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2 days ago4 min read
Why I Won’t Stop Calling My Open Door Romances Smut (and I Don't Think You Should Either)
Smut is not a dirty word. Well, not unless you want it to be (wink). What I mean is it isn’t a bad word. It’s not shameful to say it. As...
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ahawthorne.writes
Nov 10, 20243 min read
Reading is ALWAYS Political
Why Can't We Just Read Books? If you've been online in bookish spaces since the election, I know you've all seen that question being...
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ahawthorne.writes
Sep 24, 20242 min read
How Having Teenagers Helped Prepare Me for Being a Public Figure: A Tongue in Cheek Examination of the Crossover Between Motherhood and Content Creation
One thing I think a lot of authors fear when it comes to being on social media is the worry about people saying mean things to them. I'm...
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ahawthorne.writes
Aug 28, 20243 min read
Five Tips For Managing Social Anxiety as an Author
Long gone are the days when authors could life their lives in the shadows, writing successful books from the comfort of home and knowing...
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ahawthorne.writes
Jul 21, 20244 min read
The Surprising Way Publishing is Just Like Physics: Objects in Motion Tend to Stay in Motion, Objects at Rest Tend to Stay at Rest
As an author I tend to spend a lot of my time thinking about books. Writing them. Revising them. Querying them. And yes, marketing them. ...
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ahawthorne.writes
Jun 3, 20243 min read
You're Queer! Why Aren't Your Books?
This year has flown by and it’s already Pride month again! And also my birthday month! But mostly Pride! Not because my birthday isn’t...
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ahawthorne.writes
Feb 6, 20244 min read
Am I a writer? Or a content creator?
This wasn't the blog topic I had planned to cover this month, but the discourse has been making the rounds on social media this week, and...
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ahawthorne.writes
Jan 26, 20241 min read
January 2024- A Fearless Year
I have admittedly not done as much with this blog space as I could have been doing since I got my website set up. There are a lot of...
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ahawthorne.writes
Jan 7, 20236 min read
Building Community
Welcome! I'm a little overdue on this blog post (for the sake of my pride, please at least pretend to be surprised!) so I wanted to keep...
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ahawthorne.writes
Sep 1, 20228 min read
Why I Chose A Small Publisher
Reasons why I chose a small press to publish my debut novel instead of self-publishing or continuing to look for an agent
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ahawthorne.writes
Apr 14, 20223 min read
Imposter Syndrome Pt 2
I promised I would come back and do a second post about imposter syndrome and what I wish I'd done differently to get ready before...
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ahawthorne.writes
Mar 20, 20224 min read
Publishing News and Imposter Syndrome Pt 1
Book deal announcement and how imposter syndrome made me less ready than I should have been
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