Fact: revision is part of the writer life. Further fact: Revision is fuck all hard. You can see where this is going. The point of revision is to take that amazing previous draft and make it that
Alicia Versus The Bouncy House
This weekend, a bouncy house tried to kill me. This weekend I went to my goddaughter’s 3rd birthday party where the main attraction was a Shrek bouncy house. I knew this was coming and Steph (one crazy
When the World’s Most Opinionated Zip Code and Mine Collide
Like most writers, I’m a bibliophile. And like most bibliophiles, I spend a lot of free time where all things books lie. The place I haunted with the highest frequency was the now-defunct B Dalton in the
Scene Blockage
I’m on my third manuscript free day. This isn’t because I’ve been such a kick-ass kid and deserve a break. Nope. It’s because after slowing to freight train status, I’ve hit a new scene that I don’t
Stripey and Loathing Collars
This is Cheyenne. I generally call her Kitty. You’ll see reference to her here, on Twitter, and Facebook as The Stripey One, or Stripey for short. She was my first non-imaginary or non-fish pet and I love