Irina Gonzalez

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Tag: blogging

Why you should treat blogging like going to the gym

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Irina Gonzalez

Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. As a full-time writer and editor, there is something that I am constantly struggling with: Should I write a blog? Back in the day when blogging first started, it was great for any and all aspiring writers. It gave any person the chance to become a…

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Introducing Moscow Chica – now a blog, book and newsletter [#yearofwriting]

Posted on February 24, 2017June 11, 2017 by Irina Gonzalez

Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. As you’ve probably noticed right above this sentence, there is something new in my life – and that is that my in-the-works memoir, Moscow Chica: How Growing Up Russian and Cuban Made Me an American, is now also being joined by a brand-new Medium blog (or…

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Let me explain this whole “Map Your 30s” thing to you

Posted on September 22, 2016June 11, 2017 by Irina Gonzalez

Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. Today is exactly six months after I turned 30 years old, a journey which I planned to blog about here as I grow and learn in the next decade of my life. I’ve named this part of my life the Map Your 30s blog but I…

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Map Your 30s Blog: Why life doesn’t end when you turn 30

Posted on May 22, 2016June 11, 2017 by Irina Gonzalez

Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. Exactly two months ago, I turned 30 years old. One month later, I arrived to my new (old) home in Florida. Today is May 22nd, 2016, and I have officially lived thirty years and two months on this planet. I don’t want to get annoyingly philosophical here…

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Irina Gonzalez is a journalist, editor, and sober bisexual Latina mom with ADHD. She is the author of the Parenting in Hard Mode newsletter—for those of us who are raising social justice-minded families and getting real about mental health for parents navigating life on the difficult setting. She is also working on an upcoming book on impactful Latinx Americans with The Quarto Publishing Group.

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