{"id":6412,"date":"2026-06-30T12:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T16:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/30\/write-of-passage-access-isnt-permission\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T12:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T16:26:12","slug":"write-of-passage-access-isnt-permission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/30\/write-of-passage-access-isnt-permission\/","title":{"rendered":"Write of Passage: Access Isn\u2019t Permission"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6412-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/api.substack.com\/feed\/podcast\/204220558\/ed7c836162825cfd0680efeb887ddca5.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/api.substack.com\/feed\/podcast\/204220558\/ed7c836162825cfd0680efeb887ddca5.mp3\">https:\/\/api.substack.com\/feed\/podcast\/204220558\/ed7c836162825cfd0680efeb887ddca5.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Here\u2019s a dangerous lie the internet tells us: if information is public, it\u2019s fair game. If I have to do a little hunting, a little scraping to get it\u2014well, that just shows how clever I am.<\/p><div id=\"vanes-1370153196\" class=\"vanes-content vanes-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-right: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: 2px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/fireswordandsea.htm\" aria-label=\"Fire Sword &amp; Sea\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?fit=1706%2C2560&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fire Sword &amp; Sea\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?w=1706&ssl=1 1706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C300&ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=1365%2C2048&ssl=1 1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" width=\"569\" height=\"853\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>If I told you that this can be harmful. And that some of us don\u2019t know that this invasion of privacy can erode trust forever\u2014would you still do it? We are one like away from being unforgiven.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Access Isn\u2019t Permission<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What is unforgivable?<\/p>\n<p>That sounds like a grand philosophical question. And I\u2019m not asking this in the courtroom or commandment sense but in the everyday ways we treat each other. What crosses that simple line of right and slightly harmless wrong?<\/p>\n<p>Is it oversharing? Gossip? A tidbit of seductive knowledge that you found that no one else has publicly announced?<\/p>\n<p>Does this secret knowledge make you feel powerful?<\/p>\n<p>Before we go there, I need to define two words that have become part of our modern vocabulary.<\/p>\n<p>The first is parasocial.<\/p>\n<p>A parasocial relationship is a one-sided relationship where an audience member feels a deep connection to a public figure. That audience member or voyeur doesn\u2019t actually know the public person personally, but they are invested. I\u2019m guilty of this. I take it personally when people condemn Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, for breathing. When her<\/p>\n<p>As Ever debuted, it sold out in 5 minutes. I was part of that shopping fest.<\/p>\n<p>A parasocial relationship is not inherently unhealthy. More and more it\u2019s part of being an artist. Brands and publishers want that vibe to push sales. Readers want to feel like they know an author. It means so much when our words have entertained them on lonely nights and comforted them through grief.<\/p>\n<p>The second word is never good, doxxing. Doxxing is the act of publicly revealing someone\u2019s private, identifying information without their consent. Often, doxxing will mean someone has published home addresses, phone numbers, places of work, or more.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, my friend, bestselling romance author Kennedy Ryan, appeared on a podcast with Jenna Bush, and during a lighthearted conversation about pen names, Kennedy shared that she originally adopted a pseudonym to protect her professional career and now continues to use it to protect her peace.<\/p>\n<p>Her peace. Catch that part.<\/p>\n<p>Not because she was hiding. Not because she was ashamed.<\/p>\n<p>Because she wanted boundaries. She deserves boundaries so she can keep a piece of herself and her life for herself.<\/p>\n<p>Soon afterward, the internet sleuths, parasocial avengers, began circulating her legal name in posts and threads online. Some have actually argued that releasing a legal name isn\u2019t really doxxing because her legal name had been publicly discoverable for years.