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Kelsye Nelson

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Kelsye Nelson is CEO and Co-Founder of Writer.ly, an online marketplace that connects writers to publishing professionals. (Angel funded and backed by Guy Kawasaki.)

Author of The Breakup Girl Series.

Founder of the Seattle Daylight Writers, a Seattle-based writing group with over 500 members.

Hopelessly happy.

Proud moment: Along with her AmeriCorps team, she helped save the Wild Prairie Chicken of Missouri from extinction.

Highly proficient in building online tribes, 40k people follow Kelsye on twitter (@Kelsye).

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Kelsye Nelson’s books

Average rating: 3.98 · 94 ratings · 28 reviews · 6 distinct works

	Smart Girl, Dumb Love (The Breakup Girl, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not Fing Around: The No Bullsht Guide for Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground by Jeff Leisawitz (Goodreads Author), Megan Hills (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations), Kelsye Nelson (Goodreads Author) (Design) 3.40 avg rating — 40 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hooked: Four Stories 4.75 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Oh Grow Up (The Breakup Girl, #2) 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Smart Girl, Dumb Love: Three short-stories it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anticipation 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Kelsye is Currently Reading

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Yellowface

by R.F. Kuang (Goodreads Author)

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The Complete Guide to Astrology: Understanding Yourself, Your Signs, and Your Birth Chart

by Louise Edington (Goodreads Author)

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The Lending Library

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Reading this book felt like taking my own mini vacation. Super fun, fast read. I got sucked in and read it in one day. Deliciously bad ex-boyfriend behavior matched by the timid yet audacious revenge choices made by the main character. Unexpected how ...more
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Kelsye’s Quotes

“I am a master of logic and a powerfully convincing debater. In fact, against my better judgment, I can talk myself out of doing anything.”
― Jarod Kintz, $3.33

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“When anybody honks at me in traffic, I blush, wave, and shout, “Thanks for being a fan.” Being a celebrity is a 24/7 thing.”
― Jarod Kintz, $3.33

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“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
― Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time

tags: deadlines, humor, humour, work, writing

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“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

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“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
― Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

tags: animals, books, dogs, friends, humor

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message 18: by Nik

Dec 30, 2013 12:10AM

Hi Kelsye,

Happy New Year & stay creative always. Donna Summer: The Thrill Goes On: A Tribute

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message 17: by Midu

Sep 26, 2013 10:03PM

Thanks for the invite!

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message 16: by Susanne

Sep 21, 2013 06:27PM

How do you stay hopelessly happy? Is there a secret recipe to this? If so, please share.
Susanne Leist

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message 15: by Tamara

Sep 20, 2013 06:16AM

Hi Kelsye and thanks for your friendship :)

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message 14: by Laura

Sep 13, 2013 01:42AM

Hi Kelsye, thanks for the friendship! :)

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message 13: by Laura

Sep 12, 2013 03:23PM

Thanks for connecting with me!

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message 12: by Dahlia

Sep 01, 2013 09:29PM

Hi Kelsye!
Thanks for the friending:)

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message 11: by Stephen

Aug 30, 2013 12:23PM

Hi Kelsye

Nice to meet you here and on Twitter. Now that's a lot of friends!

Cheers

Steve

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message 10: by Shellie

Aug 29, 2013 07:49PM

Hello Kelsye!!

So nice to have you as a friend not only on Goodreads, Twitter as well. You're such a joy!

Shellie

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message 9: by C.J.

Aug 29, 2013 03:53PM

C.J. Heck

Hello Kelsye,

It's such a pleasure having you for a friend here at Goodreads. Thank you so much and best wishes to you.

My warmest regards and respect,
CJ