I can’t stay away…
Hey friends,
I’m back after a summer of family reunions, travel, and self-exploration. I’m back to doing what I love to do - creating content on social media and writing personal musings, poetry, and spicy romance novellas.
I took a step back from constantly creating once I became a mom. Life changes so much when one becomes responsible for another human being (and a human being that you adore so fucking much). And then there was family life and the pressures and unnecessary hardships that often come in relationships when one is not whole or healed, when one doesn’t feel good enough or worthy. So I bent over backwards and twisted myself in every which way (and not in the sexy sense) to become someone I am not. Because I thought that who I was then wasn’t good enough to be loved unconditionally.
I stopped writing consistently because I got caught up in a love with conditions. Which is ironic now that I think about it: a relationship turned romance writer giving up on her first love (writing) for love.
Alas, I am not that woman anymore. I still love the fuck out of my son, but I love myself just as much. Every nook and cranny, every “flaw” that I now perceive as flawless, every mistake, every personality trait: it all makes me who I am. And who I am is fucking fantastic.
So I’m back. Back to doing what I love. My first love. Writing.
This late summer I set an intention to return to the creative me, the hustler, the go-getter, and ultimately, the author. And that’s exactly what I am doing, starting with this newsletter and following up with an event in Queens on September 29th.
If you are in the New York area, join me on September 29th from 1pm - 4pm ET for the Fall Festival & Local Best in the LaGuardia Plaza Hotel in Elmhurst, Queens.
I’ll be selling signed copies of my first Latinx romance novel, Candi, from my romance series “Heights of Love.” I’m so excited to attend this event and share more of what’s to come.
Thank you for rocking with me.
Thank you for reading my writing through all the changes.
Thank you for reading this newsletter.
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Till next time…
xoxo,
Sujeiry