Sarina Bowen
@sarinabowen.bsky.social
24-time USA Today bestseller. Authors Guild member. Author of: 🩷 novels.🔪 novels. 🌈 novels. Loves: Hockey. Tech. Big plots and big hearts! https://sarinabowen.com/meet-sarina
Stressed-out writer friends, enjoy this fantastic essay by Dan Blank! You won't regret it.
open.substack.com/pub/danblank...
open.substack.com/pub/danblank...
What a 1958 diner can teach writers about success
Why you can ignore AI, algorithms, trends, and slop content
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June 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Stressed-out writer friends, enjoy this fantastic essay by Dan Blank! You won't regret it.
open.substack.com/pub/danblank...
open.substack.com/pub/danblank...
My big 2025 strategy was to do LOTS of author advocacy as a way of doing something important for others.
HOW IT STARTED: This is great! I'm fighting back! 🤩
HOW IT'S GOING: The assholes are winning and I'm more bummed out than I started. 😬
HOW IT STARTED: This is great! I'm fighting back! 🤩
HOW IT'S GOING: The assholes are winning and I'm more bummed out than I started. 😬
June 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
My big 2025 strategy was to do LOTS of author advocacy as a way of doing something important for others.
HOW IT STARTED: This is great! I'm fighting back! 🤩
HOW IT'S GOING: The assholes are winning and I'm more bummed out than I started. 😬
HOW IT STARTED: This is great! I'm fighting back! 🤩
HOW IT'S GOING: The assholes are winning and I'm more bummed out than I started. 😬
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While author interviews are fun, my favorite episodes of the #AmWriting podcast happen when KJ, Sarina, Jennie and I meet up. This week we discuss living in a chaotic world with a lot of noise and getting the words done when the words comes hard.
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How to Focus on Work in a Chaotic World
Regardless of your political leanings, it's a real challenge to focus on writing right now. Jess, Sarina, KJ and Jennie discuss.
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May 16, 2025 at 2:59 PM
While author interviews are fun, my favorite episodes of the #AmWriting podcast happen when KJ, Sarina, Jennie and I meet up. This week we discuss living in a chaotic world with a lot of noise and getting the words done when the words comes hard.
open.substack.com/pub/amwritin...
open.substack.com/pub/amwritin...
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“The Library of Congress is by its very mission nonpartisan. Throughout its history it has served the pursuit of knowledge by and on behalf of all Americans. For a president to break this sacred trust is a bridge too far.”
—Mary Rasenberger, CEO of the Authors Guild
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—Mary Rasenberger, CEO of the Authors Guild
authorsguild.org/news/ag-cond...
May 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
“The Library of Congress is by its very mission nonpartisan. Throughout its history it has served the pursuit of knowledge by and on behalf of all Americans. For a president to break this sacred trust is a bridge too far.”
—Mary Rasenberger, CEO of the Authors Guild
authorsguild.org/news/ag-cond...
—Mary Rasenberger, CEO of the Authors Guild
authorsguild.org/news/ag-cond...
A podcast episode about all things AI, piracy and fighting back. amwriting.substack.com/p/ai-trainin...
A.I. Training and Piracy: What You Need to Know
This week's kerfuffle has big ramifications for authors. Read all about it.
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April 4, 2025 at 12:31 PM
A podcast episode about all things AI, piracy and fighting back. amwriting.substack.com/p/ai-trainin...
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Those of you who attending our Melbourne and Perth events on the weekend would have already heard our exciting news. Here is the official announcement of our first special guest for #ARR2026, Sarina Bowen!
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@sarinabowen.bsky.social
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@sarinabowen.bsky.social
ARR2026: first guest author
We’re thrilled to announce our first special guest author for ARR2026—Sarina Bowen! Sarina Bowen is a #1 Amazon bestselling author, a 24-time USA Today bestseller, and a Wall Street Journal bestsel…
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April 2, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Those of you who attending our Melbourne and Perth events on the weekend would have already heard our exciting news. Here is the official announcement of our first special guest for #ARR2026, Sarina Bowen!
australianromancereaders.wordpress.com/2025/04/02/a...
@sarinabowen.bsky.social
australianromancereaders.wordpress.com/2025/04/02/a...
@sarinabowen.bsky.social
That sinking feeling in New Hampshire is brought to you by the grand illusion newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/04/02/t...
That sinking feeling in New Hampshire is brought to you by the grand illusion • New Hampshire Bulletin
The thousands in debt wasn’t the result of vacations; we never took any. It wasn’t for nights on the town or Amazon splurges. It is just how much extra it cost, added up over the first 15 years of our...
