Natalia Loya Herrera
@natalialoya.bsky.social
Writer, lawyer, nerdy kinda dame. I run and play so-so Flamenco guitar. THE LABORATORY ASSISTANT coming June 2026 | Apprentice House Press
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I recently signed a traditional publishing contract with a university press. 🍾 I confess it was a long and tear-filled road getting here.
Writers: if you’re struggling in the query trenches, or thinking about giving up, this thread is for you. (1/11)
#amwriting #amquerying #5amwritingclub
Writers: if you’re struggling in the query trenches, or thinking about giving up, this thread is for you. (1/11)
#amwriting #amquerying #5amwritingclub
Calling all authors who narrated their own audiobooks! What are some tips you wished you’d known prior to starting? What should I know?!
#writerscommunity #amwriting #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #authors
#writerscommunity #amwriting #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #authors
January 6, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Calling all authors who narrated their own audiobooks! What are some tips you wished you’d known prior to starting? What should I know?!
#writerscommunity #amwriting #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #authors
#writerscommunity #amwriting #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #authors
First time at Smushed Blueberries’ open mic. Grateful to all the local organizations that foster such a collaborative creative space. #writingcommunity #amwriting
December 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
First time at Smushed Blueberries’ open mic. Grateful to all the local organizations that foster such a collaborative creative space. #writingcommunity #amwriting
Hit the desk at 4:24am today! Does insomnia count? 🤣 (Pic from a run, not today.)
Happy Monday, #5amwritersclub!
#amwriting
Happy Monday, #5amwritersclub!
#amwriting
December 15, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Hit the desk at 4:24am today! Does insomnia count? 🤣 (Pic from a run, not today.)
Happy Monday, #5amwritersclub!
#amwriting
Happy Monday, #5amwritersclub!
#amwriting
Currently scouring my Google Docs like an archaeologist because I know I once wrote the perfect paragraph and then deleted it for reasons lost to history.
**how do you guys keep track of your different versions??**
#amwriting #5amwritersclub
**how do you guys keep track of your different versions??**
#amwriting #5amwritersclub
a woman wearing a headband is digging in the dirt with a shovel
ALT: a woman wearing a headband is digging in the dirt with a shovel
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December 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Currently scouring my Google Docs like an archaeologist because I know I once wrote the perfect paragraph and then deleted it for reasons lost to history.
**how do you guys keep track of your different versions??**
#amwriting #5amwritersclub
**how do you guys keep track of your different versions??**
#amwriting #5amwritersclub
Donny woke up earlier than usual and is whining while I write. 😂
Anyone else have impatient pets in the AM? #5amwritersclub
Here he is, with his, “Time for a walk!” face.
Anyone else have impatient pets in the AM? #5amwritersclub
Here he is, with his, “Time for a walk!” face.
December 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Donny woke up earlier than usual and is whining while I write. 😂
Anyone else have impatient pets in the AM? #5amwritersclub
Here he is, with his, “Time for a walk!” face.
Anyone else have impatient pets in the AM? #5amwritersclub
Here he is, with his, “Time for a walk!” face.
New semi-official author pic.
After years of participating in 5AM writing groups, my book THE LABORATORY ASSISTANT is coming out with Apprentice House Press next June. Good morning #5amwritersclub and thank you for your early bird companionship these years!
#5amwritingclub
After years of participating in 5AM writing groups, my book THE LABORATORY ASSISTANT is coming out with Apprentice House Press next June. Good morning #5amwritersclub and thank you for your early bird companionship these years!
#5amwritingclub
December 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
New semi-official author pic.
After years of participating in 5AM writing groups, my book THE LABORATORY ASSISTANT is coming out with Apprentice House Press next June. Good morning #5amwritersclub and thank you for your early bird companionship these years!
#5amwritingclub
After years of participating in 5AM writing groups, my book THE LABORATORY ASSISTANT is coming out with Apprentice House Press next June. Good morning #5amwritersclub and thank you for your early bird companionship these years!
#5amwritingclub
Working on my new spinoff. Almost feels like cheating. No new world building and many of the same characters.🤣
Anyone else feel like spinoffs/sequels = writing on easy mode?
#5amwritersclub
Anyone else feel like spinoffs/sequels = writing on easy mode?
#5amwritersclub
December 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Working on my new spinoff. Almost feels like cheating. No new world building and many of the same characters.🤣
Anyone else feel like spinoffs/sequels = writing on easy mode?
#5amwritersclub
Anyone else feel like spinoffs/sequels = writing on easy mode?
