A video about my mom
For anyone who doesn’t know, my mom has Early Onset Alzheimer’s. She’s 59, and she’ll likely die within the next few years. It’s one of…
Post #14–Hope Springs Eternal
A few weeks ago I randomly started writing the story of something horrible that happened to my writing career in the summer of 2013. This…
Post #13–Ultrasound
I’ve worked for hours on the final post in this little series. It’s LOOONG. It feels very cathartic to almost be done. But, yes, you…
Post #12–Things Fall Apart
I’m back to trying to describe the indescribable. After day nine, came day ten. Then day eleven. And with each day came either nothing, or,…
Post #11–Keep the faith
This is the part that’s impossible to put into words. Imagine waking up every day knowing that the most amazing thing that has ever happened…
Post #10–The Waiting Game
Suddenly, we were “on submission.” ‘On submission’ is short for “on submission to publishers.” It’s the period of time where your agent is taking your…
Post #9–Proposal
Looking back a year-and-half, I can see the warning signs that were interlaced with all the excitement. That’s how hindsight works. At the time though,…
Post #8: Snapshot of my life right now
We interrupt this story to bring you a snapshot of my life right now: My sister and her family pulled up to my house two…
Post #7–A fun ride.
I could barely contain my excitement. I had trouble conceptualizing what my life even was. I had always known I would break into the literary world……
Post #6–The best possible news.
I was in my office between sessions when I got the agent’s first response: I just started it today and am already impressed. More to…
Post #5–A draft in the agent’s hands
The work was beautiful. It felt synchronistic. We were both immediately engaged–we got home from that trip and felt ready to pounce on the project.…
Post #4: Memoir
Isn’t the thought of a (then) 32-year-old writing a memoir hilarious? That’s what I thought. I spent the next few days saying things like “Sorry,…
Post #3–Timeline
So, here’s the sequence of events, kind of. 2009–I wrote a novel. It about killed me. Queried, got a positive response, but realized I hadn’t…
Post #2–Back Story
In its earliest iteration, this blog was a writing blog. Actually, no, scratch that. In the earliest iteration, this blog was about ADHD. But even then,…
Post #1
Hi! Here’s my day so far: I woke up at the crack of dawn, by which I mean to say 8:32am. I rolled over and…
I AM a big deal.
Sometimes people ask me “Josh, what’s it like being a Mormon celebrity? Like, seriously, is it hard to be such a big deal?” Gotta admit,…
This Man Discovered Five Ways to Know an Article is Total Link-Bait Crap (Before Clicking Through).
In this article I will share with you an awesome secret that will change your life and will make internet gurus hate you!* Hi! If…
Totally not weird or gay
I’d like to introduce you to my new friend: This is Ben Shafer. He and I met a few of months ago when we were…
This Post is Not About Fathers
Oh! Hi there! Um, this is awkward isn’t it? It’s been a while. How are you doing? Good? How’s your [sore body part of choice]…
Who’s the freak show? + FFAQ poll UPDATED WITH PHOTO
When I was in college, I played in an orchestra concert, and afterwards a friend of mine in the viola section came up to me…