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Kaela Rivera: Where we Discuss Writing Out of Order, Souls Outside our Bodies, and Practicing Patience

October 29, 2021 Cheryl Caldwell and Heather Clark Season 1
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Kaela Rivera: Where we Discuss Writing Out of Order, Souls Outside our Bodies, and Practicing Patience
Show Notes

Our biggest takeaway from our interview with Middle Grade author Kaela Rivera was her final advice to writers —Practice Patience. Kaela's debut novel, CECE RIOS AND THE DESERT OF SOULS was her tenth completed manuscript. In this delightful interview, Kaela talks about how she pushed through the long wait, getting better and better with time, the inspirations from her multicultural family for CECE RIOS, and gives amazing tips on giving three dimensions to side characters. Join us! You won't regret it!  Subscribe so you won't miss Part II: THE COMPANION ARC.

 Author Bio:

Kaela Rivera was raised to believe in will-o’-the-wisps and el chupacabra, but even ghost stories couldn’t stop her from reading in the isolated treetops, caves, and creeks of Tennessee’s Appalachian forests.

She still believes in the folktales of her Mexican-American and British parents, but now she writes about them from the adventure-filled mountains of the Wild West. When she’s not crafting stories, she’s using her English degree from BYU-I as an editor for a marketing company (or secretly doodling her characters in the margins of her notebook). Her debut novel, Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls, comes out April 13, 2021, and its sequels which will be joining it in Fall 2022, and in 2023

Her biggest hope is to highlight and explore the beauty of cultural differences—and how sharing those differences can bring us all closer.

Ghibli Movies Kaela Mentions:
—Kiki's Delivery Service
—Whisper of the Heart
—Howl's Moving Castle
—Spirited Away

You can connect with  Kaela  and follow her books and author journey at the following links.
KaelaRivera.com
Twitter: @Kaela_Rivera_
Instagram: @KaelaCub

Purchase CECE RIOS AND THE DESERT OF SOULS
Preorder CECE RIOS AND THE KING OF FEARS

Suggested Mentor Text:
Purchase PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF

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