Ana Tejano

Do I still know how to do this author thing?

The last time I released a book, the world was still different. How dramatic, yeah? But every day since 2026 came in, I can feel the difference. I mean, sure, we had a whole panini going on that threw us all off, but there are also changes in algorithms, platforms, audience habits, and even my own energy. Last week, I was writing posts for social when I thought, I miss old Twitter. I know we all do, as citizens of the internet from the 2010 *waves at batchmates*. I do social media for work,...

3 months ago • 3 min read

Happy cake day 🎂

Originally published on Substack. A few days ago, posts about the start of the lockdown four years ago went up on social media. It wasn’t so hard to remember where I was then because our company had already declared for us to work from home the week before so I was home, and two, the enhanced community quarantine was declared the day before my birthday, so I was the first one to ever have video call celebrations for my birthday. Today is my birthday, and as always, I’m still not used to my...

about 2 years ago • 4 min read

On first books and all the feelings

Originally posted on Substack. I’ve started several drafts of my next email here in the past months, but nothing seemed to stick to me — and that’s quite an accurate picture of my writing life ever since June rolled around, so! Anyway, hi, I’m back. I opened this again to share that it’s my first book, Fall Like Rain’s 9th birthday today! Nine years ago, I hit “Publish” on KDP and officially became an author. Yay! And in celebration of that birthday, the book is on sale this weekend — get it...

over 2 years ago • 3 min read

How hyperthyroidism works (The Awkward Yeti)

Slow down, you're doing fine

Originally published on Substack. I had another draft that I originally wrote for this second email, but Things Happened after I wrote that, so here’s a newer, more updated version. CW medical things, so if a discussion of illness isn’t your jam, it’s completely okay to skip/delete this email from your inbox. :) But first: if you’re new here, hi! Thanks for being here. :) It started with a severe asthma attack. One of the things that made the second half of 2022 kind of miserable was a severe...

almost 3 years ago • 5 min read

The things that coexist

(Originally published on Substack) I wrote this post in early 2022 when I originally wanted to launch this newsletter, but I didn’t because of impostor syndrome. I didn’t want to waste the content, so I thought it would still be nice for it to be the first email. This is slightly updated to reflect my current state. There was a repost challenge (is that what it’s called?) going around on Instagram one time with a prompt: share a photo of you in 2020 before all of these things happened. I...

almost 3 years ago • 4 min read