Oh, hello.

Hi. I wrote a novel. I’m hoping to publish it.

My novel is called DOORS OPENING. It’s a new adult contemporary romance set during the aftermath of the Great Recession of 2007-2009. Shy and awkward millennials Celeste and Javi catch each other’s eye at a social gathering of book nerds. She’s barely ever left her house on her own and suddenly she’s making eyes with a cute stranger! What will her mother say? As it turns out, her mother will say plenty. But the more time they spend together, the more it feels as though destiny or at least luck has brought them together. Can Javi and Celeste’s budding romance survive the pressures of their parents, their nagging milestone clocks, and an economy that seems set up to doom their entire generation?

My name is Sara Mazariegos. I was born in Montana but haven’t been back since I was three years old, so please don’t ask me about moose. My family moved around a lot, thanks to the military, before finally settling in the D.C. area so I could go to high school with kids I already knew. Thanks, Mom and Dad! Meeting new people is scary, especially if you’re a human mouse with social anxiety like me.

I’m what the Internet politely refers to as an “Early Millennial.” That means that I grew up with an email account and no job prospects. I have a wonderfully nerdy husband, and we have a small house and two moderately normal-sized cats. When I’m not reading a new book instead of one of the old ones on my shelf, watching popular streaming shows a few seasons too late, or writing until my vision goes blurry, I work as a marketing administrative assistant to an intellectual property management software company. Which is about as exciting as it sounds.

They say that having a website is good, so you can promote your work and socialize about it. As an Olde Millennial, I’m no stranger to having websites. I made my first website when I was ten years old! It was called Sara’s Moviegoers Page! and it was mostly pictures of pixilated cartoon characters and midi files.

Hopefully this website will be better.

Before diving headfirst into another site, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention my other one (https://posthumorously.wordpress.com) – where I’ve posted about my lifelong love of Disney’s Haunted Mansion attraction. I wish I still had my dorky, embarrassing Monkees fan website to also share with you, but alas…

Ever heard of Angelfire? It used to be there.

Anyway, I would like to say thank you on behalf of the group and ourselves and I hope I passed the audition.