Meet Hazel

So I was thinking that I was going to be a part of Camp NaNoWriMo this year, but when it came right down to it, I knew that I didn't have the time to do it this June. Maybe by the time August comes along, I'll have the time. But if not, November of course, is my time! I loved doing NaNo last year, it really sparked me in ways that writing never has before.


But anyways, today, I started rewriting a story that I'd started a couple of days ago. The story just wasn't flowing right - there was something missing - and I figured out what that was, so I completely restarted it and am farther in it now than I was before! 


So, I would like to introduce my main character from that story:

Hazel Nicole Connolly 

Age:19

Hair Color: Blonde

Eye Color: Green 

Height: 5'1" 

Personality: Funny, witty, easygoing

Occupation: Barista at Starbucks 

Lives in: New York City (moving to Texas in story) 

Siblings: Adelaide Anne, Evelyn Marie

The idea for this book is for it to be witty. So far, so good. I hope. 

The plot goes something like this:

Hazel's dad - a musician - left the family a few years ago. Now Hazel's Mom is getting remarried to a Texas cowboy named Hugh. When they are married, Hazel's family moves to Texas and she has to leave behind her boyfriend, Cameron. Although she doesn't like this fact, she is glad to be getting away from her life in the city. 

But when she gets to Texas, she finds out that it's a lot different than she imagined. They're about 45 minutes from a Target, 1/2 hour from Wal-Mart and 2 hours from a mall. She feels very claustrophobic.

Nowhere else to work, Hazel's step-dad hires her to help with the bookkeeping and filing. Which means that she has to work with his other employee, Finley Smith. Truth is, Finley and Hazel do not get along. At all. 

And then, Hugh hires Rhett Schuyler - a very intriguing cowboy who is more closed up than anyone Hazel has ever met. That fact makes Hazel want to learn more about this mysterious man. 

What will happen to Hazel Connolly - city-girl turned Texan? Will she move back to New York City where her boyfriend lives, begging her to come home every day? Or will she stay in Texas where her family is - and the mysterious cowboy resides? 

~ashley


thanks to Crystal for letting me use her pictures for Hazel. :)