Rebuilding Year
Let me start by saying I am, in no way, sporty. I did ballet as a kid, but that was quickly eclipsed by more sedentary pursuits like piano, reading, and the like. However, I know enough about sports to use the above phrase.
In 2024, I finished my series, The Enchanted Path. That I can say I wrote and published a series still blows my mind, by the way. I hope it always does. But when I finished I needed time to think about my next move. In sports, when a team or an individual athlete goes through something big or course corrects, they spend (ideally) a year getting themselves to where they need to be physically and, I assume, mentally. I consider ending a series a big thing. 2025 was my rebuilding year.
I looked through old project I held off on in favor of the series. I had an unexpected new project crop out of a sleepless night. I even tabled a project I realized wasn’t ready to explore. I also took the bold step of working on 3 projects at the same time, writing veteran that I am (she says with a nervous laugh)!
So, 2026 will (fingers-crossed) bring the results of my rebuilding year.
Firstly, a story you may have already been introduced to.
Second, a trilogy with a subject near and dear to me that required unorthodox research.
And the last—she’s special. It required copious notes just to get the rough draft started. A series I hope will be with me as long, if not longer, that my last.
Other changes are in the air, but more on that in later posts.
Do you think writers should have a rebuilding year? Should we have a name for it?
Happy Three Kings Day! ¡Feliz dia de los Reyes para mis hermanas Latinas!