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  • Announcement,  Career,  Money,  Self-Care,  Writing,  Year of Writing

    Well, here are my 2019 writing goals… with a twist [#yearofwriting]

    January 2, 2019 /

    Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. Well, as you’ve probably read about in my December 2018 writer’s life, last year did not go as wonderfully as I hoped. I did not make my financial goals for the year and I felt extremely burnt-out at the end of the month, which I am still kind of dealing with. However, I also had a lot of personal stuff happening (new marriage! shoulder surgery! bought a house!) so I think it’s okay. I’m ready to tackle 2019… But first, I wanted to do the math on how much I actually wrote last year. How many stories I wrote in 2018: 299 That’s 18 in…

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  • Announcement,  Career,  Moscow Chica,  Year of Writing

    Why I’m quitting my pro-immigration memoir (Moscow Chica) for now

    June 19, 2018 /

    Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. Last year, one of my major writing goals was to write the book proposal for my pro-immigration memoir on being half-Russian, half-Cuban, and ALL American. The name of the book is Moscow Chica: How Growing Up in Russia and Cuba Made Me an American and I’ve been talking about writing and thinking about writing and trying to work on writing this book since I was 25 years old. I am 32 now. Well, although it didn’t go as quickly as originally planned, I had a big spurt of memoir writing towards the end of the year and it felt GREAT. Since I had been talking…

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    December 1, 2015
  • Career,  Year of Writing

    Why this is finally the year that I learn to focus

    February 26, 2018 /

    Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. Last year, I wrote about my #yearofwriting and even determined new writing goals for 2018. Although I am continuing my #yearofwriting adventures this year, mostly because it is a good way for me to track all of my writing and my income, I also want to do something a little different this year. And so, after a lot of thinking, I decided that 2018 is my Year of Focus. As with last year, my word of the year is primarily meant to help me in my writing career. Although last year it was all about taking my writing career to the next level (which…

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  • Career,  Money,  Year of Writing

    Why being fired as a freelancer is way better than being fired from a “real” job

    February 19, 2018 /

    Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. The last time I wrote here on my little blog + portfolio site, I talked excitedly about my 2018 writing goals. I had set big ones for myself in 2017 and accomplished half of them early, so I revised my goals for 2017 and accomplish most of those too. It felt great. In fact, I felt REALLY GOOD going into 2018. The biggest thing is that I got married at the end of 2017 to the man who has proven, time and again, to be my #1 fan. The second thing is that, after a year of posting about my #yearofwriting, I tallied up the…

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  • Career,  Moscow Chica,  Year of Writing

    My writing goals for 2018 and the
    future of #yearofwriting

    January 1, 2018 /

    Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. Well, it’s a new year so HAPPY NEW YEAR and all of that! I’m starting off 2018 in a pretty exciting way, to be honest, by spending most of the beginning of the year by celebrating my new marriage to the love of my life and the most supportive partner I could ask for. After getting married a few days ago, Adam and I are off on a honeymoon cruise to Cuba tomorrow… But, in the meantime, I am taking some time today to think about how 2017 went and my plans for 2018. All in all, 2017 went really well. Although 2016 was…

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I’m Irina Gonzalez, an editor and freelance writer based in SWFL.

I’m the Managing Editor at The Temper and a freelance writer covering Latinx culture, sober living, parenting, and all things lifestyle.

When I’m not working, I’m probably reading an audiobook or cuddling with my husband, baby bump, and our attention-loving kitties and pup.

Want to get in touch? Email me!

 

 

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