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Stephanie McNeal
Jul 07, 2023
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Hi,

What does everyone think of Threads so far? I am enjoying it, but I admittedly have barely been on. I really dislike Twitter though, so I am intrigued by the possibility of an alternative.

Where have I been?

Usually I take this time in my newsletter to share what I’ve written for the past week, but as you may have noticed, this is my first newsletter in a month!

I hadn’t planned on taking a full month off from Substack, but I decided to after my book came out on June 6. Basically, I was exhausted! I spent the month working full-time at Glamour while in the mornings and evenings doing book prep and promo. It was an exhilarating and fun month, but also very tiring! I feel now I have had a chance to catch my breath and come back down to real life.

Stephanie McNeal
Stephanie McNeal on Instagram: “Thank you everyone for the nice messages about my book launch 😌 You all made me feel like the number one guy in the group. After getting called out by Tom Sandoval over white nail polish (a sentence I never thought I’d type) my book coming out right before the VPR reunion just feels right 🤌🏼 And yes, I bought this sweatshirt that same day 😂 #vpr #teamariana #vanderpumprules #vprreunion”
June 29, 2023

I wanted to say thank you to everyone who has supported my book and sent kind messages. I have dreamed of being a published author since I first wrote my own stories in first grade, but what they don’t tell you about achieving your dreams is how…

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