Author Archives: anitakellywrites

For the Queer Ballers: Selections from the “How You Get the Girl” Playlist

Crafting Julie and Elle’s playlist was a funny, slightly disjointed pursuit from the jump. Adding new songs—as with the act of drafting the book itself—often made me laugh. While my writing soundtracks are typically composed of the more mellow kind of genres Spotify has classified for me as comforting yearning hopeless romantic (guilty as charged),Continue reading “For the Queer Ballers: Selections from the “How You Get the Girl” Playlist”

Favorites & Themes: Reading Life, 2023.

It is possible that by writing this in February 2024 I am already towing the perilous line of Wrongness that comes with a new year, where looking back at the past feels like a faux pas at best and kind of weirdly depressing at worst: everyone has already posted their previous year wrap-ups over theContinue reading “Favorites & Themes: Reading Life, 2023.”

On Stick Season by Noah Kahan.

I don’t listen to albums anymore. It’s one of the truths of my adulthood that I am most personally ashamed about; it feels like such an utter betrayal of my younger self. And not even my teenage self, but my twenties self, too! Falling in love with an album is very akin to falling inContinue reading “On Stick Season by Noah Kahan.”

(Traditional) Publishing & Our Brains: We Are Not Equipped for This Shit

Recently for dayjob, I went to another training from Kevin Ashworth, founder of the Northwest Anxiety Institute. I’ve seen Kevin speak before, and I am a bit obsessed with him. He’s funny and smart and one of those presenters where everything he says has your brain and heart screaming yes and oh god it’s notContinue reading “(Traditional) Publishing & Our Brains: We Are Not Equipped for This Shit”

Top 20 Reads, First Half of 2021

My reading life has felt very off this year, which I’ve learned really throws my mental health. But maybe the actual reality is that everything has felt off this year.  I break these reading roundups into half because doing one big year-long roundup at the end of the year stresses me out—my memory is notContinue reading “Top 20 Reads, First Half of 2021”