girl, why are you rushing?

musings for my younger self, aspiring authors & tech bros.

Mar 5 • mary maeve mcgeorge

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February 2026

why are girls still dating stephen demarco?

his inexplicable allure, explained.

Feb 12 • mary maeve mcgeorge

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January 2026

i lost my job in tech at five months pregnant. three weeks later, my literary dreams came true.

after nearly seven years of failing in the querying trenches, i had to fail one last time before my dreams could come true.

Jan 20 • mary maeve mcgeorge

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why ai will never steal our soul jobs.

from an author who was required to use ai in her creative corporate marketing job.

Jan 5 • mary maeve mcgeorge

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my favorite reads of 2025

the best books i read this year & their reviews.

Jan 1 • mary maeve mcgeorge

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December 2025

my literary agent rejected my manuscript twice before signing me.

here's why I'm happy it took her so long to say yes.

Dec 30, 2025 • mary maeve mcgeorge

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what i'd do differently if i were querying for the first time today.

as an officially agented author who has been in the trenches on & off since 2017.

Dec 26, 2025 • mary maeve mcgeorge

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call me agented.

proud to say i'm now represented by courtney paganelli of levine greenberg rostan literary agency.

Dec 22, 2025 • mary maeve mcgeorge

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my advice to writers stuck in the querying trenches.

after 3 shelved manuscripts, 300+ rejections & nearly a decade of being trapped in this odyssey to find a literary agent.

Dec 15, 2025 • mary maeve mcgeorge

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three years of my monthly book club newsletter

so I'm sharing my top ten reviews.

Dec 1, 2025 • mary maeve mcgeorge

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November 2025

everything i've done wrong in my quest to become agented

i used to think I was a prodigy until I realized writing a book didn't make me rare.

Nov 26, 2025 • mary maeve mcgeorge

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March 2025

all my friends know me as a writer.

but they won't be reading any of my books anytime soon.

Mar 24, 2025 • mary maeve mcgeorge

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