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Amy Rohozen

Young Adult Novelist

Candy Stripes

Catching my breath

A blogging experiment

I'm a novelist, an IT professional, a kickboxer, a gamer, a reader, and on and on and...

Ultimately, a woman with too much on her mind. So it looks like I'm going to start writing those thoughts in a blog. All because I'm a writer and writing is how I make sense of it all. And because I'm a millennial, it looks like I'm posting it all on the Internet for the world to see.

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29 things I hope to learn in the next 29 years

29 things I hope to learn in the next 29 years

29 things I hope to learn in the next 29 years

Like I mentioned last week, as I turn 29 this month, there has been so much I’ve learned in my 29 years. But there is so much left for me...

Amy Rohozen

Nov 19, 20222 min read

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29 things I've learned in 29 years

29 things I've learned in 29 years

29 things I've learned in 29 years

There’s something about my birthday that reminds me that I’m a writer. I think it’s the fact that birthdays tend to make us introspective...

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Nov 12, 202211 min read

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Time to rant about the concept of “required reading”

Time to rant about the concept of “required reading”

Time to rant about the concept of “required reading”

Is this my favorite topic? My least? It’s certainly one of my more practiced perspectives. And when I say “practiced,” I mean to myself....

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Apr 23, 20228 min read

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The whole “former gifted kid burnout” is real. But I don’t regret it.

The whole “former gifted kid burnout” is real. But I don’t regret it.

The whole “former gifted kid burnout” is real. But I don’t regret it.

Have you ever read confessions of “former gifted kids?” When I write it like that, all it evokes in me is the concept of “former child...

Amy Rohozen

Mar 12, 20228 min read

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It's about time for a superhero origin story: anxiety edition

It's about time for a superhero origin story: anxiety edition

It's about time for a superhero origin story: anxiety edition

Maybe you can tell I have anxiety because it's written all over me and everything I do. It comes up a LOT, and I don’t just mean in every...

Amy Rohozen

Feb 26, 20226 min read

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It feels almost tacky to talk about the “good things” that came out of a global pandemic.

It feels almost tacky to talk about the “good things” that came out of a global pandemic.

It feels almost tacky to talk about the “good things” that came out of a global pandemic.

And truly, it’s no wonder. Have you seen the way the world has been devastated by COVID-19? If I tried to list all the bad things that...

Amy Rohozen

Feb 12, 202210 min read

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Once upon a time, a girl became a runner. Unfortunately, she was under a horrible spell.

Once upon a time, a girl became a runner. Unfortunately, she was under a horrible spell.

Once upon a time, a girl became a runner. Unfortunately, she was under a horrible spell.

What a strange way to became a fairy tale. Not with a girl trapped in a tower, waiting to be saved, but a girl trying to save herself. To...

Amy Rohozen

Feb 5, 20226 min read

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If you want people to take your hobby seriously, treat it like a job. And then, you can hate it.

If you want people to take your hobby seriously, treat it like a job. And then, you can hate it.

If you want people to take your hobby seriously, treat it like a job. And then, you can hate it.

While I love to schedule activities, set goals, make long lists of accomplishments no matter how small, the one thing I’ve learned about...

Amy Rohozen

Jan 8, 20227 min read

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It's the age-old story of love and hate and checklists.

It's the age-old story of love and hate and checklists.

It's the age-old story of love and hate and checklists.

I used to live and die by the agendas they provided us in grade school. Perhaps you remember those I mean. The size of a notebook,...

Amy Rohozen

Dec 18, 20215 min read

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Spoiler alert: Living through a pandemic sucks if your entire self-worth is fueled by productivity.

Spoiler alert: Living through a pandemic sucks if your entire self-worth is fueled by productivity.

Spoiler alert: Living through a pandemic sucks if your entire self-worth is fueled by productivity.

For a moment, let’s skip right around the fact that a mindset where your self-worth is fueled by how much you produce does not come...

Amy Rohozen

Nov 27, 20217 min read

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