August 2025 WIP Challenge Update

September 2, 2025 | C.E. Flores

¡Híjole! Where did August go? Seriously, it flew by so fast I’m not even sure it actually happened! The whole month feels like a blur, a whirlwind of life, projects, and probably way too much coffee and chocolate.

I think I managed to sneak in a draft for the herb study, did a little tinkering on the healthcare book, and maybe even squeezed out a chapter or two for La Yacata Insurrection. But honestly? Don’t ask me for proof. August came, August went, and I’m still standing here wondering what just happened.

How did your writing go this month?

July 2025 WIP Challenge Update

August 10, 2025 | C.E. Flores

I wrote some chapters of La Yacata Insurrection, drafts, mind you, since things are moving so fast these days that I can barely get one event written when another has begun. I have notes for other sections of the book that I’ll need to wait to see the results before I can write those up. And of course, since things were so busy, I didn’t get much other writing done.

I did get some editing done at the beginning of July on the revised healthcare book. It would be nice if I could get that finished up to republish in September, but we shall see. Here it is already the 10th, and I’m just getting the WIP challenge update up.

How have things been in your writing world?

June 2025 WIP Challenge Update

July 7, 2025 | C.E. Flores

So I have to say that no progress was made in June on any of my WIPs. Let’s hope July is a little better????

How did your writing go?

May 2025 WIP Challenge Update

June 9, 2025 | C.E. Flores

Where did May go?! Somehow, it’s already June 9, and I haven’t had a single moment to update my writing progress. But—today’s the day!

Lately, my progress has looked a lot like this: doing some tedious but necessary tasks (note-taking included), and then undertaking some courageous, albeit mildly terrifying, tasks (also involving note-taking), all in service of the next book in the La Yacata series.

So far, June is following the same pattern—equal parts boring and bold.

How’s your writing going?

April 2025 WIP Challenge Update

May 2, 2025May 1, 2025 | C.E. Flores

Chapters in La Yacata saga have been coming slowly and steadily as we work through our advancement towards independence. Some chapters won’t be published on my blog due to the sensitive nature of the events, but the drafts are to be included in the book.

I finally fixed the formatting for the Special Edition herb book and republished it along with the paperback and Kindle versions. That’s a load off my mind.

I also did some editing on the Healthcare book. Overall, I feel like April wasn’t a total waste of writing time.

What did you accomplish this month?

March 2025 WIP Challenge Update

April 7, 2025 | 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?

February 2025 WIP Challenge Update

March 6, 2025March 1, 2025 | C.E. Flores

February was busy, but I made some progress on La Yacata Insurrection. Finding time to write between my actual responsibilities in La Yacata was a challenge, but I got some words down, which is a win.

I also made headway on editing the healthcare book. There’s still more to do, and I need to carve out dedicated time to finish it.

Looking ahead to March, my goal is to update the Exile book. It shouldn’t be a massive undertaking, but, as always, setting aside focused time will be key.

How was your writing progress in February?

2025 WIP Challenge

January 11, 2025January 8, 2025 | C.E. Flores

Well, here we are in 2025, and I still have a buttload of WIPs to crank out. Here’s my wish list of finished drafts by the end of the year:

La Yacata Insurrection (ongoing). This will have regular updates as our community projects develop. I don’t expect this to be finished this year, but I will be working on it.

Lupita’s tamalada in English and Spanish. The first drafts of these books are finished. They still need some polishing, and then I need to send the drafts to my illustrator, who could take up to a year to create the illustrations. SOOOOO, I don’t expect this book to be published this year either.

I’d also like to work on the Apothecary series, but whether I focus on the wellness garden, wellness drinks, or women’s remedies remains to be seen.

I’d like to do the employment book for the La Yacata series and/or the first book of the Woman’s Survival Guide series. I think I could finish one, but not both this year.

I also have a book in the Women in the Bible series centered on Jacob’s family, but there’s quite a bit of work that needs to be done with that one.

My goals seem rather vague this year, and I expect I’ll need to refine them as I go along, but here’s where I’m going to start.

What are your writing goals for the year?

WIP 2024 – December Results

January 10, 2025January 8, 2025 | C.E. Flores

December was kinda a blur. I know I did some writing, but I can’t pinpoint exactly which WIP I worked on. Maybe herb book 6, definitely La Yacata Insurrection, and even some fine-tuning of the next book in the Lupita series. I know I didn’t finish anything this month.

So, let’s look back at 2024’s progress (or lack thereof), shall we?

My January 2024 goal was to finish six books, one from each series. What I managed to get published was one new book and one compilation, which is a bit disappointing. Not that I’m not thrilled with these books, but I had hoped for a little more productivity this year. As that didn’t happen, I’ll need to rethink my writing goals for 2025.