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  • 21Ninety,  mitu,  Simplemost,  Year of Writing

    September 2018 Writer’s Life: Slowly back to it [#yearofwriting]

    September 30, 2018

    Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. Well, I made it! I made it through a fairly difficult summer full of physical therapy for my recent shoulder surgery and a LOT of home repairs and stress. But I made it! Of course, this month wasn’t all that great for me (financially) but it was full of other happy things. For instance, I got a new job as a regular writer at Simplemost (yay!) and I decided to leave my editor role at 21Ninety (sad, but sometimes moving on is the best thing you can do). And, most importantly, I moved into my new house last month and spent…

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    June 2018 Writer’s Life: Great (full) month back at it! [#yearofwriting]

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  • mitu,  Year of Writing

    August 2018 Writer’s Life: Worst month of the year [#yearofwriting]

    August 31, 2018

    Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. Well, remember how my June was pretty good and my July was even better? August, unfortunately, pales in comparison. In fact, it’s officially one of my worst months of the year — and that’s all because of the house that my husband and I just bought. Now, I don’t want to blame everything on the house because, ultimately, I know that it’s a good thing. But the truth of the matter also is that I did not do very well during the whole house renovation-packing-moving process. We moved just over a week ago and I’m still kind of recovering from the chaos…

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    June 2018 Writer’s Life: Great (full) month back at it! [#yearofwriting]

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    September 2018 Writer’s Life: Slowly back to it [#yearofwriting]

    September 30, 2018
  • Confidence,  mitu,  Writing,  Year of Writing

    July 2018 Writer’s Life: Writing about recovery… and more [#yearofwriting]

    July 31, 2018

    Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. Last month, I finally hit my goal of making $5k a month… And I am thrilled that this month was even better. It was a difficult month, however. Despite my financial goals, I want to pause and acknowledge that financial success doesn’t necessarily mean that things are going fantastically well. To be honest, it has been a bit of a struggle lately. I’ve had anxiety come up more than once due to stress outside of work (my husband and I bought a house, AHH!) and it’s been a struggle. I’m really grateful for the work that I have, and that my…

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    My “A Day Without Immigrants” Protest Is To Be Louder Than Ever

    February 17, 2017

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    April 24, 2017

    How to choose to be happier in our crappy world (VIDEO)

    April 13, 2017
  • 21Ninety,  HipLatina,  mitu,  Romper,  Writing,  Year of Writing

    June 2018 Writer’s Life: Great (full) month back at it! [#yearofwriting]

    June 30, 2018

    Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. Well, I finally had a month that went pretty well! My writing goal since the beginning of the year was to make $5,000 a month and I FINALLY did it. I’m really excited about this, to be honest, because the past couple of months were difficult. I had shoulder surgery in April and May was difficult because I just couldn’t be 100% back to work… So June going really well has been very, very encouraging. Want to know how much I made and what I wrote? Here’s what happened: How much I made: $5846 A good chunk of my earnings came from…

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    April 2018 Writer’s Life: Shoulder surgery means less work [#yearofwriting]

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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 to get writing news and updates. 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…

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    Am I Latina Enough? (Essay featured in Latina magazine’s May 2014 issue)

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Hello! I’m Irina Gonzalez, a freelance writer, editor, and journalist based in Fort Myers, Florida.

I’m a regular contributor at FIERCE by mitú and a freelance writer focusing on food, wellness, relationships, travel, and Latinx culture.

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

Want to get in touch? Email me!

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Recent Posts

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    December 31, 2018
  • September 2018 Writer’s Life: Slowly back to it [#yearofwriting]

    September 2018 Writer’s Life: Slowly back to it [#yearofwriting]

    September 30, 2018
  • August 2018 Writer’s Life: Worst month of the year [#yearofwriting]

    August 2018 Writer’s Life: Worst month of the year [#yearofwriting]

    August 31, 2018
  • Oh, look, we bought a house! (And I became super stressed out)

    Oh, look, we bought a house! (And I became super stressed out)

    August 16, 2018
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