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March 2025 WIP Challenge Update

| C.E. Flores

How is it April already? So, in March, I edited and republished the paperback and ebook version of Surviving Voluntary Exile: How to Overcome Common Obstacles to Making a Successful Life Transition. I also added a hardcover and audio version. I hadn’t planned on making those last two versions of that book in March, but with the current situation in the US, I thought it could be a useful book to anyone thinking of making the switch to a new location, and I wanted to make it as easily accessible as possible. 

Spring has come and I’ve been itching to work on some herb studies, so that’s what I’m going to do in April. I’d also like to keep editing the Healthcare book and adding anecdotes to the Insurrection book. 

What are you writing?

WIP 2024 – August Results

| C.E. Flores

I didn’t think I’d make my self-imposed deadline for the Special Edition of Exploring Traditional Herbal Remedies in Mexico: Volumes 1-5, but I did. YEAH! To celebrate, for the month of September, you can get the deluxe hardback book at a special price of $99. 

What ancient secrets do the plants of Mexico hold?

Unlock the mysteries with Exploring Traditional Herbal Remedies in Mexico Special Edition. This captivating five-volume collection offers an immersive journey into the world of 140 medicinal plants 🌱, each study meticulously researched and accompanied by beautiful full-color photographs 📸. Discover the deep-rooted cultural traditions that have harnessed the healing power of these plants for generations 🌵. Whether you’re a curious herbalist, a nature lover 🌿, or a cultural enthusiast 🌎, this series will inspire and enlighten you, revealing the profound connection between the land, its people, and the plants that sustain them 🌼. Embark on a journey where history, healing, and nature converge in the vibrant tapestry of Mexico.

Order now!!!

I can’t wait for my copy to arrive! 

So, looking ahead to September, I plan on revising the paperback and epub versions of Volumes 1-5 in this series and publishing hardback versions as well. After that, I hope to work on that gardening book I’ve been meaning to pull together. Herbs! Herbs! Herbs! 

What are you writing this month?

WIP 2024 – March results

| C.E. Flores

Well, March was a better month for writing than February. I wrote a bit of this and that, but I didn’t finish any of the outstanding WIPs. That’s okay. I’m feeling optimistic about April. 

I’d like to take a minute to share ALL of the books that are currently available on Amazon in case you haven’t checked in a while. I’m proud of all my babies (books) and am eternally hopeful that each and every one will find the right readers.

For the Herbalists

For the Kids

For the Expats

For the Aspiring Writers

In Spanish

WIPs 2024–Challenge Accepted

| C.E. Flores

Although I’m pretty proud of my six books in 2023, I haven’t finished my WIP (works in progress) list. So, here I come, 2024 Writing Challenge!

My favorite topic to write about by far is herbs, so we’ll start the year off with that. I have three WIPs in this category right now: Herb Book #5, Wellness Garden, and Women’s Remedies. 

In the Woman’s Survival Guide series, I have a Making the Moving to Rural Mexico Survival Guide in the works and want to revise the Healthcare book. 

In the Yacata series, I’m living (and recording) the next book in La Yacata Revolution series, so that might not be done this year. However, I have drafts in various stages of completion related to employment, building a house, and homesteading life. I will probably need to revise the Revolution book depending on the outcome of my efforts this year. 

In the Animal Antics series, there are two WIPs (Chicklets & Chogs and Battling Nature) that I bet I could finish up this year. 

I also have two WIPs in the Women in the Bible series, one being an activity book and the other focused on Jacob’s family. 

Finally, the Lupita series is intended to be 12 books in all, but I’ve only one out, so the next Lupita book focusing on a tamalada (tamal-making family gathering) is what I’d like to work on this year. 

That makes 12 WIPs with two revisions and probably more than I can accomplish in a year. So, to be realistic, I’d like to do one book from each series. Thus, the ultimate goal is six books for 2024. Aim high, right?

Writing Challenge Update October 2023

| C.E. Flores

I’d hang my head in shame since I didn’t complete ANY of my proposed writing projects for the month, but I did get a roof put on and stopped an insurrection in La Yacata, so I’m going to be forgiving of myself this month. AND I get the added bonus of having had some juicy adventures, which I will undoubtedly feature in a future book (or two). 

I have a lot of book marketing planned for this month. Or rather, marketing that I had planned previously has dogpiled during the month of October. I’ll be airing on a podcast, appearing in a print magazine, and in TWO online magazines. Thus, I’ll be tooting my own horn a lot in the next few weeks. Hope you can bear the trumpets!

I also signed up to do an October Reading challenge from bookstore.org and will be appearing every Sunday between teaching classes to Chinese students at the impromptu community meetings that are taking place in front of my house, which often devolve into angry mobs. To say I’ve got a lot going on at the moment is an understatement. 

However, I’m going to see this writing challenge through. My goal for this month is to get that Mexican Apothecary book edited and republished. I also plan on working on books in the La Yacata series, although which book I focus on might vary from day to day. I’m desperate to get back to my herb studies, and I might be able to sneak in a plant or two, but I don’t think I’ll have anything publishable in that genre by the end of the month. 

I guess I’ll just take it one word at a time and see how it goes. What are you writing this month?

Writing Challenge 2023 May Update

| C.E. Flores

I spent some time marketing this month, although I assume that the results aren’t immediate since I’ve had dismal book sales. Be that as it may…

Did you see the video I did with Toni Lontis?

What about the book feature in The Edge Magazine?

I also fiddled around with getting some books in a physical (or rather a metaphysical) store in North Dakota. Here’s my highlight from SOS Holistic Healing Center.

Between these little bouts of promotion, I focused on editing Herb book #4. I did two full edits and have just the formatting and appendix to finish up. Look for a June launch! 

I also have the coloring book in PDF form, which you can get from the shop!

See it now

Since I’m so close I can taste it, I’m going to keep plugging away on the herb book. Whatever time is left this month will be devoted to the shopping in rural Mexico manuscript.