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m sorry\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Since when did intent or access excuse the action?<\/p>\n<p>If someone tells you, \u201cThis is private. This is how I protect myself and my family,\u201d and you decide to broadcast that information anyway, what exactly are you accomplishing? Congrats! You\u2019re smart. You can scrape metadata and websites. Feel good.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe placate your conscience because you didn\u2019t post her home address.<\/p>\n<p>Hey, you didn\u2019t hack a bank account. So clearly you are different. You\u2019re in a category above criminals.<\/p>\n<p>Just because you didn\u2019t intend harm, that doesn\u2019t mean you didn\u2019t cause harm. You ignored a clearly stated boundary. That\u2019s the part our conscience should struggle with.<\/p>\n<p>Is it an unforgivable offense? That\u2019s not for me to decide.<\/p>\n<p>What does this violation do? Hopefully, no legal harm, but you\u2019ve made everyone on the receiving side of a fandom or readership more cautious and potentially more closed off.<\/p>\n<p>If you go to threads, you can see this in real time.<\/p>\n<p>One person wrote: \u201cOne day, in the very near future, y\u2019all are going to lose all access to your favorite authors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another author wrote about feeling so violated \u201cafter her government name was shared,\u201d that she endured harassment, stalking, and cyber abuse so severe she nearly abandoned writing forever.<\/p>\n<p>Another creator, from the gaming community, described having her address and phone number spread online, receiving death threats, and watching her mother become a target of harassment. It took years of therapy before she felt safe again.<\/p>\n<p>All of these are different situations.<\/p>\n<p>Different levels of harm.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, they all share a common thread: Someone else decided that another person\u2019s boundaries didn\u2019t matter.<\/p>\n<p>As authors, we want readers to love our books.<\/p>\n<p>We want to meet you. We want to laugh with you at signings, hug you at festivals, celebrate release days together. We want to feel close.<\/p>\n<p>But there is a distinct difference between closeness and entitlement.<\/p>\n<p>Writing is my profession. It is also one of the most personal things I do. Every novel asks me to hand over pieces of myself.<\/p>\n<p>My fears.<\/p>\n<p>My questions.<\/p>\n<p>My hopes.<\/p>\n<p>And sometimes my grief.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re a novelist, painter, musician, actor, graphics designer, or sculptor\u2014every work of art contains something deeply personal. You struggle and learn\u2014really learn\u2014to release it into the world and let others enjoy it and make it their own.<\/p>\n<p>That is so hard and it its one of the hardest lessons every artist faces.<\/p>\n<p>Some will love your work.<\/p>\n<p>Some will misunderstand your work.<\/p>\n<p>Some will hate it.<\/p>\n<p>But that is the rite of passage from creator to consumer.<\/p>\n<p>But art isn\u2019t ownership.<\/p>\n<p>It does not extend to the artist\u2019s private life.<\/p>\n<p>Many of us create because we\u2019ve built spaces where we feel safe.<\/p>\n<p>Some write with music.<\/p>\n<p>Some light candles.<\/p>\n<p>Some write only before sunrise.<\/p>\n<p>For me, I close the office door.<\/p>\n<p>Outside that room, life can be chaotic.<\/p>\n<p>Inside it, new worlds are born.<\/p>\n<p>That space only exists because it feels protected.<\/p>\n<p>With protection comes access and the willingness to share.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, I did a tour for Fire Sword and Sea, packing in a month\u2019s worth of travel into one week. I did it. Shared behind-the-scenes content. Met people from all over. I financed this tour from my pocket. I did it because I wanted you to meet me and this powerful story of adventure and bucking norms.<\/p>\n<p>If an author doesn\u2019t feel safe, we make different choices. When our relationship to readers changes, we all lose. I saw Kenedy when she came to Atlanta. It was the last stop on her multi-week tour. She signed hundred and hundreds of books. Took group selfies. And then personally hugged and greeted local authors and superfans. I don\u2019t think she\u2019d been in her own bed in a month.<\/p>\n<p>If she doesn\u2019t feel safe, she\u2019s not going to stretch herself, no matter how much she wants the next book to touch you.<\/p>\n<p>We all lose.<\/p>\n<p>Today marks the release of A Deal at Dawn. It\u2019s my thirtieth book.<\/p>\n<p>Thirty. Thirty pieces of my heart.<\/p>\n<p>Thirty moments where I sat alone with imaginary people, crafting and shaping their story until it was ready to hand it over to you.