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Nothing Serious: A Novel

Nothing Serious: A Novel

An unflinching and incisive debut about dating, womanhood, friendship, and obsession.

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The Art of Being Completely Alone

Society thinks it’s time I partner up. I think it’s time to retreat into the woods.

Aug 20, 2018

The Art of Being Completely Alone

Aug 20, 2018

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The Loneliness of Disordered Eating

And how writing saved me from myself.

Oct 21

The Loneliness of Disordered Eating

Oct 21

When My Coworker Drew Dicks, I Laughed

When a coworker of mine at a San Francisco-based tech company drew a giant penis with blue marker pointing at my face on the conference…

Oct 2

When My Coworker Drew Dicks, I Laughed

Oct 2

The Political Silencing at the Emmys — And Everywhere Else

I love TV. I love it so much. I often wonder if the main reason I write novels is the very slim chance that one might get adapted into a…

Sep 19

The Political Silencing at the Emmys — And Everywhere Else

Sep 19

Dating Apps Are Showing Us Who We Are

Men have long prioritized ease over connection, it’s finally catching up to us.

Jul 25

Dating Apps Are Showing Us Who We Are

Jul 25

The Sunk Cost Fallacy of Your Career

The life-changing power of not finishing something just because you started it.

May 6

The Sunk Cost Fallacy of Your Career

May 6

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In Defense of the “Adult Gap Year”

A new name for a life-changing habit.

Apr 18

In Defense of the “Adult Gap Year”

Apr 18

How I Turned My Autofiction Novel Into a Thriller

The first novel I ever wrote was never published, though I labored over it for six years. Like most first novels, it was shamefully…

Feb 26

How I Turned My Autofiction Novel Into a Thriller

Feb 26

Is Hetero Partnership Worth the Misery of Hetero Dating?

For women right now probably not.

Feb 8

Is Hetero Partnership Worth the Misery of Hetero Dating?

Feb 8

Holding My Own Book in My Hands

And sleeping with it like a baby.

Jan 22

Holding My Own Book in My Hands

Jan 22

Emily J. Smith

Emily J. Smith

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Writer and tech professional. My debut novel, NOTHING SERIOUS, is out now from William Morrow / HarperCollins (more at emjsmith.com).

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