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April 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
That sinking feeling in New Hampshire is brought to you by the grand illusion newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/04/02/t...
Deep thoughts: sarinab.substack.com/p/which-form...
March 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Deep thoughts: sarinab.substack.com/p/which-form...
LOL! Happy to help!
ESPN announcer: (talking 1980 USAxSoviet Union game) How many people don’t realize that USA didn’t win the gold metal in that game. They had to come back a couple days […]
Me: I KNEW THAT! I learned it reading Him! Don’t tell me romance novels don’t teach you anything!! 🤣
@sarinabowen.bsky.social
Me: I KNEW THAT! I learned it reading Him! Don’t tell me romance novels don’t teach you anything!! 🤣
@sarinabowen.bsky.social
March 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
LOL! Happy to help!
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"Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself." —Salman Rushdie
March 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
"Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself." —Salman Rushdie
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Amplifying a Sarina Bowen Threads post for The Authors Guild:
Putting this in a way that my romance peeps will notice it. You can join @authorsguild.bsky.social here:
authorsguild.org/membership/
Putting this in a way that my romance peeps will notice it. You can join @authorsguild.bsky.social here:
authorsguild.org/membership/
February 19, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Amplifying a Sarina Bowen Threads post for The Authors Guild:
Putting this in a way that my romance peeps will notice it. You can join @authorsguild.bsky.social here:
authorsguild.org/membership/
Putting this in a way that my romance peeps will notice it. You can join @authorsguild.bsky.social here:
authorsguild.org/membership/
It's easy to join Authors Against Book Bans. Took me two minutes. www.authorsagainstbookbans.com
Authors Against Book Bans
Our Mission Statement We are Authors Against Book Bans. We, a coalition of writers, illustrators, anthology editors and contributors, and other book creators, stand united against the deeply unconstit...
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February 5, 2025 at 7:54 PM
It's easy to join Authors Against Book Bans. Took me two minutes. www.authorsagainstbookbans.com
This survey by Thriftbooks about romance is charming!
Romance Revealed
As Valentine's Day approaches, we're indulging in our favorite guilty pleasure—romance novels! We love love! Our newest poll takes a look at the secret lives of romance readers. Read on for all…
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February 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This survey by Thriftbooks about romance is charming!
My brain during revisions: Ow. Ow. Ow. Ohhhhh this is GOOD. Ow. Are we done yet?
Repeat. #amrevising
Repeat. #amrevising
January 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
My brain during revisions: Ow. Ow. Ow. Ohhhhh this is GOOD. Ow. Are we done yet?
Repeat. #amrevising
Repeat. #amrevising
It is a law of nature that the smoke detector only runs out of batteries between 330 and 5am.
Good morning. 😩
Good morning. 😩
January 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM
It is a law of nature that the smoke detector only runs out of batteries between 330 and 5am.
Good morning. 😩
Good morning. 😩
I just had the BEST shower ideas for this revision! 😎 Writers, you know what I mean! Shower ideas are 🙌
January 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I just had the BEST shower ideas for this revision! 😎 Writers, you know what I mean! Shower ideas are 🙌
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Same. I didn't know about all of the tracking in Your Offline Activity. Here's how to delete & deactivate it. In Facebook:
1) Settings & Privacy > Settings
2) On the left (at least on desktop) scroll down to Your Information > Off-Facebook Activity
3) Click Continue, log in to Accounts Center
1) Settings & Privacy > Settings
2) On the left (at least on desktop) scroll down to Your Information > Off-Facebook Activity
3) Click Continue, log in to Accounts Center
Logged out of Meta for the week, feels pretty good. Also found a cache called Your Offline Activity and deleted that too on my way.
January 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Same. I didn't know about all of the tracking in Your Offline Activity. Here's how to delete & deactivate it. In Facebook:
1) Settings & Privacy > Settings
2) On the left (at least on desktop) scroll down to Your Information > Off-Facebook Activity
3) Click Continue, log in to Accounts Center
1) Settings & Privacy > Settings
2) On the left (at least on desktop) scroll down to Your Information > Off-Facebook Activity
3) Click Continue, log in to Accounts Center
Wednesday wrote this line: "there are enough injuries in skating--I don't want to kill myself running for the bus!"
Following Monday: I take a big fall running for the bus.
Following Monday: I take a big fall running for the bus.
November 23, 2024 at 3:37 AM
Wednesday wrote this line: "there are enough injuries in skating--I don't want to kill myself running for the bus!"
Following Monday: I take a big fall running for the bus.
Following Monday: I take a big fall running for the bus.