Archive - Hello Hayes

October 2024

Do I want to be perfect?

+some really great advice I got from a soon to be author

Oct 10, 2024 •

Alexandra Hayes Robinson

August 2024

Hello Hayes: “I am unattractive without makeup”

Plus, how to give ourselves closure and what it really means when your friend doesn’t visit you.

Aug 15, 2024 •

Alexandra Hayes Robinson

6 Books to Make You a Better Writer (and Human)

A list of titles, why I love them, and why I think you'll love them too.

Aug 8, 2024 •

Alexandra Hayes Robinson

Friendship breakups with OLD ENOUGH author Haley Jakobson

Plus, writing sex scenes, the ethics of coworker crushes, and Haley's best advice for aspiring writers.

Aug 6, 2024 •

Alexandra Hayes Robinson

June 2024

On Becoming a Morning Person

25-year-old me could never. (She probably should've.)

Jun 13, 2024 •

Alexandra Hayes Robinson

3:27

I'm Just a Girl Looking Downstairs at a Party

How I interrupt my brain when it’s spiraling

Jun 6, 2024 •

Alexandra Hayes Robinson

May 2024

April 2024

What is Best Practice Anyway?

Reflections from my latest haircut (and first few days of my thirties).

Apr 4, 2024 •

Alexandra Hayes Robinson

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