A.J. O'Connell

Freelance writer and funnylady. Author of A Perfect Facebook Life, out 4/6/21 Order here:

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It's publication day! A PERFECT FACEBOOK LIFE is out today: https://t.co/MCthk6D2Ec

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#WorldSocialMediaDay! If you're like us, you'll 💟 #author @aj_oconnell's #book A PERFECT #FACEBOOK LIFE: MICRO #MEMOIRS, #POEMS, AND VERY, VERY SHORT #PLAYS! https://t.co/rUw7F0w0bx

#multigenre #mustread #socialmedia #momlife #worldsokayestmom #humor #humorbooks #socialmediaday

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Oh no. Someone beat me to it LOL

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@cannibalanders

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Artificial intelligence is transforming the content writing industry. We can't stick our heads in the sand or rely too heavily on it. We have to find the sweet spot. https://t.co/jvxLhTHIBm
#AI #contentwriting

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The future of content writing is visual! Articles with at least 3 images and at least one video do very well, according to research by @semrush.
https://t.co/jvxLhTHIBm
#visualcontent #contentcreation

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S'mores are a delicious combination of three things that come out of packages. If you try to make an elevated s'more from scratch and call it a traditional s'more, you are wrong. The messy ones are the most authentic. The ones on fire are the MOST authentic. #GBBO

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After watching GBBO murder American food this season, I now know how residents of remote European villages have been feeling for years when Paul has demanded their traditional regional favorites in technical challenges.

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"Mom says she's responsible but lost the Cub Scouts admission form for THREE WEEKS. How can we trust Mom if she said no to buying you a rabbit, but has ALMOST 20 CHICKENS??"
8-yo: "... please don't run for anything."

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8-yo: "Mom, what's an attack ad?"
Me: "If you were running against me in an election your team would make me sound like a bad person, like
'Did you know that Mom had 3 glasses of wine after dinner on Saturday? Does anyone know HOW MANY pairs of shoes are in Mom's Amazon cart?"

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All rich widows in film noir will now be looking for their marbles.

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Me, making fun of film noir: "Mr. Marlowe. I'm a rich widow with loose morals. Please, help me!"
8 y-o sashaying in, making fun of me: "Oh help me, Mr. Jenson, I'm a witch widow with lost marbles!"

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This is just a warning to all my clients. I will try not to get "never gonna give you up" in your copy, but no promises today

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8 y-o keeps running into my office, screaming Rick Astley lyrics at me, and yelling "I RICKROLLED YOU"

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Woodstock ‘99 on Netflix is both horrifying and, as someone who was the right age for it but couldn’t afford to go, validating.

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Blog post marketing pro-tip:
"Fight me" is not an ideal CTA.
Yes, it's a clear, concise call to action, but it's not going to sell any widgets.

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Let women characters in fiction be unlikeable! Let them be angry and stinky! People are all those things, and women are people. https://t.co/lr3H0LYkc3

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Do I apologize for nothing? Yes.
Do I then apologize for apologizing? ...yes.
But should we apologize? No.

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@aj_oconnell gives advice to young women!

#womenshistorymonth #herstory #breakthebias #ajoconnell #aperfectfacebooklife #advice #feminism #woodhallpress

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@JoelKlettke Ok but there's absolutely an alternate timeline where we're all walking around like Lt. Geordi La Forge

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One of the nice things about being in remote marketing vs being a reporter is that I can absolutely knit during hour-long webinars without angering everyone around me.

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I mean, yes, all my appointments are in there, but also I drew a lady bug and a cup of coffee

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The longer I keep a bullet journal the more I think illuminated manuscripts were just monks' excuse to doodle