HeyJaredAshlynn’s Substack
A blend of personal essays, works-in-progress, and reflections from a fantasy author writing toward a life that matters.
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I Think I’m Becoming Someone I Like (opens the original)
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I’ve spent a lot of the last few years on becoming.Becoming a better writer. Becoming more comfortable taking myself seriously. Becoming more selective about what—and who—I give my time to. Becoming less interested in shrinking myself into whatever shape makes other people comfortable. And lately, I’ve been looking around and realizing that some of the things I once imagined becoming are suddenly realized.Which feels wonderful.Writing & CreativityThis month,
Trust Is No Longer Free (opens the original)
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I used to have a rule about people: Trust them until they give you a reason not to.I believed this made me openhearted rather than foolish. I didn’t want to punish a new person for the harm someone else had caused. I wanted everyone to begin with a clean slate.That philosophy felt generous, but it also left the door unlocked for danger.Subscribe now Read more </p
I Didn’t Stop Writing. I Went Underground. (opens the original)
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Hello, my fellow ink-drinkers.I have been quiet here for longer than I intended.I wish I could tell you that my absence was part of some amazing publishing strategy, that I withdrew into a candlelit room, completed several flawless manuscripts, and emerged dramatically transformed.The truth is less glamorous.I accidentally became more important at a job that pays my bills. That means I’ve been spending more time in meetings and answering customer service complaints than writing. I’ve been revisi
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