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Jul 17

How to Embrace Uncertainty and the Unknown

Plus, is everyone a better writer than me? And other existential questions I recently quit my job as an accountant to focus on writing and editing full-time. This is my first official week doing just that. But this is not one of those “I quit my job to pursue my…

Careers

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How to Embrace Uncertainty and the Unknown
How to Embrace Uncertainty and the Unknown

May 31

The Duality of Life Experiences

It’s okay to be both — Recently, I had three separate experiences (or shall we say, scenes) which brought forth some very life-changing realizations. And with that, the realizations came acceptance about the beauty of life and how I can live it better. Below, I relay them in three scenes. Scene 1 I’m sitting in front of my…

Life Lessons

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The Duality of Life Experiences
The Duality of Life Experiences

May 31

How to Write a Novel in Three Months

Don’t try this at home (plus thoughts on process) — As I write this, it’s been almost two months since I last wrote for this newsletter1 and almost three weeks since I finished a 90,000 draft of my novel. Whew. I’m still trying to grapple with what I did. Is it crazy to write a book in such a short…

Writing

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How to Write a Novel in Three Months
How to Write a Novel in Three Months

May 31

Ambitious at Any Age

The thing that’s hard to teach The other day, I saw this in my LinkedIn feed. This came from one of my former bosses, the woman who gave me my first job right out of college. …

Ambition

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Ambitious at Any Age
Ambitious at Any Age

Dec 31, 2021

Books That Changed My Life in 2021

Love, heartbreak, survival, belonging, and so many themes this year — This year, I made headlines in my own personal reading journey. I read a total of 70 books. But to anyone outside of my immediate circle, this doesn’t really mean anything except for the fact that wow, it’s 17 more books than I read in 2020. …

Books

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Books That Changed My Life in 2021
Books That Changed My Life in 2021

Dec 10, 2021

I Spent a Month Writing a Novel and Got Burned Out

And yet I still want to keep doing it — This post has been sitting open on my computer for the past two days. Two days of gloriously reading an endless amount of articles online, watching videos and daydreaming (or rather, thinking about) watching The Great British Baking Show: The Beginnings before it goes off Netflix at the end of…

Writing

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I Spent a Month Writing a Novel and Got Burned Out
I Spent a Month Writing a Novel and Got Burned Out

Oct 4, 2021

How Will You Remember Your Life?

On Reevaluating Our Time — The other day, I went to the pharmacy to pick up some medication for my mom, and of course, I couldn’t help but peek. It was diazepam, a type of anxiety medication also used for seizures and muscle spasms. Now, I can tell you for a fact that my mom…

Writing

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How Will You Remember Your Life?
How Will You Remember Your Life?

Sep 19, 2021

Tales of the Age of Youthful Ignorance

If my past self could talk, this is what she’d say — In 2017, we took a trip to Disneyland to celebrate my daughter’s fourth birthday. (Oh, how I miss Disneyland). While driving to our hotel, our stomachs grumbled, reminding us that we hadn’t eaten in hours. Couple that with our desire to “try out” an In-N-Out burger, we stopped by the…

Feelings

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Tales of the Age of Youthful Ignorance
Tales of the Age of Youthful Ignorance

Sep 9, 2021

Does Success Make You Less Humble?

A tale of slight narcissism from yours truly — Think about all the great moments of your life. Your first kiss. Your first car. Your first job. Your high school prom. Your college graduation. Your wedding day. Your firstborn. The list goes on. We all have those moments where everything seems to be going just right, where you think…

Writehere

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Does Success Make You Less Humble?
Does Success Make You Less Humble?

Sep 5, 2021

Lost in Translation in the 21st Century

On slowly losing my native tongue and getting it back — In my 20+ years of living in America, there is one question that I’ve been asked the most, which is, “Were you born here?” Here, the person gestures without gesturing, designates America, or specifically where I live, Oregon. I tell them, “No, I was born in Vietnam.” The person would…

Language

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Lost in Translation in the 21st Century
Lost in Translation in the 21st Century
Hoang Samuelson

Hoang Samuelson

Lead Editor @ BooknBrunch.com. Writer of food, family and fiction. Based in Portland, OR. More at hoangsamuelson.com

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