Hana Sheik's Blog

Yeah, it’s two and a half weeks into March, and I forgot to post this update earlier but we’ll all just pretend that I didn’t (ha). I suppose it’s a good thing that I don’t have much catch up to do on this previous month. February was a slog for me. Life (mostly depression, anxiety,… Continue reading March 2023: where I forgot to update…

I can’t believe how quickly January has gone by, but that’s how it usually is with the first month of a new year for me. Winter blues and time whooshing past me, oh and I can’t forget my favourite: still struggling to remember to date things 2023 NOT 2022. Not much of a big update… Continue reading February 2023: where I’m still typing ‘2022’

Boy, it’s been a minute since I’ve blogged. More than a year if my last post is anything to go by. 2022 has been pretty exciting. I published TWO Harlequin Romances this year, and I loved writing them both. As I said, an eventful year for me. I didn’t get as much as I wanted… Continue reading Goodbye 2022, Hello 2023

Remember how I said I may be joining in the NaNo fun this year? Welllllllllllllllllll. That didn’t happen, unfortunately. Life got in the way. Mostly my awful habit to procrastinate, and real stress revolving school and the pressures of tackling tough courses on a full-time course load. Which is why I might be cutting back… Continue reading November 2021 Update

Today, a year ago, I got The Call from Harlequin! It’s still a pinch-me-I-can’t-believe-this-is-my-job kinda sensation. I’ve always wanted to write romances, and to do it with Harlequin and Mills & Boon is really a dream come true. Since then my debut Harlequin/M&B True Love title was published, Second Chance to Wear His Ring. Of… Continue reading One year later…

Two posts in two days. *gasp* I know, I’ve shocked myself too. But I just had to share some news: My first Harlequin Romance/Mills & Boon True Love cover is heeeeeeeeeeere! I just can’t even with… It’s so utterly, crushingly beautiful… Everything I dreamed, but also so SO much more. 😭 😭 It took a… Continue reading A cover, a tale, and some serious fangirling.

Can you believe we’re in July? Like, how is it Canada Day weekend tomorrow (and Independence Day in a few short days)? Where did the time go? Like, what is time even???! I managed to stay productive even when winter blues struck earlier this year. Now we’re in glorious summer, and it’s uplifting to know… Continue reading July 2021: An overdue update

Case in point. Some pills in life are hard to take, but they’re necessary nevertheless. I used to think that every writing-related opportunity was meant for me. Twitter pitches, Facebook pitches, publisher submission calls for un-agented (and agented) Black writers, etc. When all you have to do is write a short 100-word blurb, first chapter,… Continue reading Bitter Pills we gotta swallow

This is technically the 2nd post on this new spiffy blog, but I’m not new to blogging. Been blogging since 2013, but I’m not a dedicated blogger and I don’t have a huge following. Which is totally fine because it got me thinking about what I want from this blog. What can its purpose be?… Continue reading Hello World!

Deep breathing… I can be an adult about this… Wait, no, I can’t! It was a labor of love, and I had blows to my confidence along the way, but my debut novella is finally—FINALLY—on virtual shelves! Kwanzaa at His Castle is a holiday read. It’s everything I could ever want it to be. I’ve… Continue reading Debut Novella is Available Now~!