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11/11/2019

New Writing Project, Wolf Trek Edits, and Beta Reading a Great Demonic Possession Novel: The Priest of Orpagus #barrioblues

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These last few weeks have been a challenge, which is why I haven’t been blogging as much. Still, I am pulling through the energy slump muck and getting back on the keyboard. (It’s not the same thing as a writer’s block, and I understand a little better why some writers lose weeks of writing time.)

Last week, I started working on “Nail Shop Warriors”, and am waiting to get back the next bit from my writer-friend Hector Cruz. The story is a magical realism martial arts story with Buddhist nuns and evil forces. I've been working on this story concept for a while, but needed the martial arts expertise. It’s been fun to write especially since I am working from Hector’s plot line. I fleshed out the characters. We are hoping to submit that to a speculative fiction anthology or self-publish it.

Second, this weekend, I am working on editing Wolf Trek. This piece has been challenging to revise. However, I have a great editor, and I’m sure between the two of us we will do something innovative. Or done. Done is okay, too.

Finally, I want to give a shout out to P.C. Darkcliff’s upcoming novel The Priest of Orpagus. It is a dark fiction piece and sure to rock the demon fiction genre. P.C. is a great at novel settings and has this one set in Turkey. You can see an image of his amazing cover reveal below (his illustrator does a bang-up job).

Well, I hope you are having a great start to your writing week!

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    Dr. Jesú Estrada,
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    María J. Estrada
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    MARIA J. ESTRADA is an English college professor of Composition, Literature, and her favorite, Creative Writing. She grew up in the desert outside of Yuma, Arizona in the real Barrio de Los Locos, a barrio comprised of new Mexican immigrants and first-generation Chicanos. Drawing from this setting and experiences, she writes like a loca every minute she can—all while magically balancing her work and family obligations. She lives in Chicago’s south side with her wonderfully supportive husband, two remarkable children, and two mischievous cats.

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