{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5b19ba8fa08de5c2320c8bb8/66e24b1380cc0451bad046a6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How to Celebrate Everything - Ally Nikolaus","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5b19ba8fa08de5c2320c8bb8/1726106307072-ff71b69d-0d92-4fd0-996c-5b3be15d5ec8.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Ally and Rachael talk about FUN and celebration as well as living (and thriving) without alcohol</strong>. Don't miss this one!&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Ally Nikolau</strong>s is an award-winning filmmaker and author of the upcoming memoir, <a href=\"https://amzn.to/3XGjX35 \" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>I’m Gay and Drink Water</em></a>. Their memoir covers six years of their life from the time they were a freshman on the University of Mississippi’s soccer team to when they came out at age twenty-four while living, working and going to school in Chicago. Alcohol consumption played a major role in Ally’s story. Through trial and error, Ally found that the only way to live as their truest, healthiest, and most creative self was to quit drinking alcohol altogether. Being alcohol free is the best thing they've done for their creative process and mental health. Outside of writing and working as a legal assistant during the day, Ally enjoys baking, Pilates and spending time with friends, family, their fiancée and their puppy, Stella. Ally has a B.A. in Speech Communications from Webster University and an M.F.A. in Screenwriting from DePaul University.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>🎉 Unstuck is now available </strong><a href=\"https://rachaelherronbooks.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>HERE</strong></a><strong>! </strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Ink In Your Veins: How Writers <em>Actually</em> Write (and how you can, too)</strong></p><p>Writing doesn't have to be so hard. With internationally bestselling author Rachael Herron, learn how to embrace ease, reject perfectionism, and finally create <em>your</em> perfect writing process. (Formerly known as How Do You Write) Come for inspiration, stay for lots more.</p><p><br></p><p>✏️ Can I email you some <a href=\"http://rachaelherron.com/write\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">writing help? </a></p><p>💥 90 Days to Done - <a href=\"http://rachaelherron.com/90\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">WRITE YOUR BOOK! </a></p><p>📚 90 Day <a href=\"http://rachaelherron.com/revision\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Revision</a>!</p><p>🪑 Join <a href=\"http://rachaelherron.com/slackwithme\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Onward Writer Slack</a>!</p><p>📅 <a href=\"http://patreon.com/rachael\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Rachael Says Plan!</a> Plan with me!</p><p>📝 <a href=\"http://rachaelherron.com/rachaelsayswrite\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Rachael Says Write</a>! Write with me!</p><p>📙 <a href=\"https://rachaelherron.com/publish\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Publish Your Book</a>!</p><p>❓<a href=\"http://patreon.com/rachael\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> I'll Answer Your Questions </a>on Air!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>EXCLUSIVELY FOR WRITERS:&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>➡️ </strong><a href=\"https://rachaelherron.com/therightbook\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>How to Know If You’re Writing the Right Book</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Rachael Herron"}