohol was believed by many writers to unlock their creativity and F. Scott Fitzgerald believed he wrote better while he drank. … Continue reading That’s What She Said- How to Drink Like a Writer