Gimme That Microphone

[cocoajava]

 NAME: Lori Alden Holuta, aka CocoaJava

AGE: Old enough that I can grab Social Security and bug out whenever my job pushes me to the limit. It's a good feeling.

INTERESTS & HOBBIES: Writing, first and foremost. I'm an indie author with five books out in the wild and more on the way. Also love experimental cooking, avant garde crochet, wild gardening, steampunk, cats, and tap dancing when no one is looking.

LOOKING FOR: A reason to journal again. I've tunneled into Facebook BECAUSE that is where other authors are, and I love being connected to them. I would be very happy to meet other authors, especially indie writers of young adult fiction. Come, let us wail together.

ANYTHING ELSE?: I ramble, I am sporadic, I will probably forget to post here often. I'm scattered. But I try to keep it intertaining when I do show up.

ALSO KNOWN AS: Just me, CocoaJava in many places!

Comments

[friskykitten64]

You sound interesting...friends?

[cocoajava]

Let's give it a go! Quick, hop on the crazy train before it leaves the station. :)

[theoryoferin]

i'm not yet an author, but it's definitely my dream profession [though, i'm more "new adult" than "young adult," but it's close! and i sometimes do YA]. instead, i'm teaching kiddos how to appreciate english and hopefully growing some new future writers. [:

mind if i add?

[cocoajava]

You are guiding my hopefully future readers, what's not to love there? And in a while, maybe you can follow your dreams too. Took me a heluva long time to buckle down and stick stories between actual covers, I admit.

Let's be friends. :)

Hello!

[ysabetwordsmith]

It looks like we have some interests in common. Feel free to drop by my blog to see what you think.

Re: Hello!

[cocoajava]

Hi there! Looks like we do have a lot in common. And I left you a gardening question already.

[vinbunny]

Being published is amazing! I want to be one day, but I'm very dark away from putting my ideas together coherently.

I hope we can talk about ideas one day. Good to meet you!

[vinbunny]

*far away ... Thanks phone for autocorrect

[cocoajava]

"dark away" sounds like an interesting new name for a mood or a mental condition. Take that typo and run with it!

I peered at your journal - enjoyed reading your writing a bit. You make present tense feel easy and enjoyable. :)

[vinbunny]

Thank you so much! I saw that your writing goes into steampunk, which I don't know much about but I really like the aethstetic.

I want to get more into that genre, so I think I found the perfect place to start! :]

[cocoajava]

I tend to write the lighter, fun side of steampunk. There's already plenty of horror and angst and other gutwrenching premises going in the genre. And I tend to be a bit silly naturally, so there's that.

If you let me know what sorts of scenarios and books you like, I can probably recommend an author or two to you!

[vinbunny]

Hm, I like all sorts of genres depending on my mood but I default to adventure and silly.

I'm also a silly person! Eventually you'll see my love of puns, and hopefully it won't feel like punishment to have met me.... ahaha, sorry.

[zenbaker]

Screenplay writer here.

Add? :D

[cocoajava]

Screenplay writing! I have a book on the topic, which I've read cover to cover and enjoyed a lot, but I'll admit I still view that particular style of writing to be intimidating. I'd love to read any ramblings you have on the subject. Welcome!

[zenbaker]

Rambling is most definatley the correct turn of phrase... :D

[ofmonstrouswords]

Hello! I'm also an indie author and would love to find more authors to connect with here on DW. Do you mind if I add?

[cocoajava]

Indie authors gotta stick together! Yes, please add, I'd love to see what you're up to.

[ofmonstrouswords]

Huzzah! I have added you and additionally put you in my "Writing" and "Publishing" filters. :)