Don't forget these two 🥰

Meet the mascots of The Trade Deadline universe 🦀🦦🔧🦃🐿️ Some are menaces, some are sweethearts, but they're all here to support their team 🏒 #HockeyRomance #SportsRomance

Our most recent anthology SCHOLARLY PURSUITS: A QUEER ANTHOLOGY OF COZY ACADEMIA STORIES is now available! Buy your copy from our webstore, request it from your library, order it at your local bookstore, or purchase it from a retailer who sell our books! duckprintspress.com/shop 🌈📚

New book who dis? Introducing my current #mmhockeyromance project - Dylan and Henri will hopefully be hitting bookshelves later this year :)

me writing more and more players on different teams and lowkey promising each of them a Cup as though that isn't a super limited quantity commodity.......

my phone: are you sure you trust XYZ app with your username and password? me: do i trust XYZ app with my username and password for the XYZ app??? who the fuck else would i trust with it if not them? just log me on wtf

me in high school typing on the computer: size 8 font :) me now: make it bigger. bigger. i said BIGGER i cannot read that shit. brighter too. there we go. (it's size 18.)

one thing i adore about writing hockey romance is that it's almost like a regency novel to start. last names only, nick names only, do NOT address each other by your actual first names until you're ready to admit F E E L I N G S & be overcome by how it sounds to have your crush say it out loud

my kids crashing out while playing video games with their friends while I blast music and try to write

The Pittsburgh Riveters have agreed on a contract extension for Riley Barczyk for the next five years 🏒🔧 Since joining the Riveters, he's brought his special brand of chaotic energy, physicality, and playmaking to each and every game - congrats👏👏👏 www.instagram.com/p/DTBO27vEbd...

Year in Review: 2025 As an author, I think it's important to set goals for myself, analyze my progress, and reflect so I can make adjustments. As I write this at the end of 2025, looking at what I've accomplished this year and how I hope to build off of what I've done into 2026, I thought I'd…

writing hockey romance puts things in weird perspective. oh let me write this character who's OLD. so old. lol way past his prime. and his age is *does the math* he's 31!? THIRTY ONE? gfd he's younger than me...

“Hey, Vassy,” Evan said. “Do you know where Barzy—?” When he looked up, he saw Vassiliev and Dalton sharing a worried look. What did they know? “His contract ends this season,” Vassiliev said carefully. “And the trade deadline is coming up.” (in tomorrow's newsletter! subscribe: ashheardwrites.com)

me: i have to edit this story for tomorrow's newsletter. i am rapidly running out of time to do so my son, who has not wanted any attention from me for days upon days: HEY I'M BORED TALK TO ME TAAAAAALK TO MEEEEEE

Look at these beauts... signed copies available at my ko-fi shop ko-fi.com/jhoom (coupon code coming out in my newsletter on Friday afternoon though 🤫)

This Friday: - End of Year Reflection - Coupon for signed books - Short story: Riley's contract in Pittsburgh ends Subscribe at: ashheardwrites.com

as I write my end of year reflection today, I would just like to say the dumbest decisions I've ever made as a writer include: having a character who loves daiquiris (a word I cannot spell), having a book set in Albuquerque (a place I cannot spell), naming a character Barczyk (a name I cannot spell)

Join me today 12-4 pm for signed books at South Fayette Library! There are 20 local authors with lots of books from lots of genres 📚🥰

Why Hockey?  A Look at My Hockey Journey I like a lot of genres and a lot of tropes, so what brought me to writing hockey romance? Here's some background on my hockey journey and how I ended up being a hockey romance author. The NHL & Watching Hockey I'm Canadian, but that actually has little to…

I have also received @ashheardwrites.bsky.social 's book "Tessa of Hundrfeld" which is available through KDP www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B...

Me when my kids' teammates do stuff: good try!! Nice pass!! Great back check!! Great goal!! My to my own kids: hit the net!! That shot sucked!! That goal was mid!! C'mon, pass it!! Dude, you're playing center, get back!!

