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New Year. Same Inbox. New Nerves.
The calendar flipped. The champagne glasses clinked. People started posting their big announcements and fresh starts and this is my year energy. And my inbox? Still quiet. No offers.No rejections.No news at all. Just silence—the kind that doesn’t slam a door but also doesn’t open one. I wish I could say I greeted the new year with calm certainty. That I felt grounded. Confident. At peace with the process. But the truth is, the quiet messes with you. It makes you question
Jan 22 min read
Back to the Query Trenches — Stronger, Wiser, and Still Fighting
I want to talk about something a lot of writers gloss over: what happens after a full request doesn’t pan out. For months, I poured my heart into my manuscript, hit “send,” and watched one of my dream agents request the full. That moment felt electric — like maybe, finally, all the late nights and self-doubt were leading somewhere. But then came silence. Then the pass. And if I’m being honest? It stung. I didn’t want to open my laptop, didn’t want to write, didn’t even want
Nov 2, 20251 min read
The Freedom (and Reality) of Self-Publishing
I’ve watched some of my traditionally published friends grind hard not on writing their next book but on marketing the one that just...
Jul 1, 20252 min read


What Inspired Me to Write: A Lonely Imagination Turned Superpower
People always ask me, “When did you know you wanted to be a writer?” And the truth is—I didn’t. Not at first. I just needed somewhere to...
Jun 1, 20251 min read


Welcome to The Dawson Diaries
This blog is my creative space. Expect raw thoughts, writing tips, behind-the-scenes chaos, character deep-dives, music playlists that...
Jun 1, 20251 min read
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