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Hayley Elliott

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04/03/25

Writers helping other writers

This is a rough concept I have in mind. I’m putting this here as a placeholder to remind myself to do it—when life is a bit less busy. I’m a firm believer in community over competition and I love helping writers. I plan to create some blog segments or reference pages for aspiring authors to help them along their journey—whether… Read More

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SURPRISE! I’ll have exclusive, limited-edition s SURPRISE! I’ll have exclusive, limited-edition sprayed edge copies with me at the fall festival and book signing this weekend at @shoplostandbound !! Come snag a copy! 🫶🏻

You & Me, For Real is a lighthearted, playful romance full of fun, banter, wit, and charm. It’s Notting Hill, but set in Hollywood and with dogs!!! 🌴 🐕 🎥 

#oklahomabookstore #romance #romancebookstagram #closeddoorromance #lowspiceromance
Come join us at the lovely @shoplostandbound books Come join us at the lovely @shoplostandbound bookstore for the Fall Festival!!! There will be so many wonderful vendors and authors to see…along with a wonderful bookstore AND fall soda drinks! 😍 It’s the perfect time to celebrate fall and try out a new bookstore if you haven’t been yet! 📖 🍁 🎃 

#oklahomabookstore #bookstore #authorsigning #fall
UPDATED signing schedule!! 🎉 Excited to conti UPDATED signing schedule!! 🎉 

Excited to continue to represent YAMFR across the OKC metro annnnnd we’re going to Texas, baby! That’s right! I’m so excited to be doing a special signing event at the all-romance store: @theplottwistbookbar . More details to come about that event. 😍

For you local friends: I hope to catch you at this weekend’s fall festival @shoplostandbound where you can find me AND multiple other local authors of various genres! 🎃 🍁 

(Taking a break in November to accommodate my busy photography season).

Then I’ll close out the year at the NEWEST OKC metro bookstore in Moore: @the_last_page_bookstore followed by @bnquailsprings ! So excited and blessed to share my sweet, debut love story with new readers. 🥰

Hope to see you at one of these events! 🫶🏻

#authorsigning #signingevent #oklahomaauthor #closeddoorromance #lowspiceromance
Their GRAND OPENING is this Saturday, October 11 f Their GRAND OPENING is this Saturday, October 11 from 9am-7pm. First fifteen customers get a free tote bag! 😍 You should pop by and check it out! 

#bookstore #moore #oklahoma #bookstagram #bookish @The Last Page Bookstore
This day was SO much fun!!! PLUS— I forgot to m This day was SO much fun!!!

PLUS— I forgot to mention their little cafe where they had fall Gilmore Girl-tailored drinks! 😍

Even if you’re not local—you can still check out You & Me, For Real—via the link in my bio. Who doesn’t love a good, lighthearted, beach read? 

#gilmoregirls #bookstore #oklahomacity #romancebookstagram #closeddoorromance  @Second Story Books
I made this one a couple years ago. I feel like I I made this one a couple years ago. I feel like I need a new fall one with maybe a cute, bookish woodland creature. I was thinking maybe an owl or a fox. What do you think??

#bookishcrafts #fallcrafts #bookish
IT’S TIME FOR A NEW LOOK! 
🎃🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🎃

#bookshelfdecor #bookshelftour #sundayshelfie #bookshelfie #bookstagram
Vulnerable vent session. I’ve had a doozy coup Vulnerable vent session. 

I’ve had a doozy couple of weeks with my body not cooperating the way I want it to—and developing new, and weird symptoms. (Even starting and stopping a new job because of my body’s limitations.)

Ehlers Danlos Syndrome sucks. 

There. I said it. 

I can’t stand that my body feels like it’s aging faster than everyone else my age. I hate not being able to do easy things majority of people take for granted. I hate that I never know how much pain I’ll be in for the day or what new body part will fail me. 

I want to feel the way most people see me…which is a happy, healthy version of myself. But unfortunately, that’s not *always* my reality. My poor husband witnesses the brunt of my condition and sees me in my lowest days. Bless him for so often seeing my signs that I’m all out of spoons for the day and picking up the slack.

Baring the mental weight of chronic pain is exhausting. It zaps my motivation and my creativity. I tell my husband often how I wish so much of my thoughts didn’t encompass my health, my pain, and ways to circumvent it. It would free up so much of my mental space! 

But for some reason, God deemed this the vessel to carry me through my days here on earth and I’m trying my best to be thankful for it and its capabilities I do still manage. 

One of my favorite ways to get me out of my funks and distract from my pain is DANCING. It’s probably why I post so many silly dancing or lip-syncing videos—because this is meant to be my happy space and dancing is my happy place. (Regardless of how silly I look. 🤣) It’s not about doing it right/great—it’s just about having fun, sharing joy, and savoring it! 

So this is just your friendly reminder that not everyone’s “highlight” reel is the real life. Be kind and gentle. You never know what’s behind someone else’s bright/shiny social media life. Don’t always believe the grass is greener on the other side. Whether it’s health problems, family drama, mental struggles, financial burdens…could be any number of things…everyone has SOMEthing. Instead, take joy in life’s little and simple blessings and never take for granted the life you’ve been given. LIFE itself is a gift.
I’M SO EXCITED about this day…even as a shoppe I’M SO EXCITED about this day…even as a shopper. 🤣 I love Gilmore Girls and need no additional excuses to buy more GG merch. (I can’t believe I don’t have a mug already! Going to have to remedy that.)

Join us for a fun afternoon and bring a friend!

There’ll be:
🌟 multiple author signings 
🌟 multiple venders like: an ice cream cart, florist, custom crafts, all the GG merch
🌟 a special, themed drink menu from their cafe 

I’ll be there 11-3! 🥰🫶🏻

Second Story is located downtown southeast of the capitol.

#oklahomabookstore #oklahomaauthor #romanceauthor #romancebookstagram
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SURPRISE! I’ll have exclusive, limited-edition sprayed edge copies with me at the fall festival and book signing this weekend at @shoplostandbound !! Come snag a copy! 🫶🏻You & Me, For Real is a lighthearted, playful romance full of fun, banter, wit, and charm. It’s Notting Hill, but set in Hollywood and with dogs!!! 🌴 🐕 🎥 #oklahomabookstore #romance #romancebookstagram #closeddoorromance #lowspiceromance ... See MoreSee Less

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