<\/p>\n<p>This entire series has explored difficult questions, and it comes to a head in A Deal at Dawn.<\/p>\n<p>What does love look like when someone lives with a chronic, debilitating illness like sickle cell disease?<\/p>\n<p>How do families navigate chronic illness?<\/p>\n<p>How do communities care for one another?<\/p>\n<p>And for the lovers, what happens when tomorrow isn\u2019t promised?<\/p>\n<p>These aren\u2019t abstract ideas for me. People in my own family have lived with sickle cell disease. Some have died from it. And from interacting with you, I\u2019ve found similar stories. I was able to use the dedication to honor them.<\/p>\n<p>From the bits of information, you may recognize these stories. Don\u2019t dox. Pray for cures. Make donations to:<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ascaa.org\/\"><strong>AMERICAN SICKLE CELL ANEMIA ASSOCIATION<\/strong><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stjude.org\/treatment\/disease\/sickle-cell-disease.html\"><strong>ST. JUDE CHILDREN\u2019S RESEARCH HOSPITAL- SICKLE CELL DISEASE TREATMENT <\/strong><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sicklecelldisease.org\/\"><strong>SICKLE CELL DISEASE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For me, writing these books is never simply about entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s remembrance.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s advocacy.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s love, unwavering, unearned, forever love.<\/p>\n<p>And Jahleel and Katherine\u2019s story asks one more question. Are there things that are truly unforgivable? Katherne was going to let Jahleel die, never knowing the truth. How do you make up for that?<\/p>\n<p>Romance promises a happily-ever-after.<\/p>\n<p>Real life doesn\u2019t always offer one.<\/p>\n<p>So we have to hold on to now, be happy for now, and hope now lasts forever.<\/p>\n<p>As someone who is thrilled by what we have going on, for you showing up here every week to Write of Passage, I want to say thank you. Thank you for the love and respect.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s book list is very simple.<\/p>\n<p>Get Kennedy Ryan\u2019s Score. It\u2019s her latest, and it\u2019s so good. There are signed copies at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eagleeyebooks.com\/book\/9781538769652\">Eagle Eye Books.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can also get <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/86036\/9781420154870\"><strong>A Deal at Dawn<\/strong><\/a><strong> from Eagle Eye, <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewromanticsbooks.com\/products\/preorder-a-deal-at-dawn?_pos=1&amp;_psq=a+deal&amp;_ss=e&amp;_v=1.0&amp;fbclid=PARlRTSASwF_dwZG9mAmV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzEyNDAyNDU3NDI4NzQxNAABp4husMMcVQzXubg0B-RPM9yOd98ODYiZBN1w2Vntf4H_NRQvOjOE0fyBfuCN_aem_2C6OuJU0LuIkEAXLBUza_g\"><strong>The New Romantics Bookstore<\/strong><\/a><strong>, call <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montgomeryandtaggert.com\/preorders?utm_source=ig&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=link_in_bio&amp;fbclid=PAZnRzaASwGKBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAadKbCu1SIXzdJLPV1A2IQoQVzDvDLvVJD528mB_Q1a46lHkQhRSWI1gmC2pvQ_aem_NoRLNeZIv5nxYI7NB3vmyg\"><strong>Montgomery and Taggert<\/strong><\/a><strong>, call <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/events.ticketleap.com\/tickets\/bnperimeter\/afternoon-tea-with-vanessa-riley-a\"><strong>Barnes and Noble Perimeter<\/strong><\/a><strong> \u2013 ( I have a tea party release on Sunday, July 5th at 2:00 at BN Perimeter. If you are in the area, come to the party with your hat and maybe gloves.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>You can also get A Deal and Dawn from <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.thebookcellar.shop\/item\/k8zy0cuJ3TQkeY5gr1oRlA\"><strong>The Book Cellar<\/strong><\/a><strong> in Conyers, GA. They still have a few signed copies of Fire Sword and Sea. The Book Cellar has been my bookstore for the month.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t forget those bookstores,<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/fireswordandsea.htm\"><strong> bookstores<\/strong><\/a><strong> large and small, who are in the trenches with me.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>You can find my notes on Substack or on my website, <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vanessariley.com\/\"><strong>VanessaRiley.com<\/strong><\/a><strong>, under the podcast link in the About tab.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hey. I need you. 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