#5amwritersclub
Great time last night at Vintage Book’s first ever local authors book fair. Great to meet other local authors! #atxwriters #atxauthors #5amwritersclub
December 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Great time last night at Vintage Book’s first ever local authors book fair. Great to meet other local authors! #atxwriters #atxauthors #5amwritersclub
#5amwritersclub
Solid morning. Worked on my New Mexican historical novel then looked over the typesetting from #THELABORATORYASSISTANT. :) :) Off to the gym for a quick workout.
Solid morning. Worked on my New Mexican historical novel then looked over the typesetting from #THELABORATORYASSISTANT. :) :) Off to the gym for a quick workout.
October 16, 2025 at 12:27 PM
#5amwritersclub
Solid morning. Worked on my New Mexican historical novel then looked over the typesetting from #THELABORATORYASSISTANT. :) :) Off to the gym for a quick workout.
Solid morning. Worked on my New Mexican historical novel then looked over the typesetting from #THELABORATORYASSISTANT. :) :) Off to the gym for a quick workout.
Level-up: Enabled dictation on scrivener! Making my research notes way easier. #amwriting #5amwritersclub
July 9, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Level-up: Enabled dictation on scrivener! Making my research notes way easier. #amwriting #5amwritersclub
It’s that time of year when I once again attempt to learn the fancy version of La Llorona in time for Halloween. This is my year! #guitar #music
a cartoon character is holding a guitar on a stage .
ALT: a cartoon character is holding a guitar on a stage .
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June 13, 2025 at 12:26 PM
@gmgray.bsky.social Gray, your Forest Eyes story fucked me up.
June 10, 2025 at 11:27 PM
@gmgray.bsky.social Gray, your Forest Eyes story fucked me up.
Clocking out for the day with #5amwritersclub. 90% done with the suggested revisions from my editor!!
Reminder: THE LABORATORY ASSISTANT coming June 2026 with Apprentice House Press!
#amwriting #amediting
Reminder: THE LABORATORY ASSISTANT coming June 2026 with Apprentice House Press!
#amwriting #amediting
a person is punching a time card into a machine that says punching out now .
ALT: a person is punching a time card into a machine that says punching out now .
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May 22, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Clocking out for the day with #5amwritersclub. 90% done with the suggested revisions from my editor!!
Reminder: THE LABORATORY ASSISTANT coming June 2026 with Apprentice House Press!
#amwriting #amediting
Reminder: THE LABORATORY ASSISTANT coming June 2026 with Apprentice House Press!
#amwriting #amediting
Finally fixed a scene that had been plaguing me for over a year!
#5amwritersclub
#5amwritersclub
May 16, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Finally fixed a scene that had been plaguing me for over a year!
#5amwritersclub
#5amwritersclub
“Hearing loss doesn’t flip a switch from “typical hearing” to “not hearing.” It’s slow, creeping. You start asking people to repeat themselves. You feel exhausted after social events. You laugh along with jokes you didn’t quite catch. You start withdrawing from… conversations…” Yup. #hearingloss
“But what I’ve learned in more than 20 years as an #audiologist is that #HearingLoss is rarely just about the #ears. It’s also about #identity, #emotion, and effort. And for many people, that’s the harder part.”: buff.ly/5OWJ0NP
via @hearinghealthfn.bsky.social
via @hearinghealthfn.bsky.social
Why Getting Help for Hearing Loss Is Also a Psychological Journey — Hearing Health Foundation
As a clinician and university professor, I’ve worked with hundreds of people who hesitated to seek help—not because they couldn’t afford it, or didn’t have access to care, but because doing so meant…
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May 14, 2025 at 2:01 AM
“Hearing loss doesn’t flip a switch from “typical hearing” to “not hearing.” It’s slow, creeping. You start asking people to repeat themselves. You feel exhausted after social events. You laugh along with jokes you didn’t quite catch. You start withdrawing from… conversations…” Yup. #hearingloss
Attended my first social event with my new hearing aids. Went pretty okay, I think, still getting used to the different settings.
It’s a trip being 38 with “profound” hearing loss but I’m hoping that being open about it may make it less painful for others dealing with similar. #hearingloss
It’s a trip being 38 with “profound” hearing loss but I’m hoping that being open about it may make it less painful for others dealing with similar. #hearingloss
May 14, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Attended my first social event with my new hearing aids. Went pretty okay, I think, still getting used to the different settings.
It’s a trip being 38 with “profound” hearing loss but I’m hoping that being open about it may make it less painful for others dealing with similar. #hearingloss
It’s a trip being 38 with “profound” hearing loss but I’m hoping that being open about it may make it less painful for others dealing with similar. #hearingloss
Gently reworked a particularly emotional scene in my book today. Officially at the half-way point of incorporating my editor’s suggestions.
