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Doing My Part: The Journeyman Creator
Success for Writers Looks Different Now
Feb 28
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Kristin McTiernan
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Shrews and Cougars Give Bad Advice
Why Young Women Don't Get Advice from their Elders Anymore
Feb 27
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Kristin McTiernan
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To All the Books I Wish I Hadn’t Written
An honest ranking of every novel I’ve published
Feb 13
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Kristin McTiernan
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The Trad Hoe’s Dilemma
The Spectacular Collapse of Sarah Stock, the Right’s Favorite Virgin Bride
Feb 6
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Kristin McTiernan
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How Publishing Died: Tia Ja'nae Tells the Whole Truth (Uncut)
The YouTube version of this interview required a mute list for my editor.
Feb 2
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Kristin McTiernan
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1:35:54
January 2026
Wrong People Will Tell You Who They Are
Agatha Christie, Human Nature, and the Need to Know WHY
Jan 30
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Kristin McTiernan
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The New Creator Contract
How The Rip and The Twitter Crush Meet Audiences on Their Terms
Jan 20
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Kristin McTiernan
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Nobody Actually Wants to Change Publishing
They don't want it gone. They want in.
Jan 16
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Kristin McTiernan
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Whatever you think my politics are, you're wrong
The Victorians Had it Right
Jan 9
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Kristin McTiernan
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Confessions of a Fat F*ck
Why Humans Actually Change Their Behavior
Jan 1
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Kristin McTiernan
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December 2025
Simu Liu Is Right (And I Hate It)
To Shang Chi with Love
Dec 26, 2025
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Kristin McTiernan
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The Novel Is Dead. Long Live the Novel.
How independent authors are reinventing long-form fiction—and why you should too.
Dec 20, 2025
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Kristin McTiernan
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