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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 songs for 29 years

29 songs for 29 years

29 songs for 29 years

Bonus list! I’ve already told you 29 things I’ve learned and 29 things I hope to learn, but there’s one more list I wanted to share: 29...

Amy Rohozen

Nov 26, 20227 min read

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The hardest part about writing a book has nothing to do with writing a book

The hardest part about writing a book has nothing to do with writing a book

The hardest part about writing a book has nothing to do with writing a book

There are many bucket lists that declare that before that person dies, they would like to write a book. Just you wait for the day they...

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Aug 20, 20224 min read

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The fictional world I’d most like to live in

The fictional world I’d most like to live in

The fictional world I’d most like to live in

I don’t know if it’s still a thing, but back when I was in high school and middle school, I remember that there were a thousand-and-one...

Amy Rohozen

May 21, 20223 min read

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And then the scaredy cat fell in love with horror video games…

And then the scaredy cat fell in love with horror video games…

And then the scaredy cat fell in love with horror video games…

If you think YOU’RE a scaredy-cat, remember this: I’m still a little bit messed up from Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy 3. Yup, a...

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May 14, 20225 min read

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I need to geek out about my favorite books for a hot second (nonfiction edition)

I need to geek out about my favorite books for a hot second (nonfiction edition)

I need to geek out about my favorite books for a hot second (nonfiction edition)

Time for a part 2 on my nerdy reading-obsessed series on my favorite books. Last week, I recommended plenty of fiction to fill your year...

Amy Rohozen

May 7, 20224 min read

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I need to geek out about my favorite books for a hot second (fiction edition)

I need to geek out about my favorite books for a hot second (fiction edition)

I need to geek out about my favorite books for a hot second (fiction edition)

Since we discussed the BROKENNESS of required reading last week, it only seems appropriate to talk about the books I DO like. Did you...

Amy Rohozen

Apr 30, 20227 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....

Amy Rohozen

Apr 23, 20228 min read

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The drive of creativity

The drive of creativity

The drive of creativity

Since I was a child, I always wanted to be considered “artsy” and creative. When I was young, the options presented to me always appeared...

Amy Rohozen

Apr 16, 20225 min read

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As I am a novelist, you would think my favorite stories are in books. You would be wrong.

As I am a novelist, you would think my favorite stories are in books. You would be wrong.

As I am a novelist, you would think my favorite stories are in books. You would be wrong.

I read a lot of books. A LOT of books. As we’ve discussed before, I read over 100 books back in 2021 and I average around 50 books in a...

Amy Rohozen

Apr 2, 20224 min read

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