#amediting #amwriting
#amediting #amwriting
May 14, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Gently reworked a particularly emotional scene in my book today. Officially at the half-way point of incorporating my editor’s suggestions.
#amediting #amwriting
#amediting #amwriting
The Small, Tight-Knit Religious Order That Molded Pope Leo XIV
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May 13, 2025 at 1:26 PM
You know what? I paid almost *~$9.00~* for a regular, non-Hallmark Mother’s Day card this week.
No one is getting greeting cards anymore. From now on, I buy my own personal stationery and hand-write the cards myself. #racket #areyouevenjokingme #inflation #amwriting (greeting cards apparently)
No one is getting greeting cards anymore. From now on, I buy my own personal stationery and hand-write the cards myself. #racket #areyouevenjokingme #inflation #amwriting (greeting cards apparently)
May 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
You know what? I paid almost *~$9.00~* for a regular, non-Hallmark Mother’s Day card this week.
No one is getting greeting cards anymore. From now on, I buy my own personal stationery and hand-write the cards myself. #racket #areyouevenjokingme #inflation #amwriting (greeting cards apparently)
No one is getting greeting cards anymore. From now on, I buy my own personal stationery and hand-write the cards myself. #racket #areyouevenjokingme #inflation #amwriting (greeting cards apparently)
Habemus Papam (and an Augustinian! 💕) Hoping to see more advocacy for compassion and social justice.
Roses are red
DEI is dope
MAGAs are mad cause of a
DEI is dope
MAGAs are mad cause of a
May 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Habemus Papam (and an Augustinian! 💕) Hoping to see more advocacy for compassion and social justice.
#BOTD 1911. Remembering Singer, Songwriter, and Guitarist Robert Johnson. (d.1938) #Skyblues #Crossroads
May 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Question for the writers and English majors!
In dialog trail offs, are we doing (…), ( . . . ) or even ( … )? I did research and it looks like the Chicago Manual of Style uses ( . . . ) but I wanted to see what others were doing.
#amwriting #amediting #5amwritersclub
In dialog trail offs, are we doing (…), ( . . . ) or even ( … )? I did research and it looks like the Chicago Manual of Style uses ( . . . ) but I wanted to see what others were doing.
#amwriting #amediting #5amwritersclub
May 8, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Question for the writers and English majors!
In dialog trail offs, are we doing (…), ( . . . ) or even ( … )? I did research and it looks like the Chicago Manual of Style uses ( . . . ) but I wanted to see what others were doing.
#amwriting #amediting #5amwritersclub
In dialog trail offs, are we doing (…), ( . . . ) or even ( … )? I did research and it looks like the Chicago Manual of Style uses ( . . . ) but I wanted to see what others were doing.
#amwriting #amediting #5amwritersclub
I recently signed a traditional publishing contract with a university press. 🍾 I confess it was a long and tear-filled road getting here.
Writers: if you’re struggling in the query trenches, or thinking about giving up, this thread is for you. (1/11)
#amwriting #amquerying #5amwritingclub
Writers: if you’re struggling in the query trenches, or thinking about giving up, this thread is for you. (1/11)
#amwriting #amquerying #5amwritingclub
May 6, 2025 at 11:45 AM
I recently signed a traditional publishing contract with a university press. 🍾 I confess it was a long and tear-filled road getting here.
Writers: if you’re struggling in the query trenches, or thinking about giving up, this thread is for you. (1/11)
#amwriting #amquerying #5amwritingclub
Writers: if you’re struggling in the query trenches, or thinking about giving up, this thread is for you. (1/11)
#amwriting #amquerying #5amwritingclub
Mood from my book, SAINT AND THE SOCIALITE, still on submission. 🤞🏼
I was obsessed with a fan theory that this song, Sister Golden Hair by America, was actually about a seminary student reconsidering joining the church because he was in love with a blonde nun.
#writers #amwriting #guitar
I was obsessed with a fan theory that this song, Sister Golden Hair by America, was actually about a seminary student reconsidering joining the church because he was in love with a blonde nun.
#writers #amwriting #guitar
May 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Mood from my book, SAINT AND THE SOCIALITE, still on submission. 🤞🏼
I was obsessed with a fan theory that this song, Sister Golden Hair by America, was actually about a seminary student reconsidering joining the church because he was in love with a blonde nun.
#writers #amwriting #guitar
I was obsessed with a fan theory that this song, Sister Golden Hair by America, was actually about a seminary student reconsidering joining the church because he was in love with a blonde nun.
#writers #amwriting #guitar