My pup Bonnie says Happy #Pride month!

Can we talk about @hairforhumans? Happy June! This month, we're here for the wholesome Instagram content, Pride month goodies, and more!

Happy #Pride, all! To celebrate, I'm excited to be included in a HUGE sapphic book giveaway this month with @jaeauthor.bsky.social. Join in! open.substack.com/pub/amyhagst...

Have you manifested your truth today? #transawareness #trustisforeveryone 🏳️‍🌈

I hope you’ll join me over on Substack to read about my latest shenanigans on the homestead. I really am ridiculous. amyhagstrom.substack.com

Enjoy!

Can't wait for this one! Cover reveal for Ellen Won Steil's upcoming title! #coverreveal

It's always hard to sit on deal announcement news! Excited to share the premise of my third novel, coming in early 2026! 💙📚 #authorsofbluesky
#fictionwriters #amwriting #pubdeal

Phone home…

I would like that too. 😡

Some art to reflect the moment from #Vermont artist, Meredith Gratton:

If you haven't read #Sugarbush Condition's Reporter Lucy Welch's dispatch yesterday, you can find it here:
billmckibben.substack.com/p/special-ve...

Take offs and landings I’m writing this from the plane, heading back home from Oregon, where I was visiting my young adults and helping to prepare my parents’ house to sell.

Who else is in that 'sandwich' era between young adult kids and older parents? I'm feeling it this week. amyhagstrom.substack.com/p/take-offs-... #amwriting #genX

To Kill a Mockingbird.

Hi kids!

Well that explains why I was disappointed in my last Exofficio underwear purchase via REI. What a bummer…they were one of my favorites for Practical Travel Gear as well.

Love talking to book clubs…especially local ones! (And if you’re not, I’m always happy to zoom)! #lakeunionauthors #booksky #bookclubs

Glad you’re seeing more snow. We got about 6 inches last night.

Limited snow here too. Where are you located? I’m in Western Mass.

I was just saying we need one. Now it has a name.

Please yes.

Amazing!

New post up at Substack. Come join me there to talk creativity, boundaries, and peace. 💙📚 `
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#fictionwriters amyhagstrom.substack.com

Enter to Win 13 Books! - Universal By Design

SO many great books in this #giveaway package! I'm honored to be included. Better yet, the winner will be announced on International Women's Day. 💙📚
#authorsofbluesky
#fictionwritershttps://www.universalbydesign.com/enter-win-13-books/

I always feel intimidated when writing baddies. It’s a work in progress, but I echo that it’s essential that they have depth, or else, why bother?

Understanding Evil Characters (and Writing Them Real) So many stories in some way deal with the conflict between good and evil. As authors we’re urged to find nuance and depth in our antagonists, to make them more than just flat cardboard-cutout represen...

It can be challenging to understand evil in our characters (or in real life, for that matter)--harder still to write truly bad characters believably and with depth. How to develop, deepen, and humanize even your most evil villains in today's blog. foxprinteditorial.com/2025/01/30/u...

Ha! Mine too!

This teaser for SMOKE SEASON still gives me shivers! Thank you to all my early readers who have been reviewing! 💙📚 #booksky #authorsofbluesky

Sometimes, in the dead of winter, to keep yourself sane and away from endlessly depressing news cycles while remaining creative, drastic measures must be taken. Learning a new hobby. Trying to channel patience. Also: don’t laugh. I’ve never embroidered before! 😂 #creativity #am(not)writing

Same! I feel so antsy to get things fixed I don’t pause to make sure I agree they are wrong in the first place!

I have to work really hard not to change everything immediately.