Nayeli rubbed her hands together in front of the fireplace and then held them up, palms toward the flickering flames. Her fingers tingled. It was bitterly cold outside at that altitude, especially once the sun set. If only she could stay put. She sighed, rubbed her hands together one more time, and then rose from Read More …
Points of crisis never come planned. As mentioned in my previous posts about my writing journey, I had gone through surgery and then we started the process of moving. As soon as I was given permission by my doctor to lift over ten pounds, our journey took an unexpected turn. I found myself in shock, Read More …
The roar of the crowd surged through the concrete tunnel. Nayeli paused. Maybe now was not a good time to grab a snack. She shrugged. She wasn’t much of a sports fan, so this was better than waiting until crowds of sweaty people were pressing their way through to vendors and bathrooms. As she continued, Read More …
The month of May did not go as my writer self had planned! I had all these goals to reach, to get my manuscript ready for an agent. Instead, on top of recovering from surgery, we decided to move. The day I had my first post-op appointment, we went to look at a house afterward. Read More …
Nayeli stood in line at the bank, rocking back and forth in place. It was quiet, other than the occasional murmuring. She heard the near silent whoosh of the front doors opening behind her. Someone screamed. Before Nayeli could turn, she was roughly brushed aside. She teetered and caught herself. Looking toward the counter, she Read More …
I thought this post would just be about starting to use beta readers, which I did. I thought I would have this post written in time, but I didn’t. (Fortunately, I can backdate the post.) Instead, I had surgery April 29th and a longer recovery period than I anticipated. Sometimes we go through a chapter Read More …
Nayeli’s thoughts were suddenly interrupted when a lady latched on to her arm, blue eyes wide. “Have you seen my son?” Her words tumbled out. “He’s only three. He’s wearing red shorts and a yellow shirt. I only turned my back for a second.” She was on the verge of tears. Nayeli glanced around. “No, Read More …
I mentioned in my previous writing journey post that I wanted to “figure out what I’m going to do to celebrate” accomplishing a writing goal. Well, I decided! One of the phrases I have come to love is “don’t give up on your daydream.” That phrase has special meaning for me since I was known Read More …
Nayeli glanced up at the sky as she headed into the grocery store. The sun was shining brightly in the east and a dark storm front was rising in the west. It was almost upon them. She picked up a basket and quickly moved down an aisle. As Nayeli pulled a loaf of bread off Read More …
Through the end of 2020, I edited my barebones manuscript. My two main goals were to 1) re-familiarize myself with the story and 2) figure out what parts I needed to flesh out. I also color coded scenes, according to perspective and who the main character was with. Despite color coding, it still took too Read More …