November Writing Bingo is ready to go 🙂

I keep missing things on instagram 💔😅 but @ashheardwrites.bsky.social recently revealed the full cover for Tessa of Hundrfeld, which I had the pleasure of working on this year. Delighted to see the book is out in the world now. Congrats! 💜 www.instagram.com/p/DQFaEYlj31L/

Friday night Xena x Callisto from my patreon www.patreon.com/laurenknight

Come join me next month at South Fayette Township Library! Meet 20 local authors and get some great new books 📚😁 I'll have all my books, including Drop the Gloves and Tessa of Hundrfeld ⚔️🏒 #authorsofinstagram #booksigning #authorevent

It's here! Come visit if you're in Western PA

I went to update my writer bingo for October and realized I hadn't posted one... Better late than never, but here's the October Writer Bingo :)

Dialogue as Character Development I like writing dialogue. It's fun, it's "easy" because while they're talking, I don't have to figure out what everyone's wearing or doing with their hands. It's also one of the ways I use to flesh out characters, because people generally talk the same, there are…

Preorder a signed copy from my ko-fi shop! Drop the Gloves comes out next week - I'll be mailing physical books on Friday! ko-fi.com/s/f391b444a7 You can also preorder ebooks and physical copies online through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or wherever what you like to get your books 📚❤️

Coming soon! Tessa of Hundrfeld comes out in just under a month! Preorder your copy on Amazon www.amazon.com/dp/B0FP9V24Z...

Tomorrow! - Tessa Cover & Preorders - Drop the Gloves Reviews & Preorders - Writing Dialogue & Text Messages Subscribe at: ashheardwrites.com

Yay it's here!! 🥰 I'm so excited to finally share the dinner of Tessa of Hundrfeld done by the talented @isthiseva.bsky.social ✨ Tessa of Hundrfeld is the first book in my historical fantasy series The Shadow Queen 👑 This cover perfectly captures Tessa as she starts out on her quest for vengeance ⚔️

Pre-orders for signed copies of Drop the Gloves are now available on my ko-fi shop! Comes with book stickers and will mail within a week of release on Oct 7 🔧🏒💚💛

my muse: hey me: i don't need you rn pls stay away i'm already working on a story my muse: BUT me: noooooo my muse: BUT a/b/o version of drop the gloves. me: .... goddammit that's good

Authors & Social Media I'd love to spend all my "writer" time actually writing, but there are definitely non-writing things that take up part of my day-to-day schedule. And I don't mean the editing or the outlining or cover design (which are all things that crop up, don't get me wrong, but they're…

Tomorrow!! - Social media as an author - Upcoming signing events - Excerpt: The Yuletide Jamboree (mm hockey romance in Victorian England) Subscribe at ashheardwrites.com

my six year old: i want to see all the eclipses. solar eclipse, luna eclipse, apocalypse

Time to meet my favorite members of the Pittsburgh Riveters 🔧🏒 DROP THE GLOVES comes out next month on October 7! 💚💛 Preorders are open for the ebook: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHNKQ8SW

Look what arrived today 😍

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Next month - mark your calendars!!🍂🍁 If you're in Western PA, come visit me for signed books! I'll have all my hockey books (including Drop the Gloves) and a preview of Tessa of Hundrfeld, as well as stickers and reader journals 📚

September Writer Bingo is up and ready to go 😁

Accountability post: I didn't write anything new this month recently blog/newsletter posts and work stuff :( no bingo but my focus this month was on editing which I achieved - both manuscripts are ready for ARCs!

I'm seeking ARC readers for my upcoming historical fantasy release Tessa of Hundrfeld! Digital copies will be sent out in a few weeks, please DM or see the link in my bio for details! ✨⚔️📚 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Duck Prints Press, indie publisher founded by fancreators to help fancreators publish their original LGBTQIA+ work, needs YOU! 🫵 Seeking: new backers for our Patreon! People who boost our post about it a chance to win a book! Learn all the many details on our webpage: tinyurl.com/mus57v48 🌈📚 📚💙

I'm seeking ARC readers for my upcoming historical fantasy release Tessa of Hundrfeld! Digital copies will be sent out in a few weeks, please DM or see the link in my bio for details! ✨⚔️📚 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Historial Fantasy & Hockey Romance: The Overlap Recently I talked about my favorite hockey tropes, and it got me thinking about the other things I write. Hockey romance is only a recent (ish) thing for me - I started with fanfic, usually in verse before branching into AUs that were contemporary or…

Tomorrow: - The overlap in my historical fantasy and hockey romance - ARC signups for Tessa of Hundrfeld AND Drop the Gloves

Whenever you write a book and start putting together the cover blurb, you start to think about tropes.. As I finished up Drop the Gloves, I had a bit of deja vu - it got me thinking about the tropes I enjoy writing and how they manifest in my stories. General warning for vague spoilers.

RIVETERSPGH: 🚨 SEASON OPENER: HOCKEY IS BACK IN THE BURGH 🚨 The wait is over - the Riveters 🔧 kick off the 2026-2027 season tomorrow night! Let’s drop the puck 🏒 #HockeyRomance #UpcomingRelease #SportsRomance #comingsoon #mmhockeyromance