Drops of Inspira

  Hello! It's been awhile since this graphic has made an appearance, so I thought it was time. One of my favorite things about the Summer Reading Program at our library was seeing how many books I could cram into three months.       There was one time I checked out fifty books. It was so satisfying seeing my car trunk full of knowledge. I didn't read them all, but I did read a great deal of them. What were they about? Mainly pirates and underwater archaeology. Because...research. I'm a writer. I research weird and wonderful things. So, for this summer, I thought I'd post a little reading challenge. It's not fifty books. I wouldn't do that to you. If you are like me, reading is more of a challenge than it was as a kid, and if you read one or two books in a month, you are doing fantastic. This is just for fun. You can join or ignore. So, here's the graphic I made for the challenge: The idea is to read one of each kind of book by the end of the summer. I though

           Hello!  As I was considering ideas for this month's prompt, the word "flourish" kept coming to mind. There are so many different ways that you can use this word so it should be interesting seeing what you come up with! Here is the prompt: Hope this prompt is able to generate some of your own creativity, whatever that may look like.  Here is my response: If you are viewing this on a mobile device, I apologize as the print may come out a little too small. You should be able to view it by clicking the graphic. I will be back this weekend to show you the Summer Reading graphic I made. I'm excited to get back into something resembling the challenges I used to partake in when I was a kid. Until next time... Julia Garcia / Arysta Henry

           Hello, friends! Just wanted to pop in and let you all know that I am alive. I had to disappear for family and health reasons, but I'm back. Currently, letting my ideas percolate as things come back to life.  Some things I have planned for this month are: Poetry 15th My annual Audiobook Appreciation Month post A summer reading challenge Writing has taken a dive lately, mostly due to mental health reasons, but I'm hoping to get back into it this month. Besides blogging, I'm hoping to tackle more drafting for my novel Sirens of Fate,  which is currently in its 5th draft. This 5th draft has been rough because after getting results back from Developmental Editing, I realized that I needed to strip many ideas of the story away and take it back down to almost the first draft. There are a ton of changes, but the skeleton of the draft and many of the character arcs will stay the same. I am excited to tackle it and make the story stronger. To stave off burnout, I decided t