New Year, New Goals (+ Recommended Writing Contest)

We're nine days into the New Year 2020 and this is my first update. Yay! I have to admit, in terms of writing, for me 2019 was a roller-coaster ride. We started on a high note with the Write to Publish course by The Write Practice, thanks to which I published my first short story:...

An Update… Finally

Heeeey... long time no see... If you're one of my diligent readers, you've already received this update via my mailing list. If not... well, let me start off by saying that I'm sorry for the silence. That's wasn't cool of me, to leave you in the dark for the last couple of months. But that's...

Update: Writing Progress

Hello, readers! How have you been? I know I promised more consistent updates. It's been 20 days since the last one... Oops. In my defence, I have been busy writing the anthology I told you about, and today's post purpose is to tell you a little bit about that progress. Not including 'Desert Soul', since...

Update: Personal News and New Writing Project

Hello, hello! How have you been? Welcome back to my 'old' readers and welcome aboard to the new ones! Today's blog post is going to be a little bit different (longer, too). First, I'm going to get a little bit personal, explain what I've been up and why I haven't been writing weekly blogs as...

Fiction Writers’ Blogs: what heck do we blog about?

Blogs are an excellent place for writers -seasoned, amateurs, aspiring alike- to exercise their creative muscles on a global platform, one from which they can interact with their readers and audience more directly. There are countless blogs out there that speak about the benefits if this practice! Go ahead and google it. However, if you...

Of Words and Wisdom

Words begin to obtain meaning the more we exercise them. What we say, and therefore express, becomes more important as we make of words our friends. They are not to be used carelessly, however, for we risk expressing things that hold no meaning, senseless words, making of us fools unworthy of listening to. Words used...

One Week of ‘Desert Soul’: The story behind the Story

Hello, fellow readers. I hope you've been well. It's been a little bit more than a week since I published my first short story 'Desert Soul'. One week. Can you believe it? It's an achievement I'm proud of, especially because the story had a very good reception. The reviews I've been getting are flattering and...

Launch Week: Wait, there’s more?

Hello, dear reader. As I've been telling you for a few days now, I released my short story 'Desert Soul' to the world. This couldn't have been possible without the help from my friends and mentors at The Write Practice and their course 'Write to Publish'. That being said, I wasn't the only brave soul...

What people are saying about ‘Desert Soul’

As you know, yesterday I launched my short story 'Desert Soul' to the world, and the feedback so far has been great! Here's what some people are saying about it: Alejandra Cue’s Desert Soul is a richly textured and exciting journey through a surreal landscape. I found the writing soulful and moving. As an appetizer...

Announcing ‘DESERT SOUL’

Every legend has a beginning, and this is theirs... This is a tale of a boy, the sand people, and a traveler, who at the time no one knew would become the Traveler. It's finally here! My first published short story, 'Desert Soul', is finally out! I'm super excited to finally share it with all...