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I WROTE MY FIRST BOOK! "Kenny and the Cookie Lady" is about a boy who moves to Ohio and has a new neighbor – @CityofCleveland's own Diane Simon, the "Cookie Mom" of the @NBA. Read a preview on @NetGalley through 2/22: tinyurl.com/3bxcfyd4 Warning: You WILL get hungry!🍪
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Thank you, @pinkythnkrpress! 💟💟💟
Enjoy this poem from page 12 of Pinky Thinker Press Issue No. 12, “In Transit” by Alana Pedalino!
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About to learn who's the big cheese at the @CheeseSociety competition!!
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Exciting update on my children's book, Kenny and the Cookie Lady: it's available for purchase at @loganberrybooks in Cleveland, Ohio! Support an #indiebookstore (and #indieauthor) today -- order online below! store.loganberrybooks.com/ke…

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I'm blanking on this but I remember an ad agency mentorship program run by a group of individuals within the biz taking place last summer. Anybody remember the name?
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Is today the day I turn my back on freelance writing and pivot to cheesemaking? Whey in. 😜🧀
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Pleased to share that I placed as a finalist in the international Stephen A. DiBiase Poetry Prize competition. My poem was selected from a pool of 619 submissions. (!!!) Take a break from scrolling to read my winning poem below. dibiasepoetry.com/winners/

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Alana Pedalino retweeted
the poem doing everything it can to avoid just saying the thing
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"You simply need to want to construct goodness with whatever life throws at you." 👏👏👏 An inspiring read of the day (or night), courtesy of @JimVandeHei: 👇
"It is nonsense that to shine, you need to go to a fancy school, bootlick bosses, or pay your dues at crappy jobs working for bad people," @JimVandeHei writes. "You simply need to want to construct goodness with whatever life throws at you." theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
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Alana Pedalino retweeted
3 May 2024
We’re so grateful to the incredible mentors volunteering their time for #AWPW2W—and so excited for the mentees they selected! You can scroll through our social media pages to see all the Season 20 introductions, or head to our website to read their bios. awpwriter.org/community_cale…
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Alana Pedalino retweeted
3 May 2024
Returning to #AWPW2W is @KeithKopka, senior editor at NARRATIVE, director of the low-res MFA at Holy Family University, and the author of COUNT FOUR. Keith’s mentee is @APstyle, a writer with work in CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL, BON APPÉTIT, and STRUGGLE MAG. Best of luck to them!
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#MayThe4thBeWithYou ... and may you be with me at the Montclair Literary Fest tmw! I'm signing books from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in front of the First Congregational Church (40 S. Fullerton Ave). See you there! 🍪 #indieauthor #writerslife #bookstagram #writingcommunity
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Selfie featuring @HollandRidge tulips to celebrate my latest work for @bonappetit! Buy your copy of the May issue wherever mags are sold. 😎 P.S. I'm available to write about all things food, travel and Buffalo. But I've also covered green energy/building, TV and more!
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If you need a writer for hire, do reach out. 📝#AmWriting #FreelanceSuccess #Freelancing #AmPublishing #WritingCommunity #WritersLife
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Forgot to share I'm doing this tomorrow at Fitz Books and Waffles! Be there or be square!! 🤓
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I'll be freelancing as much as possible before I leave to help cover my travel costs. If you have an assignment, please contact me here (or DM!): linktr.ee/alanapedalino I can assist with writing copy or marketing needs. #amwriting #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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