books written
confessions heard
company kept

A WARM WELCOME
TO YOU, STORYTELLER.

I’m Aly Hawkins, sometimes known as The Writing Vicar, and I help people tell their stories (thus VICARIOUS, because I write on behalf of others). My job is to collaborate with authors who know what they want to say and why they want to say it, but aren’t sure how best to get their message into readers’ hearts and minds.

I’ve spent almost two decades bringing good books into the world, and I can’t imagine a better way for me to make a living. Here are some recent-ish releases I’ve collaborated on:

Not all of us know the what and why of our own story—much less how to tell someone else. You know what makes figuring it out more rewarding and (occasionally) less scary? The company of a friend who’s also figuring it out.