When I set out to write this novel it was, at first, as a reaction to what was available to read in the romance section. I yearned to read a true love story, full of surprises, that would be substantial and wouldn’t be forgotten as soon as I read the last word.
That’s when Elsa showed up, fully formed, as she had been waiting for me to write her story forever. She had so much to say, my hand couldn’t keep up with the frantic pace; her story came as a gushing geyser of words that I would transcribe on a spiral book (many spiral books) for ten days straight.
When it suddenly stopped, I was faced with that too familiar hurdle: What next? I had written many beginnings for many novels before, since I was a child, and finished only a few, never very well. This time, this Elsa, who had come out of nowhere, wanted her story told, and told well, and I had never persevered long enough to get past the first wave of inspiration before.
What is a budding writer to do when fate comes-a-knocking?
I wish I could say it was a straight path to the end, but it wasn’t. As in all epic novels, I had my stumbling blocks, my mentors, my losses, the big moment where I was ready to give it all up (many of those), and the final call to persevere till the novel was perfectly what it was meant to be. Read more –> I followed through. That’s why you’re here!
About the creative process
Expanding on what was briefly mentioned above, these three long posts explore the creative process I went through as a writer, which is quite an adventure in itself, and are intended for those who are curious to know more about the behind the scenes.
Turning clichés on their heads
The creative path of defying timeless clichés to ultimately discover something unexpected.
Who am I? I could tell you that I have accumulated a slew of diplomas in literature, languages, philosophy, music writing techniques, piano, harpsichord, singing, and polarity therapy, but it only tells you what I have studied and loved. Not who I am.
In the end we are the sum of our experiences, and all those diplomas don’t mean a lot compare to the true achievement of my life, which was to follow my heart and climb all the mountains that lead me toward love. The kind of achievement that is usually relegated to fiction.
Elsa’s Pocket Full of Dreams is not my story. But I know first-hand what it’s like to live far away from the one you love and what it takes to follow through and not let go. My own personal journey helped me understand and infuse the novel with realism and authenticity.
About Dusty Lens Production
Dusty Lens Production is the literary branch of Dusty Lens Productions, and enables me, as an author, to truly be myself and write stories that come from the heart.
Elsa’s Pocket Full of Dreams is the first title to be released, along with its French translation Elsa et sa vie pleine de rêves.
Dusty Lens Production is set in Texas, among few tumbleweeds and lots of dust.
Sit back and relax as you watch this gorgeous trailer for the novel
